Running for 177 miles (285km) along the English–Welsh border, the Offa’s Dyke Path National Trail follows one of Britain’s most remarkable ancient monuments from Sedbury near Chepstow to Prestatyn. This rewarding long-distance trail typically takes around two weeks to complete, passing through varied landscapes including the Wye Valley, Black Mountains and Clwydian Range.

The Offa’s Dyke Map Booklet is a compact, lightweight walking map and trail navigation companion featuring the entire route on detailed Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 mapping. Designed for use on the move, it provides clear, reliable navigation in a convenient pocket-sized format.

• Full Offa’s Dyke Path route shown on Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 mapping for precise navigation from Sedbury to Prestatyn
• Clearly marked trail line along the English–Welsh border, including key sections through the Wye Valley, Black Mountains and Clwydian Range
• Continuous mapping across the entire trail in a compact booklet, eliminating the need for multiple separate map sheets
• Lightweight, pocket-sized design for easy access on remote hill paths, farmland and upland ridges
• For step-by-step route descriptions and planning advice, the accompanying Cicerone guidebook Offa’s Dyke Path is also available

From rugged uplands to peaceful valleys, the Offa’s Dyke Map Booklet helps you follow one of Britain’s most historic routes with ease, letting the scenery, history, and quiet charm of the borderlands take centre stage.

Contents
Key to map pages

Stage 1 Above the Lower Wye Gorge
Stage 2 Sheep and cider in remote Monmouthshire
Stage 3 Crossing the Black Mountains
Stage 4 Gladestry and Hergest Ridge
Stage 5 The Radnorshire Hills
Stage 6 Ups and downs in deepest Shropshire
Stage 7 The Vale of Montgomery and Long Mountain
Stage 8 Across the Severn valley
Stage 9 Exploring the unknown Marches
Stage 10 The Vale of Llangollen and Eglwyseg Rocks
Stage 11 The Clwydian Range
Stage 12 Northern hills and coast

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Seasons

This walk is exceptional in all seasons, though the Black Mountains and Clwydian range deserve respect in winter conditions, and especially in mist, since there are few landmarks on the Black Mountain ridge

Centres

Chepstow, Hay-on-Wye, Kington, Bishops Castle, Montgomery, Welshpool, Oswestry, Llangollen, Denbigh, Prestatyn

Difficulty

The trail includes a couple of unavoidably long stages and there are some mountain and moorland stages, but the route poses no special difficulties and caters for walkers of all levels of ability provided that sensible advance planning is undertaken

Must See

Geology - limestone gorge of the lower Wye, igneous intrusions around Hergest ridge, Breidden Hills dolerite, limestone escarpments north of Llangollen Uplands - Black Mountain moorlands, remote Clun Forest, Clwydian ridge Lowlands - orchards and meadows, Montgomery canal, broad Severn valley Historical attractions - Tintern abbey and Llanthony priory, border castles, Pontcysyllte aqueduct

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