Canllaw Llwybr Trail Guide

Coetiroedd Dyffryn Gwy Is Lower Woodlands // Cyrchfan Arlunwyr a Beirdd Haunt of Painters and Poets

www.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru www.naturalresources.wales Golygfan Nyth yr Eryr Eagle’s Nest viewpoint Dyffryn Gwy – Ardal o Harddwch Naturiol Eithriadol

Mae Dyff ryn Gwy yn Ardal o Harddwch Naturiol Eithriadol â’i thirwedd sy’n ryngwladol-bwysig ac wedi’i diogelu, yn pontio’r ffi n rhwng Cymru a Lloegr. Fe’i dynodwyd yn 1971, ac amgylchyna 58 milltir o Afon Gwy sy’n enwog am olygfeydd ysblennydd o geunentydd, coetiroedd dyfnant a ff erm-diroedd. Mae amrywiaeth o bartneriaid yn cydweithio i ddiogelu a gwella ei harddwch ar gyfer heddiw ac i’r dyfodol. Wye Valley – Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

The Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is an internationally important protected landscape straddling the border between England and Wales. Designated in 1971, it surrounds a 58 mile stretch of the recognised for its spectacular gorge scenery, ravine woodlands and intimate farmland. A range of partners work to conserve and enhance its beauty for now and the future. www.wyevalleyaonb.org.uk Ffoto Clawr/Cover photo: © Gemma Wood Golygfan Duchess Ride Viewpoint

Coetiroedd Dyffryn Gwy Wye Valley Woodlands Cyrchfan Arlunwyr a Beirdd Haunt of Painters and Poets Croeso i goetiroedd godre Dyff ryn Gwy, rhai o’r Welcome to the woodlands of the lower Wye Valley, prydferthaf ym Mhrydain. some of the most beautiful in Britain.

Mae gan bob tymor rywbeth arbennig i’w gynnig: Every season off ers something special: bluebells clychau’r gog yn y gwanwyn, dail toreithiog yr haf, in spring, lush summer leaves, fantastic autumn lliwiau godidog yr hydref, a harddwch amlinell y colour, and the beauty of winter tree silhouettes. coed yn y gaeaf. Dewch i weld coed deri a ff awydd Discover stately oak and beech trees as well as ash, mawreddog ynghyd â’r onnen, y pren ceirios cherry and small-leaved lime. We keep the historic a’r bisgwydden dail bach. Rydym yn cynnal y viewpoints open by cutting back the trees. These golygfeydd hanesyddol trwy dorri’r coed. Maent yn off er spectacular views across the Wye gorge and cynnig golygfeydd ysblennydd ar draws ceunant ac river, across to the Channel and the old afon Gwy, ar draws i Fôr Hafren a’r hen Bont Hafren. . You can enjoy these great views Gallwch fwynhau’r golygfeydd godidog hyn drwy year-round but especially in winter, when the leaves gydol y fl wyddyn ond yn enwedig yn y gaeaf, ar ôl have fallen. i’r dail syrthio. Rich in natural beauty and natural resources, Yn gyfoeth o harddwch ac adnoddau naturiol, the Wye Valley has attracted both artists and denwyd arlunwyr a diwydianwyr fel ei gilydd i industrialists. Abundant charcoal, limestone, Ddyff ryn Gwy. Oherwydd helaethrwydd y siarcol, timber, iron and water, meant the lower Wye valley y calch, y pren, y dŵr a’r haearn, gwelwyd unwaith once teemed with forges, quarries, kilns and mills. efeiliau, chwareli, odynau a melinau ar hyd a lled y As the birthplace of British tourism, a tour down dyff ryn. Dyma fan geni twristiaeth ym Mhrydain, gan the Wye also drew painters and poets from Turner ddenu arlunwyr a beirdd o Turner i Wordsworth. to Wordsworth. Rhyfeddodau Whitestone Yma cewch ddarganfod golygfannau hanesyddol wrth i chi gerdded llwybr ‘Rhyfeddodau Whitestone’ sy’n edrych dros geunant ac afon ddramatig Gwy. Mae’r golygfannau hyn ar hyd Llwybr Dyff ryn Gwy, sy’n rhedeg o Gas-gwent yr holl ff ordd i darddiad afon Gwy yng Nghanolbarth Cymru. Golygfan Whitestone Pellter: 1½m/2.3km Viewpoint Amser: 1¼ awr Gradd: hawdd Dringo: tir gwastad yn bennaf, un darn caregog

Uchafbwyntiau: Gwelwch dri golygfan dros Ddy ryn Gwy ac ewch yn eich ôl drwy gymysgedd deniadol o goetiroedd.

