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Ross-on-Wye Group

We are the Ross-on-Wye Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
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Overview

This is a beautiful trail in the Wye Valley National Landscape (formerly AONB), taking you along the River Wye and up Coppett Hill, a local nature reserve encompassing 98 hectares of woodland, grassland, and scrub. It offers some amazing views all across Lydbrook, the Forest of Dean, and the Black Mountains. If we’re lucky we might just get a glimpse of a herd of deer with stags displaying their majestic antlers. We’ll pass through to Welsh Bicknor on the way back to the car park. Don’t miss the view of Kerne Bridge, one of loveliest of the Wye bridges built in 1828. 

Saturday, 1 June 2024
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
14km / 8.7mi
Ascent:
377m / 1237ft
Type:
circular

We’ll be walking through woodlands with a few stiles and a couple of inclines. It Can be muddy. 
Parking cost £3 at Goodrich Castle, English Heritage members park free. You might be able to park for free in the village, space permitting. Car-sharing is available from WRCP, meet at 9.30. 

Features

  • Toilets available
  • Car parking available
  • Car sharing available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SO 57554 19619
Nearest postcode:
HR9 6HU
what3words:
gobbles.cutback.hurls
Start time:
10:00 am

Goodrich castle car park; from the centre of Goodrich village head north up castle lane, the car park is ahead slightly to the left.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking