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There’s no better way to keep your spirits up than to get out into the fresh air and take some exercise. A brisk walk in our stunning countryside will do wonders for your mood as well as helping to offset some of the extra calories you'll consume over the festive period.
Here are five of our favourite winter walks, from short easy walks on the level to more challenging longer and steeper routes. (You’ll find a more comprehensive selection of walks here).
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(The Boat Inn, Redbrook)
If you're the sort of person who thinks the best part of a winter walk is the pub at the end, this Monmouth to Redbrook circular walk, which includes three pubs (The Queen's Head, Monmouth, The Bell Inn, Redbrook and The Boat Inn, Penallt), is your sort of walk! The 6.3 mile circular walk starts in Monmouth and heads straight up the Kymin for some beautiful views over Monmouthshire towards the Brecon Beacons. You then follow the Offa's Dyke Path to Redbrook, before a gentle riverside walk back along the Wye Valley Walk to Monmouth. That's a well-earned drink (or two) in anyone's book.
Click here for more details on the walk
(Clytha Castle)
The whole family can enjoy this relatively flat walk through the Vale of Usk near Raglan. It's a 3 mile circular walk taking in the parkland of the 18th century Clytha Castle & Park Estate, with great views up the valley. As it's a fairly short, sheltered walk, it tends to be one the children can enjoy too.
Make sure to pop into The Clytha Arms along the route for a mulled wine.
Find out more about the walk here
(@willdaviesphotography - Looking east from the Skirrid)
Shorter winter days mean not having to get up quite so early to enjoy the sunrise (it rises after 8am for most of December in Abergavenny). The Skirrid's long, steep, east-facing ridge makes it the perfect place to watch the sun rise over the rolling countryside and patchwork fields of Monmouthshire.
Head up the Skirrid to watch the sunrise
The marshes and wetlands of the Gwent Levels - the low-lying land adjoining the Severn Estuary between Chepstow and Newport has been reclaimed from the sea since Roman times. With the second highest tidal range in the world, the Severn Estuary is home to a wealth of wildlife and provides ideal over-wintering conditions for up to 90,000 wading birds and wildfowl.
See how many over-wintering birds you can spot on our Black Rock Health Walk, a 3 mile walk with views over the Severn Estuary along the Wales Coast Path.
Try the Black Rock Health Walk
Extend your walk by taking in more of the Wales Coast Path
Visit Llandegfedd Lake for more bird-watching opportunities
We've all heard the saying "there's no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing". But if you're looking for a sheltered walk in inclement weather try the 5.5 mile Abergavenny to Govilon walk, which follows fully made paths (tarmac or gravel) along the old railway line and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal towpath.
Have a look at all our walks below
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Usk
A 3.1 mile walk on good tracks from Usk.
Chepstow
Celtic Trails want to give you the best walking holiday in Britain you can have. Your walking holiday will take you along the very best of National Trails and Long-Distance paths through Wales.
Bulwark, Chepstow
2.6 miles around the Bulwark area of Chepstow, taking in the Wales Coast Path through Warren Slade.
Monmouth
1.75 mile walk through part of the town and around Vauxhall Fields.
Caldicot
A 3 mile walk from Black Rock picnic area, using a section of the Wales Coast Path.
Monmouth
A 6.3 mile walk from Monmouth using sections of the Offa’s Dyke Path and Wye Valley Walk.
Monmouth
A 1.75 mile walk on which you'll learn a little about Geoffrey & his links to Monmouth, as well as other interesting facts.
Usk Road, Llangybi
A 6 mile walk from the village of Llangybi south of Usk.
Llanfoist, Abergavenny
1.6 mile walk along the canal and return by path and minor road.
Abergavenny
5.6 miles through Castle Meadows in Abergavenny to Govilon along the disused railway and back on the canal towpath.
Shirenewton, Chepstow
A 2.3 mile walk from the village of Shirenewton.
east of Llanvetherine, Abergavenny
A walk of 5.8 miles, taking in a section of the Offa’s Dyke Path, villages and undulating farmland to the east of Abergavenny.
Abergavenny
1.6 mile walk around Castle Meadows and Linda Vista Gardens.
Chepstow
A 5.4 mile hilly walk around the community of St Arvans north of Chepstow.
Chepstow
A 2.8 mile circuit in farmland between Mathern village and Chepstow.
Raglan
A 3 mile walk on the National Trust estate at Clytha.
Abergavenny
3 mile walk through Llanover Park and return on lanes and the canal towpath.
Mitchel Troy
Path temporarily closed due to major problems with the route
A 5 mile walk with lots of ups, downs and spectacular views from Mitchel Troy, west of Monmouth.
Trellech
A 5.3 mile walk from Trellech, above the Wye Valley south of Monmouth.
Abergavenny
A 3.4 mile walk from Abergavenny to the top of the Little Skirrid.
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