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View of the River Wye – View of Tintern Abbey loop from Lydney

View of the River Wye – View of Tintern Abbey loop from Lydney

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5.0

(4)

124

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View of the River Wye – View of Tintern Abbey loop from Lydney

04:19

88.7km

1,110m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 64.7 km for 101 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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14.1 km

Bigsweir Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

This is another elegant cast-iron road bridge that has been built over the river Wye. It was constructed in 1827 and is another grade 2 listed building.

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17.3 km

View of the River Wye

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The Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; Welsh: It is an internationally important protected landscape straddling the border between England and Wales. It is one of the most …

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19.5 km

View of the River Wye from the Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Beautiful views over the lovely wye valley

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21.9 km

View of Tintern Abbey

Highlight • Viewpoint

Tintern Abbey is such an iconic structure. Even though it is in ruins, it still stands today in magnificant, roofless splendour. Its actual demise occurred during the dissolution of the …

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24.7 km

Descent into Tintern

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Did the climb today, which was long but never difficult. In fact, it was very enjoyable and... at long last... the temporary/permanent traffic lights are gone!

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39.1 km

Red Hill

Forest

41.1 km

Stonage Brake

Forest

63.3 km

Chepstow Castle

Highlight • Castle

A Castle with parking space/WCs & coffee shop next to it. We parked here to explore the Wye Valley.

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63.7 km

River Wye

Lake

66.2 km

Old Wye Bridge

Highlight • Castle

On a lighter note, 3 weeks ago I did a 53 mile round trip to Chepstow only to find, on getting there, that I'd left both my phone and camera (and money!) at home. Doh!

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67.4 km

Tidenham Chase Climb

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Beautiful climb at a consistent 6-7% gradient with glorious views to the right over the Severn Estuary

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88.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.5 km

17.8 km

14.1 km

646 m

638 m

118 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

80.0 km

8.38 km

356 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Wednesday 2 September

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View of the River Wye – View of Tintern Abbey loop from Lydney

Bigsweir Bridge

View of the River Wye

View of the River Wye from the Bridge

View of Tintern Abbey

Descent into Tintern

Chepstow Castle

Old Wye Bridge

Tidenham Chase Climb

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