Skenfrith Circular via Garway

A circular walk through farm and woodland, which will include history and heritage, dog friendly, but with some stiles. Livestock, particularly cows, along route. It is very important that walkers, with dogs, familiarise themselves with the action to be taken if approached/attacked by cattle.

From the free car park, adjoining Skenfrith Castle, we walk alongside the river Monnow for about 1 mile before beginning the climb out of the river valley towards the hamlet of Broad Oak. By this stage of our walk we will have crossed the border into England. The ascent out of this valley is mainly gradual, but with a short, steeper section at the start. We will have a coffee break at some point along this part of the route. We continue our walk across undulating farmland and through the village of Garway, to our lunch stop in the grounds of St Michael's Templar church. After lunch we head through pastureland, to the farm at Garway Court and then, after crossing back into Wales, we skirt Ellis's Wood before reaching our finishing point at Skenfrith Castle.