Walks you can reach from Abergavenny by train
Monmouthshire · Wales | Walks by foot
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Crosskeys Station to Pontypool and New Inn Station (Monmouthshire)
9m direct from Abergavenny.
Tough: steep ascents. 15km. 4h30.
Panoramic views. Hill and moorland paths and with substantial climbs.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Newbridge Station to Pontypool and New Inn Station (Monmouthshire)
9m direct from Abergavenny.
Tough: steep ascents. 12km. 4h.
Panoramic views. Mountain paths with woodland, open moorland, and with strenuous climbs and descents; stony in places. Can be very muddy or boggy.
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Severn Tunnel Junction Station to Cwmbran Station (Monmouthshire)
15m direct from Abergavenny.
Tough: 29km, steep ascents. 7h30.
Fantastic. Woodland paths. Short stretch on a fast-traffic road with limited verge.
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Cardiff Central Station to Cardiff Bay Station (Glamorgan)
45m direct from Abergavenny.
Easy: 10km, moderate ascents. 2h30.
Riverside path and flat and easy-going; surfaced. Can be very muddy or boggy.
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Cardiff Central Station to Radyr Station (Glamorgan)
45m direct from Abergavenny.
Easy: 9km, gentle ascents. 2h.
Canal towpath with woodland, parkland, and with gentle gradients; surfaced.
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Cadoxton Station to Cardiff Central Station (Glamorgan)
45m direct from Abergavenny.
19km. Gentle ascents. 5h.
Impressive stretch; impressive.
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Craven Arms Station Circular via Stokesay Castle (Shropshire)
1h direct from Abergavenny.
2km.
Fairytale (Stokesay Castle). Stokesay Castle built 1280s-1290s by wool trader Laurence of Ludlow; survived Civil War siege in 1645; became public attraction in 1908. Cross A449 road carefully.
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Bridgend Station to Llantwit Major Station (Glamorgan)
1h direct from Abergavenny.
Tough: 27km. Moderate ascents. 7h30.
Long walk. Coastal path.