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Offa's Dyke Path: Sedbury Cliffs to Prestatyn

Welsh Marches, from the Severn estuary near Chepstow to Prestatyn on the Irish Sea

Offa's Dyke Path follows the eighth-century earthwork along the border of England and Wales, from Sedbury Cliffs near Chepstow to Prestatyn. National Trails describe 177 miles (285 km) through the Wye Valley, the Black Mountains, the Shropshire hills and the Clwydian Range, crossing the border more than twenty times.

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Location
Welsh Marches, from the Severn estuary near Chepstow to Prestatyn on the Irish Sea
Activity
Hiking
Length published by National Trails
177 miles (285 km)
Border crossings
More than 20 between England and Wales
Elevation of the imported track
Not specified
OSM track distance
291.8 km
Places along the route
Sedbury Cliffs near Chepstow in the south; Prestatyn railway station in the north

Before you go

Most walkers take about twelve days and go south to north. The path is well waymarked, but the upland sections in the Black Mountains and the Clwydians are exposed in poor weather, so carry a map and check the forecast. Accommodation is spread along the route in small towns such as Monmouth, Hay-on-Wye, Knighton and Llangollen; book ahead between April and October.

The route

The track comes from the OpenStreetMap relation "Offa's Dyke Path", with 965 main ways and 16 ways tagged as an alternate route. The map keeps two separate portions without an artificial link; the measured total includes the alternate route and is therefore a little longer than the 285 km published by National Trails. Distances are measured without altitudes.

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The OSM track has 2 separate sections, without artificial connections. Check the links with the route operator.

Places along the route

Sources and updates

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Track extracted on . © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0.

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