Offa's Dyke the full 177 miles/ 285 km walking South to North.
 

Walking the Offa's Dyke path from South to North.
 Starting at the historic Town of Chepstow and walking to the seaside resort of Prestatyn.
Itinerary for 13 to 19 nights below. 

The mileage shown below is from where the Offa's Dyke path starts and finishes each day and is for your guidance only. Due to the rural nature of the walk there are times when it is not possible to find accommodation in walking distance from the path.  You will not be asked to walk any further than one and a half miles from the path to your accommodation, unless otherwise stated.  On the occasions where a (T) has been placed on the itinerary, a transfer from the path will be provided as part of your holiday.  This will either be provided by taxi service or by your host.  You will then be returned to the path the following morning to continue your walk.  When an (L) has been used, there is limited accommodation.  You may need a transfer at this location.  Further transfers not listed, may be required due to some accommodations having a two night minimum booking policy or the accommodations close to the path being already fully booked.   This will be discussed with you at the time of booking your accommodation. 

The official start of the Offa's Dyke path is at Sedbury, approximately one and a half miles walk from Chepstow.  There is no suitable accommodation at this point, you will be staying in Chepstow.  It is suggested that you walk to Sedbury on your arrival day and then start from Chepstow on your first day of walking.   

Please note that the Offa's Dyke has large areas where there is no accommodation or the nearest town or village is a steep walk down from the trail.  You will find that the accommodation at Longtown and Llangollen are both sited at the bottom of a steep descent.  There are no road networks in the area to transport you to or from the path.  You will need to walk back up the steep incline the following morning to re-join the Offa's Dyke path.  The additional mile and a half walk from the path on both of these occasions is not included in the mileage for the day.  

If you have any questions, please contact us here at Embark walking holidays - we are happy to help.  

Chepstow Castle, picture of the side aspect.

ODP19 19 Nights, 18 Days

This route is classed as challenging

Holiday Code ODP19

19 Nights and 18 Days

Price per person ( based on two sharing) 

£2240.00

Arrival Day: Chepstow (Your start point)

    Walk Day 1: Chepstow to Bigsweir Bridge(L)

    10 miles / 16 km

    Walk Day 2: Bigsweir Bridge to Monmouth(L)

    7 miles / 11 km

    Walk Day 3: Monmouth to White Castle(T)

    11 miles / 18 km

    Walk Day 4: (T)White Castle to Longtown(L)

    10 miles / 16 km

    Walk Day 5: Longtown to Hay on Wye

    13 miles / 21 km

    Walk Day 6: Hay on Wye to Kington

    15 miles / 24 km

    Walk Day 7: Kington to Knighton

    13.5 miles / 22 km

    Walk Day 8: Knighton to Newcastle on Clun(T)

    7 miles / 11 km

    Walk Day 9: (T)Newcastle on Clun to Cwm(L)

    6 miles / 10 km

    Walk Day 10: Cwm to Buttington(T)

    14 miles / 22 km

    Walk Day 11: (T)Buttington to Llanymynech

    10.5 miles / 16 km

    Walk Day 12: Llanymynech to Castle Mill(T)

    13 miles / 21 km

    Walk Day 13: (T)Castle Mill to LLangollen

    8 miles / 13 km

    Walk Day 14: LLangollen to Llandegla(T)

    8 miles / 13 km

    Walk Day 15: (T)Llandegla to Clwyd Gate(T)

    6 miles / 10 km

    Walk Day 16: (T)Clwyd Gate to Bodfari(L)

    12 miles / 19 km

    Walk Day 17: Bodfari to Rhuallt(L)

    5 miles / 8 km

    Walk Day 18: Rhuallt to Prestatyn

    7 miles / 11 km

    Departure Day: Prestatyn (Your finish point)

Picture of a wooden sign for Offa's Dyke

ODP16 16 Nights, 15 Days

This route is classed as challenging 

Holiday Code ODP16

16 Nights and 15 Days

Price per person (based on two sharing)

£1920.00

Arrival Day: Chepstow (Your start point)

    Walk Day 1: Chepstow to Bigsweir Bridge(L)

    10 miles / 16 km

    Walk Day 2: Bigsweir Bridge to The Hendre(L)

