National Trail · 178 mi · 11–14 days · 23,458 ft of climb
Offa's Dyke Path: build your walk.
Tell it how many days you have, which way and where you will sleep, and it splits the trail into stages that end where the beds are. Free, no account. Every choice is in the link, so you can share it.
Route as a list, in walking order:
- Newland, 15 mi (25 km) from the start
- White Castle, 29 mi (47 km) from the start
- Llanthony, 40 mi (65 km) from the start
- Clifford, 53 mi (85 km) from the start
- Kington, 66 mi (106 km) from the start
- Knighton, 79 mi (128 km) from the start
- Brompton, 94 mi (151 km) from the start
- Trewern, 110 mi (177 km) from the start
- Trefonen, 123 mi (199 km) from the start
- Llangollen, 139 mi (224 km) from the start
- Llanferres, 154 mi (248 km) from the start
- Croes-wian, 167 mi (269 km) from the start
- Prestatyn, 178 mi (286 km) from the start
Build your walk
01 How many days?
02 Which way?
03 Where will you sleep?
04 Travelling from?
Station search comes in phase 2; only checked journeys are listed.
- Average day
- 14 mi
- Longest day
- 16 mi
- Total ascent
- 23,219 ft
Your itinerary
Day 1 of 13 · 15 mi
Sedbury Cliffs → Newland
15 miles with 2,070 ft of climb, through chapter 1 of the guide, and sleeps at Newland.
- Distance
- 15 mi (25 km)
- Ascent
- 2,070 ft (631 m) up
Tonight
B&B or inn in Newland.
- 3 places to stay within 2.5 km on the National Trail’s own list (read 27 September 2026); 4 also on OpenStreetMap. Listed is not booked — check dates and prices in the search below.
Search for a bed around Newland. Booking links arrive with our partners.
Food on the way
Food shops: 8 along the way. The last before tonight is Brockweir Village Shop, 6.9 mi before the end.
19 cafés and 19 pubs along the way.
From OpenStreetMap, read 27 September 2026. A place on the map is not a promise it is open.
On and off the trail
At Sedbury Cliffs
- Chepstow rail · 0.4 km
Transport for Wales: hourly each way, west to Newport and Cardiff Central (about 30 minutes, direct) and east to Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa. Checked 27 September 2026.
At Newland
- Cherry Orchard Farm bus · 1.7 km
Route 69 (Newport Bus): 11 on weekdays, one direction only, 6 on Saturday, one direction only, 4 on Sunday, one direction only; weekdays 07:55 to 18:49. Stop: Newland Turn, 720 m from Newland. Route 35 (Stagecoach West): 2 a day on weekdays, at 07:53 and 16:02; none on Saturday, none on Sunday. Stop: Cherry Orchard Farm, 230 m from Newland. These are only the buses registered in England; services registered in Wales are not in the open timetables, so there may be more. Checked 27 September 2026.
Travel
Getting there. Journeys from other places are not yet checked; the stations at the start are in the next card.
Luggage
Bag transfer moves your luggage between each night's bed, so you walk with a day sack.
A transfer partner for this trail is not yet set up.
Your plan
| Day | From | To | Miles | Ascent | Bed | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sedbury Cliffs | Newland | 15 | 2,070 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Chepstow rail, Cherry Orchard Farm bus |
| 2 | Newland | White Castle | 14 | 1,362 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Cherry Orchard Farm bus |
| 3 | White Castle | Llanthony | 11 | 2,136 ft | B&B or inn · listed | — |
| 4 | Llanthony | Clifford | 13 | 561 ft | B&B or inn · listed | — |
| 5 | Clifford | Kington | 13 | 2,057 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Post Office bus |
| 6 | Kington | Knighton | 13 | 2,188 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Post Office bus, Knighton rail |
| 7 | Knighton | Brompton | 14 | 2,867 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Knighton rail |
| 8 | Brompton | Trewern | 16 | 1,260 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Criggion Lane bus |
| 9 | Trewern | Trefonen | 14 | 1,083 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Criggion Lane bus, The Cross bus |
| 10 | Trefonen | Llangollen | 16 | 2,182 ft | B&B or inn · listed | The Cross bus |
| 11 | Llangollen | Llanferres | 15 | 2,070 ft | B&B or inn · listed | Ty`n-llan bus |
| 12 | Llanferres | Croes-wian | 13 | 2,421 ft | B&B or inn · unconfirmed | Ty`n-llan bus |
| 13 | Croes-wian | Prestatyn | 11 | 961 ft | Finish | Prestatyn rail |
Free to plan. We earn a small commission if you book through our partner links.
Booking checklist
In the order to book, not the order you walk. How far ahead to book on this trail is not yet checked.
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