Offa's Dyke 6 Hay-On-Wye to Kington

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Overview

Offa's Dyke Path 6 from Hay-on-Wye to Kington, meeting at Mill Street Car Park, Kington (HR5 3UE- budding.bedspread.foot) at 9:30am to car share to Hay-on-Wye. Booking required to work out the logistics. A lot of up and down along the path means 17 miles worth of effort should be expected. We shall leave Hay-on-Wye crossing the river and heading for Bettws Dingle, Newchurch, Gladestry, Hergest Ridge and finishing at Kington. If bad weather is forecast please check the group website (fodramblers.org.uk) to confirm that the walk is going ahead

Sunday, 12 April 2026

Meeting time:: 9:30 am
Start time:: 9:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 5:45 pm

Difficulty:: Strenuous
Distance:: 24.9km / 15.5mi
Ascent:: 757.1m / 2484ft
Type:: linear

Website:: https://fodramblers.org.uk/programme/listing/?id=1527

Coffee, Picnic Lunch and Tea Stops

Meeting point

Grid reference:: SO 29570 56551
Nearest postcode:: HR5 3BQ
what3words:: budding.bedspread.foot

Meeting time:: 9:30 am

Mill Street Car Park, Kington (HR5 3UE - budding.bedspread.foot)

Starting point

Grid reference:: SO 22930 42161
Nearest postcode:: HR3 5BT
what3words:: binds.twigs.latched

Start time:: 9:30 am

Starting from Hay-on-Wye, Oxford Road Car Park (HR3 5EQ). W3W: budding.bedspread.foot

Finishing point

Grid reference:: SO 29580 56511
Nearest postcode:: HR5 3UE
what3words:: toenail.browsers.king

Estimated finish time:: 5:45 pm

Ending at Mill Street Car Park, Kington (HR5 3UE)

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