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Worcester Group

We are the Worcester 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 walk begins from the former Severn shipbuilding port of Newnham. The walk climbs to the eastern fringes of the Forest of Dean to follow the course of the Soudley Brook, whose upper reaches have been dammed to create a sequence of ponds. The Dean Heritage Centre offers an opportunity for an interesting break in the ramble before returning across the fields and an attractive finish beside the River Severn. 

Please bring enough food and drink for a coffee stop and a packed lunch.

Saturday, 9 August 2025
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
14.5km / 9.0mi
Ascent:
270m / 886ft
Type:
circular

There are a couple of overgrown fields to walk round or cross. 

Please contact the walk leader to organise car sharing. 

 

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Car parking available
  • Car sharing available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SO 69331 11996
Nearest postcode:
GL14 1BH
what3words:
innocence.loafer.loom
Start time:
10:00 am

River Car park off Church Road, Newnham.

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