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Usk Bridge – Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse loop from Monmouth

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Usk Bridge – Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse loop from Monmouth

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Usk Bridge – Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse loop from Monmouth

03:16

55.9km

350m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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Wye Valley National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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427 m

View of Monmouth Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Busy area whilst trying to get to the forest of dean

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24.3 km

The old red sandstone bridge was built between 1746 and 1747. It has five arches and was widened in 1836-7, although it might not feel like it if traffic is busy! If you opt for the footpath, please dismount.

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24.5 km

Number Forty Nine Café

Highlight • Cafe

Totally love this place everything is for sale in the building and every room is different. Very classy place and I also love the garden. Food is good to

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27.1 km

Chain Bridge

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34.0 km

Pant-y-Goitre Bridge

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This is a pretty Grade II-listed bridge across the River Usk. Its three arches are constructed of red sandstone, the central of which is larger. Three circular tunnels cut through …

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52.6 km

Red Door Diner Café

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely garden centre with a little cafe in the car park. Has toilets in the carpark. Food options are limited but there is plenty of cake and ice cream sundaes …

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54.6 km

Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse

Highlight • Bridge

Sometimes referred to as Monmouth Bridge, Monnow Bridge is a charming medieval stone gated crossing, the last fortified river bridge in Britain. Once, this kind of crossing was a common …

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55.2 km

Monmouth Castle and Great Castle House

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Once an important border castle, and birthplace of Henry V of England. In 1647 the site was reused and built over by Great Castle House, which has since become the headquarters and regimental museum of the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers.

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55.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.5 km

4.03 km

625 m

382 m

301 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

51.9 km

3.62 km

241 m

102 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 20 May

21°C

12°C

21 %

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Usk Bridge – Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse loop from Monmouth

View of Monmouth Bridge

Usk Bridge

Number Forty Nine Café

Chain Bridge

Pant-y-Goitre Bridge

Red Door Diner Café

Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse

Monmouth Castle and Great Castle House

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