The Wonders of Whitestone Here you can discover some historic viewpoints along the ‘Wonders of Whitestone’ trail overlooking the dramatic Wye gorge and river. These viewpoints are on the route of the which runs from all the way to the source of the River Wye in Mid Wales. Whitestone

Distance: 1½m/2.3km Time: 1¼ hours Grade: easy Climb: mainly level, one stony section © Hawlfraint a hawliau cronfa ddata’r Goron 2018. Cedwir Highlights: pob hawl. Rhif Trwydded yr Arolwg Ordnans 100019741 Take in the three dramatic viewpoints over the Wye © Crown copyright and database right 2018. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100019741 Valley and return through an attractive mix of woodlands. Golygfanolygf uuchafc Whitestone | Whitestone top viewpoint

Atgynhyrchir y map hwn o Ddeunydd yr Arolwg Ordnans gyda chaniatâd Arolwg Ordnans ar ran Rheolwr Llyfrfa Ei Mawrhydi Hawlfraint y Goron. © Hawlfraint y Goron a hawliau cronfa ddata 2017 Arolwg Ordnans 100019741

This map is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the controller of Her Majes © Gemma Wood Oeddech chi’n Did you know? gwybod? The Wye Valley inspired Yr ysbrydolwyd arlunwyr painters like Turner and fel Turner a beirdd fel poets like Wordsworth. Wordsworth gan In fact: Wordsworth wrote Ddy ryn Gwy. “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Abbey” Ffaith: Ysgrifennodd Wordsworth “Lines near the top Whitestone Composed a Few Miles viewpoint. above Tintern Abbey” ger golygfan uchaf Whitestone. Golygfan Duchess Ride

Pellter: 4m/6km Amser: 2 awr Gradd: hawdd Dringo: tir gwastad yn bennaf

Golygfan Uchafbwyntiau: Duchess Ride Dilynwch y marciau llwybr ar gyfer Llwybr Dy ryn Gwy Viewpoint at rodfa o goed pinwydd yr Alban a golygfan Duchess Ride a’r fainc - lle da i gael cinio! Dilynwch eich llwybr yn ôl i Whitestone. © Gemma Wood

Golygfan uchaf Whitestone top viewpoint

Duchess Ride Viewpoint

Distance: 4m/6km Time: 2 hours Grade: easy Whitestone Climb: mainly level

Highlights: Follow the Wye Valley Walk waymarkers to an avenue of huge Scots pine trees and the Duchess Ride viewpoint with a welcome bench - great lunch spot! Retrace your

© Hawlfraint a hawliau cronfa ddata’r Goron 2018. Cedwir steps back to Whitestone. pob hawl. Rhif Trwydded yr Arolwg Ordnans 100019741 © Crown copyright and database right 2018. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100019741 Golygfanolygf uuchafc Whitestone | Whitestone top viewpoint

Atgynhyrchir y map hwn o Ddeunydd yr Arolwg Ordnans gyda chaniatâd Arolwg Ordnans ar ran Rheolwr Llyfrfa Ei Mawrhydi Hawlfraint y Goron. © Hawlfraint y Goron a hawliau cronfa ddata 2017 Arolwg Ordnans 100019741 This map is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the controller of Her Majes Llwybr Nyth yr Eryr

Eagle’s Nest Trail Golygfan Nyth yr Eryr Eagle’s Nest Viewpoint

A470 Llwybr cylch anodd circular walk Pellter | Distance: 1¼m | 2km Amser | Time: 1 awr | hour Dringo: 100m/330 troedfedd grisiau anwastad i lawr Climb: 100m/330ft uneven steep steps downhill 365 o Risiau UCHAFBWYNTIAU: Gyda’r cloc: 365 Steps Rhyfeddwch at Olygfan Nyth yr Eryr ac yna ewch i lawr y 365 o Risiau. Ewch yn ôl i’r maes parcio drwy goetir deniadol.

