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Sellack Suspension Bridge

Sellack Suspension Bridge

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Sellack Suspension Bridge

Name: Sellack Suspension Bridge
Rating: 2

Recommended by 12 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Wye Valley National Landscape

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Location: Sellack, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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1. Sellack & Hoarwithy loop from Kynaston Turn — Wye Valley

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2. How Caple, King's Caple & Sellack loop from Ross-on-Wye

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3. Hoarwithy & Foy bridge loop from Backney Bridge — Wye Valley

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170m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Alex Foxfield

February 3, 2021

Built in 1895 to link the parish churches of Sellack and Kings Caple, this is an impressive footbridge across the River Wye.

Before the bridge was built, a ferry would take residents from bank to bank. However, it has been said that the boatmen could often be cantankerous and refuse passage. This caused one vicar to defiantly cross the Wye on stilts, or so the story goes...

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Elevation 40 m

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Location: Sellack, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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Sellack Suspension Bridge

1. Sellack & Hoarwithy loop from Kynaston Turn — Wye Valley

2. How Caple, King's Caple & Sellack loop from Ross-on-Wye

3. Hoarwithy & Foy bridge loop from Backney Bridge — Wye Valley

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