🥾 Walking route
Clytha Short Circular Walk in the Usk Valley, East Wales
Monmouthshire
- 📏 4.2 km · 2.6 mi
- ⛰ +105 m
- ⏱ 1 hr
- 🐕 On lead
Walk stats
- Distance4.2 km · 2.6 mi
- Elevation+105 m
- Duration1 hr
- DifficultyEasy
- Route typeCircular
- TerrainField paths, woodland tracks and quiet lanes; gentle gradients
- Best seasonSpring to autumn
- DogsDog friendly; livestock likely, keep on lead through fields
About this walk
This easy circular walk starts and finishes in the village of Llanarth in the rolling Monmouthshire countryside, tracing a quiet route through the lower Usk Valley. Setting out on field paths and lanes, you soon reach the mixed woodland of Twyn y Cregen Wood, a shaded stretch that offers welcome cover on warmer days and glimpses out across the surrounding farmland.
The route passes the Clytha Arms, a well-placed country pub that makes a natural stop for refreshment, before climbing gently towards Clytha Castle. This eye-catching Gothic folly stands on its rise above the valley and is one of the best known landmarks in this corner of East Wales, with fine views back towards the hills.
From the castle, the path loops back through pasture and hedged lanes to Llanarth, completing a short but varied outing of just over an hour. With only around 105 metres of ascent, it suits walkers looking for a relaxed half-day, and nearby Evan's Wood and St Mary's are easily added if you want to extend your explorations.
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
Llanarth (start and finish)
- Start / finish
Start and finish of this circular route.
- 2
Twyn y Cregen Wood
- 3
The Clytha Arms
- 4
Clytha Castle
Worth a short detour
Points of interest just off the route, look for the amber markers on the map.
Evan's Wood
~232 m off the route
St Mary's
~346 m off the route
Route & waypoint data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).