TWF2026-341 Offa's Dyke - Hay to Kington (4 Boot, Sunday)

Grading: 4 Boot

This walk starts off in Hay-on-Wye, alongside the Wye, before passing through the rolling territory of the Powys – Herefordshire border. This area is well known for the diaries written by the Victorian country curate Francis Kilvert who wrote about life in the rural parishes with his observations on country life.

As a finale to the stage the Trail rises to over 400 metres on Hergest Ridge with dramatic 360 degree views. On a clear day Pen-y-Fan can be seen to the south, the Malverns to the east and the hills of Shropshire to the north. The summit of Hergest Ridge has an old racecourse which is exactly a mile around.

This area was also the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Hound of the Baskervilles and Mike Oldfield’s second album Hergest Ridge.

The day finishes in the border market town of Kington, a very important livestock town being on the drovers route.

A minibus will be provided to transport the group from the finishing point at Kington back to Hay-on-Wye. The price of the walk includes the minibus.

Sponsored by Golden Valley Walking Club and Rohan, Hay-on-Wye

Maximum walking group size is 14 (+ leaders)