The Offa's Dyke Path is a national trail along the Welsh Marches that runs 170 miles from Chepstow in the south to Prestatyn. Route split into 14 stages (average 13 miles). The earthwork dyke was constructed by King Offa of Mercia in the 8th century.

Map: Offa’s Dyke Path   
Foreword to 2008 Edition   

Introduction   

Offa’s Dyke Path: the Route   
Historical Setting   
Practical Matters   
Maps, Waymarking and Route Description   
Changes Along the Dyke   
Clothing and Equipment   
Accommodation   
The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom of Mercia   
Offa’s Dyke   
The Border Today   
Other Long-distance Routes   

1    Sedbury Cliffs to Monmouth

      The Lower Wye Valley   

2    Monmouth to Pandy

      Sheep Country   

3     Pandy to Hay-on-Wye

      Crossing the Black Mountains    

4    Hay-on-Wye to Kington

      In the Steps of the Drovers   

5     Kington to Knighton

      Back to the Dyke   

6    Knighton to Newcastle

      Teme to Clun   

7    Newcastle to Montgomery

      Crossing the Oldest Road   

8    Montgomery to Buttington Bridge (for Welshpool)

      Over the Long Mountain   

9     Welshpool (via Buttington Bridge) to Llanymynech

       Waterside Walking   

10    Llanymynech to River Morda (for Oswestry)

       The Quarry Way   

11    Oswestry (via River Morda) to Trevor Rocks (for Llangollen)

       The Last of the Dyke   

12    Llangollen (via Trevor Rocks) to Pen-y-stryt

       Under Eglwyseg Rocks and Over the Moor   

13    Pen-y-stryt to Bwlch Penbarra

       The Clwydian Range   

14    Bwlch Penbarra to Bodfari

       Mother of the Mountains   

15    Bodfari to Prestatyn

        The Last Lap   

APPENDIX ONE

Useful Information

Maps   
Tourist Information Offices   
Travel   
Accommodation   
Places of Interest   

APPENDIX TWO

Mileage Chart