HIGHLIGHTS: Clockwise: Marvel at the Eagle’s Nest Viewpoint and then go down the 365 Steps. Return to the car park through attractive woodland.

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Lower Wyndcliff: Lower Wyndcliff: Gallwch weld golygfa hardd o’r You can get a beautiful view from here fan hon From theAfon Gwyviewpoint you can see across the bend in River Wye O’rUpper olygfan Wyndcliff: gallwch weld Y arPorth draws i y ‘Nyth tro yn afonyr Eryr’ the Wye, round the Peninsular to the rocks of Gwy,Mae’n o rhaid amgylch bod Penrhynyr olygfa Llan o wylfa Cewydd Nyth i yrgreigiau Eryr gyda’r Wintour’s leap, the top of the old Severn Bridge and llamorau Wintour,yn Nyfryn top Gwy. yr henEdrychwch Bont Hafren ar draws a choetiroedd y tro yn afon the unique ravine woodlands which cling to the sides ceunantGwy i weld unigryw creigiau sy’n llam glynu Wintour, wrth ochrau’r dwy bont ceunant. ac aber of the gorge. For an even better view you can follow AmHafren, olygfa ac arhyd ddiwrnod yn oed gwell clir, mynyddoedd gallwch ddilyn y CotswoldLlwybr the Eagle’s Nest Trail to reach the spectacular Eagle’s Nytha’r Mendip. yr Eryr Hefyd i gyrraedd cewch Golygfan olygfa ardderchog Nyth yr Eryr, o’r lle Nest Viewpoint and, on a clear day, see the Cotswold gallwchcoetiroedd weld unigryw bryniau sy’n Mendip glynu a’r wrth . ochrau’r ceunant. and Mendip hills. Os ydych am ei gweld dilynwch Lwybr Nyth yr Eryr. Oeddech chi’n gwybod? Did you know? Mae rhan o daith gerdded hanesyddol Piercefi eld The Picturesque Piercefi eld historic walk runs through Mae’r daith gerdded hir ar hyd Dyff ryn Gwy yn mynd Pictiwrésg yn torri drwy’r rhan hon ac roedd yn here and was essential for Wye tourists of the day.Golygfan It was Nyth yr Eryr | Eagle’s Nest Viewpoint drwy Goed Wyndcliff . hanfodol i ymwelwyr ers talwm. Crëwyd y rhan largely created from 1752-1772 by Valentine Morris the Atgynhyrchir y map hwn o Ddeunydd yr Arolwg Ordnans gyda chaniatâd Arolwg Ordnans ar ran Rheolwr Llyfrfa Ei Mawrhydi Hawlfraint y Goron. © Hawlfraint y Goron a hawliau cronfa ddata 2017 Arolwg Ordnans 100019741 This map is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnancefwyaf Survey on ohono behalf of the rhwng controller of Her1752 Majes a 1772 gan Valentine Younger and followed the Wye river cliff s and extended Morris yr Ieuengaf a dilynai glogwyn afon Gwy, gan up the 365 Steps to the Eagle’s Nest viewpoint. ymestyn i fyny’r 365 o Risiau at olygfan Nyth yr Eryr. Download the leafl et from www.wyevalleyaonb.org.uk, Lawrlwythwch y dafl en o www.wyevalleyaonb.org.uk, under ‘Publications’. o dan ‘Publications’. Wyndcliff Wood is a superb example of the lower Wye Mae Coed Wyndcliff yn enghraiff t odidog o Goetiroedd Valley Gorge Woodlands with ancient beech and yew as Ceunant Godre Dyff ryn Gwy â’i awydd hynafol â’r ac well as lime, ash and hazel coppice. yw yn ogystal â phisgwydd, ynn a choedlan gyll. © Gemma Wood

