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Hay-on-Wye – Hay Castle loop from Brilley Green Dingle

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Hay-on-Wye – Hay Castle loop from Brilley Green Dingle

Moderate

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Hay-on-Wye – Hay Castle loop from Brilley Green Dingle

04:50

17.7km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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742 m

Whitney Wood

Highlight • Forest

Extensive woodland on a steep hillside overlooking the Wye. Reasonably good tracks.

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1.60 km

Whitney-on-Wye Toll Bridge

Highlight • Monument

One of only eight privately owned toll bridges in the UK, Whitney-on-Wye toll bridge carries the B4350 across the River Wye. Both the bridge and its attending toll house are …

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7.69 km

Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

And the clock rings on the hour!!!

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7.79 km

Hay-on-Wye

Highlight • Historical Site

Hay-on-Wye is an attractive, traditional and vibrant small town set in a delightful location on the Wales-England border. It has narrow sloping streets, a notable 13th-century castle and a world …

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7.90 km

Hay Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Hay Castle is a medieval fortress and a 17th-century Jacobean mansion house. The fort was built in the late 12th century and is considered to be one of the greatest …

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11.1 km

Parish Wood

Forest

14.4 km

Big Bend on the River Wye

Highlight • River

A big bend in the river Wye gives great foreground to the view of the hills above.

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15.8 km

View of the Whitney Toll Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

A few hundred yards downstream from Whitney is a particularly good viewpoint and photo opportunity looking back upstream to the Toll bridge.

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17.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.91 km

4.77 km

2.29 km

1.18 km

505 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.61 km

4.75 km

2.36 km

1.90 km

1.06 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

31°C

16°C

0 %

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Hay-on-Wye – Hay Castle loop from Brilley Green Dingle

Whitney Wood

Whitney-on-Wye Toll Bridge

Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower

Hay-on-Wye

Hay Castle

Big Bend on the River Wye

View of the Whitney Toll Bridge

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