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Walk
No 18: Red Hill - Mardy Hill Wood - Newhouse Wood - Llangeview
(4½ miles - about 1½ hours; directions last revised on 20.12.21) Boots are recommended for this walk as various sections are rough and muddy. It is also overgrown and not easy walking in other parts. |
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This walk
has one long steep climb and offers excellent views from the hills to
the east of Usk. |
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Leave the town square by the south east corner
(i.e. the same side of the square as the Castle Inn) and
proceed along Four Ash Street. Pass the former Greyhound Inn (now a private house)
and continue on Chepstow Road. Turn right at the Olway Inn Hotel on to
Red Hill. Climb the short hill and continue along the lane, crossing the
dual carriageway. At
the next crossroads go straight ahead up the narrow lane. Continue uphill,
ignoring after about 120 metres the parallel track on the right which
goes to a house.
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![]() East of Usk |
Cross the stile and go down through a clearing
in the trees (which can be very overgrown in summer) to a large round concrete
tub and wire fence. Cross a stile (sometimes hidden by bushes) 5 metres
to the left of the tub and go straight ahead with a wire fence and plantation
on the left. Where the fence turns 90 degrees left, go straight across the
field, heading for a tall tree. (There is a superb view from here, shown
left.) |
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Go through a metal
gate and straight ahead downhill, with Newhouse Wood on the left. After
2 minutes go left through a gap between trees, then down a field, heading for the church
(St David's) in the distance. |
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A
laminated A5 card showing this walk route, along with photographs, can
be easily ordered here.
The walk can be ordered more cheaply in digital format (PDF file) on the alternative Order Form. |
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