Upper Wyndcliff: Upper Wyndcliff: Y Porth i ‘Nyth yr Eryr’ Gateway to the ‘Eagle’s Nest’ Mae’n rhaid bod yr olygfa o wylfa Nyth yr Eryr gyda’r The view from the Eagle’s Nest lookout has to be one orau yn Nyff ryn Gwy. Edrychwch ar draws y tro yn of the best in the Wye Valley. Look across the bend afon Gwy i weld creigiau llam Wintour, dwy bont ac in the Wye to see the rocks of Wintours leap, the aber Hafren, ac ar ddiwrnod clir, bryniau’r Cotswold a’r Severn bridges and estuary and, on a clear day, the Mendip. Hefyd cewch olygfa ardderchog o’r coetiroedd Cotswold and Mendip hills. You also get a great view of unigryw sy’n glynu wrth ochrau’r ceunant. Os ydych am the unique woodlands which cling to the sides of the ei gweld dilynwch Lwybr Nyth yr Eryr. gorge. Follow the Eagle’s Nest Trail to experience it. Mae llwybr hir Dyff ryn Gwy yn mynd trwy Goed The long distance Wye Valley Walk passes through Wyndcliff a gallwch ymuno â’r llwybr o’r maes parcio Wyndcliff Wood and you can join the walk from this hwn - edrychwch ar y panel gwybodaeth. Drwy barcio car park - see the information panel. Parking at Upper ym maes parcio Wyndcliff Uchaf gallwch fwynhau’r Wyndcliff car park allows you to enjoy the viewpoint olygfa a’r ddisgynfa hudolus gan osgoi’r ddringfa serth and the enchanting descent of the 365 Steps avoiding a’r 365 o Risiau. steep climbs.

Llwybr Nyth yr Eryr Eagle’s Nest Trail

Pellter: 1¼m/2km Distance: 1¼m/2km Amser: 1 awr Time: 1 hour Gradd: hawdd Grade: Easy

Dringo: 100m/330 troedfedd grisiau anwastad i lawr Climb: 100m/330ft uneven steep steps downhill Uchafbwyntiau: Gyda’r cloc: Highlights: Clockwise: Rhyfeddwch at Olygfan Nyth yr Eryr ac yna ewch i Marvel at the Eagle’s Nest Viewpoint and then go lawr y 365 o Risiau. Ewch yn ôl i’r maes parcio drwy down the 365 Steps. Return to the car park through goetir deniadol. attractive woodland. Golygfa Ban Beacon View

© Hawlfraint a hawliau cronfa ddata’r Goron 2018. Cedwir Taith Grwydr Duchess Ride pob hawl. Rhif Trwydded yr Arolwg Ordnans 100019741 © Crown copyright and database right 2018. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100019741 Llwybr Ban Duchess Ride Ramble Beacon Bimble

Llwybr cylch hawdd Llwybr cylch Llwybr cylch hawdd Easy circular walk Easy Easy circular walk Pellter | Distance: 3m/4.7km Amser | Time: 1½ awr | hours Golygfa Ban: Beacon View: Pellter | Distance: Pellter | Distance: 1.5m/2.4km Dringo: tir gwastad yn bennaf Amser | Time: 1 Amser | Time: 1 awr | hour Climb: mainly level dim ond taith fer o’r maes parcio mae ein golygfan it’s just a short walk from here to our view of the Dringo: Dringo: tir gwastad yn bennaf Climb: Climb: mainly level UCHAFBWYNTIAU: Mwynhewch y rhostir a’r sy’n edrych draw at Fannau Brycheiniog. Brecon Beacons.

