Offa's Dyke Path
| Offa's Dyke Path | |
|---|---|
 On the Sanaham Hill |
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| Data | |
| length | 284 km |
| location | Border area of England and Wales |
| Markers | stylized upright white acorn on a brown background |
| Starting point |
Chepstow 51 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ N , 2 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ W. |
| Target point |
Prestatyn 53 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ N , 3 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W. |
| Type | Long-distance hiking trail |
| Height difference | 700 m |
| The highest point | Hatterall Ridge, 700 m |
| Lowest point | Prestatyn or Chepstow , sea level |
| Level of difficulty | medium |
| season | all year round |
| particularities | Follow Offa's Dyke medieval frontier and cross the Wye Valley . |
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The Offa's Dyke Path is a 284 km long distance footpath along the English-Welsh border. It follows the historical course of the medieval Offa's Dyke border installation through a varied landscape. It starts south at Sedbury Cliffs on the Severn near Chepstow , and ends in Prestatyn in Northern Wales on the Irish Sea .
history
The Offa's Dyke Path goes back to an idea of the 1960s. In 1969, ex-teacher Frank Noble founded Offa's Dyke Association in Knighton , where it is still based today. In 1971, Baron John Hunt opened the long-distance hiking trail.
Identification and direction of travel
The Offa's Dyke Path is one of the official British National Trails and therefore bears the upright acorn as a mark. It is well signposted and for average trained hikers it can be run in 14 daily stages. In the southern section it runs parallel to the Wye Valley Walk .
Most hikers walk the Offa's Dyke Path from south to north. There are many reasons for this: you have wind and sun behind you, in Prestatyn you can record your success in a hiking book and the map is easier to read. The decisive factor, however, is usually the fact that in Sedbury you stand above the cliffs, while in Prestatyn you can celebrate your finish in the refreshing waters of the Irish Sea.
In Chepstow there is a connection to the Wales Coast Path .
Accommodation and catering
The Offa's Dyke Path is very well developed for hikers. Only two stages (Pandy to Hay-on-Wye and Chirk to Llandegla ) require careful planning. The usual 14 day stages can be rescheduled to 10 to 20 days with almost no problems and there are still overnight accommodations on the way or very close by. In the main hiking months from June to September, it is advisable to book your accommodation in advance at the latest in the morning. Grocery stores and restaurants can usually be found in the respective destinations of the stages.
The Offa's Dyke Association annually publishes a booklet entitled “Where to stay”, which contains the latest information on buses and trains along the way and accommodation options (hotels, B&B, camping) for Offa's Dyke Path and Glyndŵr's Way . For all accommodations, it is mentioned how far they are from the path and whether the guest people offer a pick-up service. Available from the Offa's Dyke Association (see web links).
literature
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Current:
- Offa's Dyke Path South (Chepstow to Knighton), Ernie and Kathy Kay, Mark Richards, ISBN 1-85410-987-1 (South-North).
- Offa's Dyke Path North (Knighton to Prestatyn), Ernie and Kathy Kay, Mark Richards, ISBN 1-85410-976-6 (South-North).
- Offa's Dyke Path, Keith Carter, ISBN 1-873756-59-3 (English, north-south).
- Wales: Offa's Dyke Path, Ingrid Retterath, ISBN 978-3-86686-626-3 (German, south-north, 3rd ed. 2019)
Antiquarian:
- Through Welsh Border Country following Offa's Dyke Path (Trwy'r Gororau ar hyd llwybr Clawdd Offa), Mark Richards (engl., North-south, drawn throughout with explanatory text)
Web links
- www.offasdyke.demon.co.uk - Offa's Dyke Association
- Description on the National Trails homepage