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Walk
No 9: Usk Flood Route - Llantrisant - Coed Cwnwr
(8 miles - about 2½ hours) Boots are recommended for this walk as there are some very boggy sections. |
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This is a substantial
walk with 2 steep climbs, following very quiet country lanes and some
rough tracks. Refreshments can be obtained at The
Greyhound Inn near
Llantrisant (in addition to those in Usk itself which include the other
Greyhound Inn
shown in the photo). |
![]() The Greyhound Inn, Usk |
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Continue along the lane, crossing above the dual carriageway. Shortly afterwards turn right at the crossroads (where the Flood Route is signposted).
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Turn left on the main road in Llanllowell and follow this for about a mile, passing the Greyhound Inn near Llantrisant (which serves great food, especially the fried fish). Go straight on at the junction where one can turn right for Llantrisant village and after 50 metres take the lane on the left (a house unusually called "The Hand" is situated at the corner). |
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Follow the track alongside a field on the right. (If a small dog follows you from the next house on the left, take it back immediately or otherwise it will follow you for miles!) There are splendid views from here across to the hills surrounding Abergavenny. Follow the track which climbs a little then descends through a wood. Eventually it joins a lane near a house on the right called Graig-Yr-Ieir. Continue downhill and straight on at the crossroads. Follow the lane back to Usk, turning left after the Olway Inn Hotel. Follow this back to the town square. |
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A
printed, laminated card showing this walk route, along with relevant photographs,
is available at £0.90 from the Usk Library in Maryport Street and
from the Usk Rural Life Museum in New Market Street (the road that leaves
the main road by the Police Station at the east end of the bridge over
the river). If it is more convenient, the card can be ordered by using
the Order
Form.
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Page last updated 16.03.08