UCHAFBWYNTIAU: Ceir dychweliad Pinwydd yr Alban a golygfan ac eistedd-fainc Duchess Os ydych yn teimlo’n fwy egnïol gallwch ymweld If you feel more energetic please visit our heathland tirwedd hynafol ar y daith gerdded Ride (lle da i gael cinio!) – cewch ymgolli yn ysblander hamddenol hon i ardaloedd rhostir . â’r ardal lle mae’r rhostir yn cael ei adfer gennym. restoration area. From there you can continue to the sy’n cael eu hadfer. Wedyn, gellir symud ymlaen at Olygfan Duchess Ride. Duchess Ride Viewpoint. HIGHLIGHTS: Enjoy heathlands and woodlands on your HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: Discover the return way to an avenue of huge Scots Pine trees and the of an ancient landscape on this Duchess Ride viewpoint (with a welcome bench – great Afon Gwy gentle walk to our recovering lunch spot!) – here you can soak up the splendour of the River Wye heathland areas. heathland areas. Wye Valley in all it’s magnificence. Llwybr Ban Beacon Bimble

Pellter: 1.5m/2.4km Distance: 1.5m/2.4km Amser: 1 awr Time: 1 hour Gradd: hawdd Grade: easy Dringo: tir gwastad yn bennaf Climb: mainly level

Uchafbwyntiau: Highlights: Ceir dychweliad tirwedd hynafol ar y daith gerdded Discover the return of an ancient landscape on this gentle hamddenol hon i ardaloedd rhostir sy’n cael eu hadfer. walk to our recovering heathland areas.

Adferwch y rhostir! – Bring back the heath! – Prosiect Adfer y Rhostir The Heathland Restoration Project Mae rhostir a llecynnau agored yn rhan bwysig o Heathlands and open space are an important part of a goedwig, yn cynnig cartref i nifer o anifeiliaid a forest, providing a home for many plants and animals. phlanhigion. Roedd gan orestydd hynafol lawer o Ancient forests had lots of heathlands. Now lowland rostir. Yn awr mae rhostir tir isel yn gynefi n prin o dan heathland is a rare and threatened habitat and we must fygythiad a rhaid i ni helpu i’w achub. A oeddech chi’n help save it. Did you know the UK has about 20% of the gwybod bod tua 20% o rostir y byd yn y DU? Mae world total? Natural Resources Wales have identifi ed areas Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru wedi nodi ardaloedd yn Ny ryn in the Wye Valley that were heathland in the past. We have Gwy a oedd yn rhostir gynt. Rydym wedi clirio pinwydd cleared areas of pines on Beacon Hill to help it return. As ar Beacon Hill er mwyn cynorthwyo ei ddychweliad. the heather recovers, grazing animals will help to keep Wrth i’r grug adfer bydd anifeiliaid sy’n pori yn helpu aggressive species such as birch, gorse, and bracken from cadw rhywogaethau ymosodol fel bedw, eithin a rhedyn taking over. rhag meddiannu’r lle. © Hawlfraint a hawliau cronfa ddata’r Goron 2018. Cedwir pob hawl. Rhif Trwydded yr Arolwg Ordnans 100019741 © Crown copyright and database right 2018. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100019741 Golygfa Ban Beacon View

Taith Grwydr Duchess Ride Llwybr Ban Duchess Ride Ramble Beacon Bimble Golygfan Duchess Ride Llwybr cylch hawdd Viewpoint Llwybr cylch Llwybr cylch hawdd Easy circular walk Easy Easy circular walk Pellter | Distance: 3m/4.7km Amser | Time: 1½ awr | hours Pellter | Distance: Pellter | Distance: 1.5m/2.4km Dringo: tir gwastad yn bennaf Amser | Time: 1 Amser | Time: 1 awr | hour Climb: mainly level Dringo: Dringo: tir gwastad yn bennaf Climb: Climb: mainly level UCHAFBWYNTIAU: Mwynhewch y rhostir a’r

UCHAFBWYNTIAU: Ceir dychweliad Pinwydd yr Alban a golygfan ac eistedd-fainc Duchess tirwedd hynafol ar y daith gerdded Ride (lle da i gael cinio!) – cewch ymgolli yn ysblander hamddenol hon i ardaloedd rhostir . sy’n cael eu hadfer. HIGHLIGHTS: Enjoy heathlands and woodlands on your HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: Discover the return way to an avenue of huge Scots Pine trees and the of an ancient landscape on this Duchess Ride viewpoint (with a welcome bench – great Afon Gwy gentle walk to our recovering lunch spot!) – here you can soak up the splendour of the River Wye heathland areas. heathland areas. Wye Valley in all it’s magnificence.

