🥾 Walking route
Bishton & Llanwern Loop
Newport
- 📏 5.1 km · 3.2 mi
- ⛰ +110 m
- ⏱ 1 hr 15 min
- 🐕 On lead
Walk stats
- Distance5.1 km · 3.2 mi
- Elevation+110 m
- Duration1 hr 15 min
- DifficultyEasy
- Route typeCircular
- TerrainField paths, quiet lanes and light woodland
- Best seasonSpring to autumn
- DogsDog friendly, keep on lead near livestock
About this walk
This gentle circular walk sets out from Llanwern on the eastern edge of Newport, tracing a quiet loop through farmland, small woods and two historic village churches. At just over 5 kilometres with modest ascent, it makes an easy half-morning outing suitable for most walkers.
From Llanwern the route heads out towards Craig-y-perthi Wood, a pocket of woodland that offers dappled shade and a welcome contrast to the surrounding fields. The path continues to the village of Bishton and St Cadwaladr's Church, a rare dedication in Wales and a peaceful spot to pause. Turning back towards Llanwern, you pass The Church of St. Mary before closing the loop where you began.
Along the way there are glimpses towards Waltwood Hill and the gently rolling countryside that separates Newport from the Caldicot Levels. It is an unassuming landscape, but one that rewards a slower pace, with hedgerows, quiet lanes and two ancient parish churches lending the route real character.
Route map
Route line drawn from OpenStreetMap footpath data. Numbered markers are waypoints on the route; amber star markers are points of interest a short detour away.
Waypoints along the route
4 waypoints along the way
- 1
Llanwern (start and finish)
- Start / finish
Start and finish of this circular route.
- 2
Craig-y-perthi Wood
- 3
St Cadwaladr's Church
- 4
The Church of St. Mary
Worth a short detour
Points of interest just off the route, look for the amber markers on the map.
Waltwood Hill
~331 m off the route
Llanwern
~182 m off the route
Bishton
~311 m off the route
Route & waypoint data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).