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Monnow Bridge – Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse loop from Usk

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Monnow Bridge – Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse loop from Usk

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3.5

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Monnow Bridge – Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse loop from Usk

02:48

46.0km

350m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Wye Valley National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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406 m

Usk Bridge

Highlight • Monument

The old red sandstone bridge was built between 1746 and 1747. It has five arches and was widened in 1836-7, although it might not feel like it if traffic is busy! If you opt for the footpath, please dismount.

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569 m

Number Forty Nine Café

Highlight • Cafe

Totally love this place everything is for sale in the building and every room is different. Very classy place and I also love the garden. Food is good to

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13.3 km

Tal y Fan

Forest

19.1 km

Red Door Diner Café

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely garden centre with a little cafe in the car park. Has toilets in the carpark. Food options are limited but there is plenty of cake and ice cream sundaes …

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21.8 km

Monmouth Castle and Great Castle House

Highlight • Castle

Once an important border castle, and birthplace of Henry V of England. In 1647 the site was reused and built over by Great Castle House, which has since become the headquarters and regimental museum of the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers.

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22.1 km

Launch Bikes

Highlight • Rest Area

good bike shop well stocked

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22.1 km

Valerie's Scone Specialists Café

Highlight • Cafe

Cosy cycling-friendly cafe with good coffee and an excellent selection of master-baker-made scones whose recipe has been passed down three generations.

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22.7 km

Monnow Bridge

Highlight • Monument

Monnow Bridge is the only surviving mediaeval fortified river bridge in Britain where the gate tower stands on the bridge. As such, the bridge is Grade I-listed and has been …

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22.7 km

Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse

Highlight • Bridge

Sometimes referred to as Monmouth Bridge, Monnow Bridge is a charming medieval stone gated crossing, the last fortified river bridge in Britain. Once, this kind of crossing was a common …

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46.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.9 km

4.41 km

863 m

568 m

305 m

Surfaces

33.4 km

12.4 km

136 m

121 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 8 July

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Monnow Bridge – Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse loop from Usk

Usk Bridge

Number Forty Nine Café

Red Door Diner Café

Monmouth Castle and Great Castle House

Launch Bikes

Valerie's Scone Specialists Café

Monnow Bridge

Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse

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