Taith Grwydr Duchess Ride Duchess Ride Ramble

Pellter: 3m/4.7km Distance: 3m/4.7km Amser: 1½ awr Time: 1½ hour Gradd: hawdd Grade: easy Dringo: tir gwastad yn bennaf Climb: mainly level

Uchafbwyntiau: Highlights: Mwynhewch y rhostir a’r coetiroedd ar eich ordd i rodfa Enjoy heathlands and woodlands on your way to an o goed anferth pinwydd yr Alban a golygfan ac eistedd- avenue of huge Scots pine trees and the Duchess Ride fainc Duchess Ride (lle da i gael cinio!) – cewch ymgolli yn viewpoint (with a welcome bench – great lunch spot!) – ysblander Dy ryn Gwy a’i holl ogoniant o’r fan hon. here you can soak up the splendour of the Wye Valley in all it’s magnifi cence. A470

Afon Gwy River Wye

Coed Manor Manor Wood Pont Droed Footbridge

Golygfan Dyff ryn Whitebrook Viewpoint

Cerrig Sarn Nant Stepping Stones Manor Brook

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Coed Manor: Manor Wood: Efallai ei bod yn dawel yma yn awr it might seem quiet now ond arferai’r fan yma fod yn goetir gweithredol prysur. but this used to be a busy working woodland. As well Yn ogystal â gweddillion pyllau golosg a phyllau llifi o, ceir as remnants of charcoal and sawing pits, there are other arwyddion eraill o ddiwydiant ynghudd yn y coedydd. signs of industry hidden away in the woods. Try one of Rhowch gynnig ar un o’n llwybrau arwyddbyst - nid ydynt our walks never far from Manor Brook. byth ymhell o Nant Manor. Manor Wood Walk Llwybr Coed Manor

Distance: 2m/3.3km Pellter: 2m/3.3km Time: 1½ hours Atgynhyrchir y map hwn o Ddeunydd yr Arolwg Ordnans gyda chaniatâd Arolwg Ordnans ar ran Rheolwr Llyfrfa Ei Mawrhydi Hawlfraint y Goron. © Hawlfraint y Goron a hawliau cronfa ddata 2017 Arolwg Ordnans 100019741 This map is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permissionAmser: of Ordnance 1½ Survey awr on behalf of the controller of Her Majes Grade: di cult Gradd: anodd Climb: 110m/360ft Dringo: 110m/360 troedfedd Highlights: Uchafbwyntiau: The highlight has to be the Whitebrook Valley Viewpoint, Yr uchafbwynt mae’n rhaid yw Golygfan Whitebrook Valley, but the tranquil woods are appealing throughout. ond mae coedydd tawel yn llawn apêl drwyddi draw. Naid Manor Brook Manor Brook Leap

Llwybr cylch anodd circular walk Pellter | Distance: 1m/1.5km Amser | Time: ¾ awr | hour Dringo: 60m/200 troedfedd Climb: 60m/200ft

UCHAFBWYNTIAU: Cewch fwrw’r llwch oddi ar eich esgidiau cerdded wrth i chi A470 gerdded yn ôl o’r daith gan ddilyn rhan o’r rhediad nant Manor Brook. Byddwch yn barod am greigiau, dˆwr ac ambell i ‘naid’! Afon Gwy (angen gofal gan fod y daith yn croesi’r River Wye nant mewn sawl man ac mae yna lawer o dir anwastad).

HIGHLIGHTS: part of the return leg of this walk literally following the course of Manor Brook. Be prepared for rocks, water and the odd ‘leap’! (care required as the walk crosses the stream in several places and there is lots of uneven ground). © Hawlfraint a hawliau cronfa ddata’r Goron 2018. Cedwir pob hawl. Rhif Trwydded yr Arolwg Ordnans 100019741 © Crown copyright and database right 2018. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100019741 Manor Brook Leap Coed Manor Manor Wood Llwybr Coed Manor Distance:Pont 1m/1.5km Droed Time: ¾ Footbridge hour Manor Wood Walk Grade: di cult Climb: 60m/200ft

