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Symonds Yat Viewpoint – Rock Solid Café loop from Wye Valley National Landscape

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Symonds Yat Viewpoint – Rock Solid Café loop from Wye Valley National Landscape

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Symonds Yat Viewpoint – Rock Solid Café loop from Wye Valley National Landscape

01:20

4.25km

150m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Wye Valley National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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38 m

View of the River Wye at Symonds Yat East

Highlight • Viewpoint

Scenic river with a hand pulled passenger ferry across to the other side (not sure if you can take bikes on it). Cafes and pubs to sit and enjoy the view and a campsite on the road leading down.

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751 m

View of the Wye Valley from Symonds Yat Rock

Highlight • Viewpoint

From Symonds Yat Rock you are afforded a stunning view over the picturesque Wye Valley. This viewpoint is one of the best places in the country to watch peregrine falcons. Keep a look-out for other birds, including sparrowhawks, ospreys, buzzards, and owls.

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761 m

Symonds Yat Viewpoint

Highlight • Forest

Symonds Yat Rock is known as one of the best viewpoints in the country for watching peregrine falcons. With far-reaching vistas down the stunning Wye Valley, it's a special place, and well worth the climb. As well as peregrines, it's a great place to spot other majestic birds of prey, including goshawks, sparrowhawks, buzzards and even migrating ospreys.

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903 m

Rock Solid Café

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely little gift shop and café. Enjoy a coffee and get that postcard written! 😊

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3.17 km

Symonds Yat Rock Visitor Centre and Car Park

Highlight • Rest Area

You can now pay for parking using the ring go app! 👌🏼

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3.88 km

Money Tree, Wye Valley

Highlight • Structure

Symonds Yat is a village in the Wye Valley and a popular tourist destination, straddling the River Wye in the English county of Herefordshire, very close to the Gloucestershire border. It is within a few miles of Monmouthshire and the Welsh border.

The two settlements either side of the river are known as Symonds Yat (West) and Symonds Yat (East) and are linked by a footbridge and passenger ferries. Nearby is Symonds Yat Rock.

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4.25 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.80 km

1.17 km

752 m

392 m

101 m

Surfaces

1.52 km

1.15 km

511 m

489 m

451 m

101 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 22 August

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6°C

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Symonds Yat Viewpoint – Rock Solid Café loop from Wye Valley National Landscape

View of the River Wye at Symonds Yat East

View of the Wye Valley from Symonds Yat Rock

Symonds Yat Viewpoint

Rock Solid Café

Symonds Yat Rock Visitor Centre and Car Park

Money Tree, Wye Valley

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