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Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower – Hay-on-Wye loop from Eaton Bishop

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Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower – Hay-on-Wye loop from Eaton Bishop

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Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower – Hay-on-Wye loop from Eaton Bishop

03:40

58.3km

600m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 7, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 3.86 km for 124 m

After 28.8 km for 90 m

After 30.6 km for 59 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.93 km

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Kingstone

Highlight • Religious Site

10.8 km

St Bartholomew’s Church, Vowchurch

Highlight • Religious Site

St Bartholomew’s sits in a picturesque churchyard on the banks of the River Dore.

The oldest parts of the building are Norman, including a round-headed slit window in the south wall and the font bowl.

The church was extended in the 14th century and reconsecrated in 1348.

The unusual 3-light windows are of a style peculiar to Herefordshire. An early two bowl piscina is in the sanctuary.

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28.5 km

Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

And the clock rings on the hour!!!

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28.8 km

Hay Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Hay Castle is a medieval fortress and a 17th-century Jacobean mansion house. The fort was built in the late 12th century and is considered to be one of the greatest medieval defence structures on the border of England and Wales still standing. However, this comes in spite of its past. The castle was attacked and burnt several times during the first and second Barons' Wars, the wars with the Welsh princes, the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, as well as the Wars of the Roses.

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29.6 km

The Café at Drover Cycles

Highlight • Cycleway

Great little bike shop with cafe and bike hire. Open 7 days a week.

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30.4 km

Hay-on-Wye

Highlight • Historical Site

Hay-on-Wye is an attractive, traditional and vibrant small town set in a delightful location on the Wales-England border. It has narrow sloping streets, a notable 13th-century castle and a world reputation for books! With over 20 bookshops for a population of just 2,000, Hay-on-Wye is often described as the ‘town of books’.

The town makes a fine stopping point on any long-distance walk or hike. Offa’s Dyke Path and the Wye Valley Walk pass through Hay-on-Wye, and the town is overlooked by the glorious Black Mountains to the south and by the green rolling hills of Powys to the north.

As it is easy to spend time browsing and purchasing items from the Hay-on-Wye bookshops, please remember that if you are on a long-distance hike you may have to carry the books that you buy!

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30.5 km

Bookstore in Hay-on-Wye

Highlight • Structure

…one of many bookshops in Hay

Translated by Google •

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30.6 km

Hay Distillery Bar

Highlight • Cafe

Bike Friendly, they will put your bike in the back if you ask

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33.3 km

Cwm-bach Wood

Forest

34.3 km

Rock Coppice

Forest

58.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.5 km

1.15 km

341 m

201 m

172 m

Surfaces

56.9 km

1.03 km

189 m

152 m

102 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Sunday 12 July

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Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower – Hay-on-Wye loop from Eaton Bishop

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Kingstone

St Bartholomew’s Church, Vowchurch

Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower

Hay Castle

The Café at Drover Cycles

Hay-on-Wye

Bookstore in Hay-on-Wye

Hay Distillery Bar

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