Highlights: Dust o your hiking boots for part of the return leg of Llwybr cylch anodd this walk literally following the course of Manor Brook. Cerrig Sarn circular walk Be prepared for rocks, water and the odd ‘leap’! Nant Stepping Stones Pellter | Distance: 2m/3.3km Manor Amser | Time: 1½ awr | hours Brook (care required as the walk crosses the stream in several Dringo: 110m/360 troedfedd places and there is lots of uneven ground). Climb: 110m/360ft

UCHAFBWYNTIAU: Yr uchafbwynt Whitebrook Valley Viewpoint mae’n rhaid yw Golygfan Whitebrook This peaceful scene was once a hive of activity. The pure Valley, ond mae coedydd tawel yn llawn waters of the Whitebrook were particularly suitable for apêl drwyddi draw. paper making. Within living memory carts of rags were HIGHLIGHTS: The highlight has to be the taken up to the paper mills along the Whitebrook. There Whitebrook Valley Viewpoint, but the was also a corn mill and cider mill. tranquil woods are appealing throughout.

Naid Manor Brook

Pellter: 1m/1.5km Amser: ¾ a w r Gradd: anodd Dringo: 60m/200 troedfedd

Uchafbwyntiau: Cewch fwrw’r llwch oddi ar eich esgidiau cerdded wrth i chi gerdded yn ôl o’r daith gan ddilyn rhan o rediad nant Manor Brook. Byddwch yn barod am greigiau, dŵr ac ambell i ‘naid’! Atgynhyrchir y map hwn o Ddeunydd yr Arolwg Ordnans gyda chaniatâd Arolwg Ordnans ar ran Rheolwr Llyfrfa Ei Mawrhydi Hawlfraint y Goron. © Hawlfraint y Goron a hawliau cronfa ddata 2017 Arolwg Ordnans 100019741 This map is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permission of (angenOrdnance Survey gofal on ganbehalf fodof the ycontroller daith of yn Her croesi’rMajes nant mewn sawl man ac mae yna lawer o dir anwastad).

Golygfan Dyff ryn Whitebrook Roedd y lleoliad tawel hwn unwaith yn ferw o brysurdeb. Roedd dyfroedd pur Whitebrook yn addas ar gyfer gwneud papur. Mae yna bobl sy’n fyw heddiw a all ddwyn i gof weld certiau’n llawn carpiau yn mynd i fyny ar hyd Whitebrook at y melinau papur. Roedd yna felin ˆyd a melin Naid Manor Brook seidr hefyd. Manor Brook Leap Lleoedd eraill i ymeld â nhw yn Nyff ryn Gwy Other places to visit in the Lower Wye Valley

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The Narth Coed Manor Manor Wood

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CAS-GWENT llwybr marchogaeth Llwybr Clawdd Oa public bridleway Wye Valley Walk Oa's Dyke Path St Pierre CHEPSTOW A48

Airbus Defence & Space a Getmapping. llwybrau cerdded lle picnic golygfan Atgynhyrchwyd drwy ganiatâd Llywodraeth Cymru (Taliadau Gwledig Cymru) – Mehefi n 2017 walking trails picnic area café viewpoint © Airbus Defence & Space and Getmapping. Reproduced by permission of Welsh Government (Rural Payments Wales) – June 2017 M48 B4224 A49 A449 A466 M50

Ross-on-Wye B4521 A4137

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A465 B4347 A40 Y Fenni Abergavenny B4233 B4227 B4233 A430 A465 A4151 A4136 Trefynwy B4226 Monmouth

B4234 A40 A466 B4293 A4042 Coetiroedd Dyryn Gwy Wye Valley Woodlands B4231 A48 B4228

A472 A449

B4235

Coed Gwent Wentwood

Cwmbrân

B4236 Gas-Gwent Chepstow

A48 M48 A467 M4 A403 M5 A4810 M4 Casnewydd M4 Newport A48(M) M49 M4 A470 Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol M5 A48 Gwlyptiroedd Casnewydd Newport Wetlands National Nature Reserve Bryste A4232 Bristol

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