Tintern Abbey – View of Tintern Abbey loop from Tintern

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Tintern Abbey – View of Tintern Abbey loop from Tintern

Moderate

5.0

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Tintern Abbey – View of Tintern Abbey loop from Tintern

02:47

9.49km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Wye Valley National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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451 m

Tintern Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful abbey. Lots of pubs and the like nearby for food but I recommend the Filling Station cafe. The owners are keen cyclists and you can borrow their track pump …

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1.22 km

St Mary's Church Ruins, Tintern

Highlight • Historical Site

Absolutely gorgeous church.

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4.70 km

Wyndcliff Wood

Forest

5.24 km

Wyndcliff Wood

Highlight • Forest

6.05 km

View of Wye Valley National Landscape from the Woodland Edge

Highlight • Viewpoint

7.34 km

View of Tintern Abbey

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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8.07 km

Tintern Wireworks Bridge

Highlight • Monument

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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8.24 km

Tintern Riverside Walk

Highlight (Segment) • River

Lovely riverisde road in Tintern. There's plenty of benches overlooking the water so it's a lovely spot for a picnic.

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9.02 km

St Michael’s Church, Tintern

Highlight • Religious Site

St Michael's church was built on the site of an important roman river crossing. There was a christian church here as early as 65AD, some 350 years before the foundation …

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9.49 km

End point

Bus stop

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