View of Tintern Abbey – View of the River Wye loop from Devauden

View of Tintern Abbey – View of the River Wye loop from Devauden

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View of Tintern Abbey – View of the River Wye loop from Devauden

02:48

55.0km

720m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Wye Valley National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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19.1 km

Descent into Tintern

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Did the climb today, which was long but never difficult. In fact, it was very enjoyable and... at long last... the temporary/permanent traffic lights are gone!

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21.3 km

River Wye

Lake

21.9 km

View of Tintern Abbey

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Tintern Abbey is such an iconic structure. Even though it is in ruins, it still stands today in magnificant, roofless splendour. Its actual demise occurred during the dissolution of the …

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22.4 km

Tintern Wireworks Bridge

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An interesting old railway bridge which I believe took industrial rail across the river to join Chepstow to Monmouth. The surrounding countryside is stunning and in the local area is …

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24.5 km

View of the River Wye from the Bridge

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Beautiful views over the lovely wye valley

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26.6 km

View of the River Wye

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The Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; Welsh: It is an internationally important protected landscape straddling the border between England and Wales. It is one of the most …

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29.6 km

Wye Valley Scenic Road

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Nice quiet climb out of the Wye Valley

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43.8 km

Manor Wood

Forest

47.8 km

View of the Brecon Beacons from Wye Valley Country Roads

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51.5 km

Crumbland Plantation

Forest

52.2 km

Tree-Lined Road Towards Devauden

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Resurfaced road a smooth rolling strip of tarmac through the forest. It's beautiful in autumn with all the colours or amazing in spring as the forest starts to grow again!

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55.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.4 km

13.4 km

758 m

228 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

37.2 km

17.6 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

8°C

0 %

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Comments

November 29, 2022,A couple of climbs

Foggy ride. I briefly climbed above the fog bank and was rewarded with a stunningly beautiful view of today's temperature inversion. The Welsh hills rising in the distance.
Stiff climb toward the end.