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National Trail AcornOffa's Dyke Path National Trail

Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire, Powys, Shropshire, Wrexham

285 km / 177 miles
For over 60 miles the route of this National Trail runs along or close to the 8th-century dyke, passing many other historical sites. The Trail meanders along the east side of the Wye Valley to Monmouth, then crosses lowland farmland to Pandy and Hatterrall Ridge which is then followed to Hay-on-Wye. The trail then crosses the Radnorshire Hills followed by the hill country of Clun. The next part of the route is across the plain of Montgomery, along the Severn Valley and across the Vale of Llangollen to the Clwydian Hills.

The waymarked Three Castles Walk (Monmouthshire) (19 miles and on OS mapping) is a circular walk from Offa's Dyke visiting Skenfrith, White and Grosmont castles.

For National Trails website alerts see 'Offa's Dyke Interactive Map (National Trails UK)' below.

The LDWA National Trails Register offers certificates for completers of several British National Trails.


Strider News - December 2026 (Publication Update)

New Cicerone guidebook 


Details:

Waymark: National Trail Acorn
Path Type: National Trails (England & Wales)
Waymark: National Trail Acorn
Attributes: Challenging
Path Passport
Moorland
Heritage
Start: ST552928 - Sedbury Cliff, Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Finish: SJ060837 - Prestatyn, Denbighshire
Open Date: 1971
User Group: Offa's Dyke Association Offa's Dyke Association
Email: oda@offasdyke.org.uk
Web Sites: National Trails - Offa's Dyke Path Offa's Dyke Path Interactive Map (National Trails UK) Offa's Dyke Association Waypoint51 - Offa's Dyke Path History Points - Offa's Dyke path tour Shropshire Outdoor Partnerships - Offa's Dyke Path National Trail Visit Monmouthshire - Offa's Dyke Independent Hostels UK - Offa's Dyke Accommodation Brian's Walks - Offa's Dyke Path [blog] British Walks - Offa's Dyke [blog] Halfway Hike - Offa's Dyke [blog] Trailplanner - Offa's Dyke / Llwybr Clawdd Offa [blog] A walker's journal - Offa's Dyke Path [blog] Offa's Dyke drone [YouTube video] Trailwalker - Offa's Dyke [blog] Chris Stuart's Walks - Offa's Dyke Path [blog] Offa's Dyke "The Movie" [YouTube video] Walking the Offa's Dyke Path - in three minutes [YouTube video] Offa's Dyke - Prestatyn to Sedbury Cliffs [YouTube video] The Offa's Dyke Path [YouTube video]

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook Offa's Dyke Path  (Cicerone Press  - 2026 )
Guidebook Offa's Dyke Path : Chepstow to Prestatyn & Prestatyn to Chepstow  (Trailblazer  - 2025 )
Guidebook Offa's Dyke Path: National Trail Guide  (Aurum Press (an imprint of Quarto)  - 2021 )
Accommodation list Essential guide to walking Offa's Dyke Path  (Offa's Dyke Association  - Updated annually )
Path Passport Offa's Dyke Path Passport  (Trails Shop )
Certificate Certificate for National Trails  (Long Distance Walkers Association )
Certificate Certificate for National Trails  (Trails Shop )
Badge & Certificate Badge & Certificate for Offa's Dyke Path National Trail  (Offa's Dyke Association )
Badge Badge for Offa's Dyke Path National Trail  (Offa's Dyke Association )
Badge Badge for National Trails  (Trails Shop )
General Interest Book With the quiet of the sky. Walking Offa's Dyke. A journey through history, archaeology and landscape  (Amazon Media Group  - 2025 )
General Interest Book Tales from the Big Trails  (Vertebrate Publishing  - 2021 )
General Interest Book Walking with Offa  (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform  - 2018 )
General Interest Book Welsh wander : an epic trek right around Wales  (Y Lolfa  - 2017 )
General Interest Book Offa's Dyke : landscape & hegemony in eighth-century Britain  (Oxbow Books  - 2016 )
General Interest Book Offa's Dyke : the beginner's guide  (Offa's Dyke Association  - 2016 )
General Interest Book A spring ramble : walking the Offa's Dyke Path  (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform  - 2015 )
General Interest Book National Trails : 19 long-distance routes through England, Scotland and Wales  (Cicerone Press  - 2015 )
General Interest Book Big Trails: Great Britain & Ireland  (Vertebrate Publishing  - 2020 )
General Interest Book Clawdd Offa / Offa's Dyke  (Gomer  - 2009 )
General Interest Book Offa's Dyke  (Gomer  - 2006 )
E-Book Big walks of the south  (Summersdale Publishers  - 2010 )
Other National Trail mug  (Trails Shop )
Other Offa's Dyke t-shirt  (Offa's Dyke Association )
Leaflet - PDF Offa's Dyke Path 50th Anniversary 2021 - LDWA Memories  (LDWA  - 2021 ) Download File
Leaflet - PDF Article from LDWA's Strider Magazine for Offa's Dyke Path 50th Anniversary  (LDWA ) Download File

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):
OS Landranger 116, 117, 126, 137, 148, 161, 162, 172
OS Landranger Active 116, 117, 126, 137, 148, 161, 162, 172
OS Explorer 13, 14, 167, 201, 216, 240, 255, 256, 264, 265
OS Explorer Active 13, 14, 167, 201, 216, 240, 255, 256, 264, 265
Other Paper Maps:
Harvey National Trail map
Offa's Dyke Path (Harvey Maps - 2019)
ZigZag 25 Stripmap
Offa's Dyke Path 1: Sedbury Cliffs to Twyn Llech (Yellow Publications - 2024)
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Walking Support Providers:

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Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

 
 
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Route Profile:

284.6 km (176.8 miles)
9,085 m (29,806 ft) ascent
700 m (2,297 ft)  maximum height

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