    11 miles / 18 km

    Walk Day 3: The Hendre to Llangattock Lingoed(L)

    10 miles / 16 km

    Walk Day 4: Llangattock Lingoed to Longtown(L)

    7 miles / 11 km

    Walk Day 5: Longtown to Hay on Wye

    13 miles / 21 km

    Walk Day 6: Hay on Wye to Kington

    15 miles / 24 km

    Walk Day 7: Kington to Knighton

    13.5 miles / 22 km

    Walk Day 8: Knighton to Cwm(L)

    13 miles / 21 km

    Walk Day 9: Cwm to Buttington(T)

    14 miles / 22 km

    Walk Day 10: (T)Buttington to Llanymynech

    10.5 miles / 16 km

    Walk Day 11: Llanymynech to Castle Mill(T)

    13 miles / 21 km

    Walk Day 12: (T)Castle Mill to Llangollen

    8 miles / 13 km

    Walk Day 13: Llangollen to Clwyd Gate(T)

    14 miles / 22 km

    Walk Day 14: (T)Clwyd Gate to Bodfari(L)

    12 miles / 19 km

    Walk Day 15: Bodfari to Prestatyn

    12 miles / 19 km

    Departure Day: Prestatyn (Your finish point)

Pathway leading up Hay Bluff mountain

OPD14 14 nights, 13 Days

This route is classed as challenging to very challenging

Holiday Code ODP14

14 Nights and 13 Days

Price per person (based on two sharing)

£1680.00

Arrival Day: Chepstow (Your start point)

    Walk Day 1: Chepstow to Redbrook(L)

    13 miles / 21 km

    Walk Day 2: Redbrook to White Castle(T)

    14 miles / 22 km

    Walk Day 3: (T)White Castle to Longtown(L)

    10 miles / 16 km

    Walk Day 4: Longtown to Hay on Wye

    13 miles / 21 km

    Walk Day 5: Hay on Wye to Kington

    15 miles / 24 km

    Walk Day 6: Kington to Knighton

    13.5 miles / 22 km

    Walk Day 7: Knighton to Cwm(L)

    13 miles / 21 km

    Walk Day 8: Cwm to Buttington(T)

    14 miles / 22 km

    Walk Day 9: (T)Buttington to Trefonen(T)

    16.5 miles / 26 km

    Walk Day 10: (T)Trefonen to Llangollen

    16 miles / 26 km

    Walk Day 11: Llangollen to Clwyd Gate(T)

    14 miles / 22 km

    Walk Day 12: (T)Clwyd Gate to Bodfari(L)

    12 miles / 19 km

    Walk Day 13: Bodfari to Prestatyn

    12 miles / 19 km

    Departure Day: Prestatyn (Your finish point)

Side view of Tintern Abbey.

ODP13 13 Nights, 12 Days

This route is classed as challenging to very challenging

Holiday Code ODP13

13 Nights and 12 Days

Price per person ( based on two sharing) 

£1580.00

Arrival Day: Chepstow (Your start point)

    Walk Day 1: Chepstow to Monmouth(L)

    17 miles / 27 km

    Walk Day 2: Monmouth to Pandy(T)

    16 miles / 26 km

    Walk Day 3: (T)Pandy to Hay-on-Wye

    18 miles / 29 km

    Walk Day 4: Hay-on-Wye to Kington

    15 miles / 24 km

    Walk Day 5: Kington to Knighton

    13.5 miles / 22 km

    Walk Day 6: Knighton to Cwm(L)

    13 miles / 21 km

    Walk Day 7: Cwm to Buttington(T)

    14 miles / 22 km

    Walk Day 8: (T)Buttington to Trefonen(T)

    16.5 miles / 26 km

    Walk Day 9: (T)Trefonen to Llangollen

    16 miles / 26 km

    Walk Day 10: Llangollen to Clwyd Gate(T)

    14 miles / 22 km

    Walk Day 11: (T)Clwyd Gate to Bodfari(L)

    12 miles / 19 km

    Walk Day 12: Bodfari to Prestatyn

    12 miles / 19 km

    Departure Day: Prestatyn (Your finish point)

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