Giant's Cave, Wye Valley – View from Eagles Nest loop from Chepstow Race Course

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Giant's Cave, Wye Valley – View from Eagles Nest loop from Chepstow Race Course

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Giant's Cave, Wye Valley – View from Eagles Nest loop from Chepstow Race Course

01:38

5.32km

180m

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Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Includes short out-and-back sections

Your route doubles back at waypoints. If this isn’t intentional, adjust those waypoints’ positions.

After 1.21 km for 130 m

After 3.01 km for 193 m

After 5.28 km for 11 m

Waypoints

Start point

Guest House

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218 m

St. Arvans Climb

Highlight • Climb

Worth it for the descent into Tintern!

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1.27 km

Otter Hole Cave

Highlight • Natural Monument

Otter Hole / Otter Cave is known as one of the best "decorated" caves in the UK. Access is restricted to protect the rare formations inside. The cave also floods, …

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1.28 km

Cave Passage in Wye Valley National Landscape

Highlight • Natural Monument

Bring a torch and compass. Remember to look around, explore!!

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1.37 km

Giant's Cave, Wye Valley

Highlight • Cave

There are a couple of caves in this area. The first (coming from Chepstow) is very shallow and raided above the path.

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2.74 km

Two stone slabs stand across from each other as though guarding a path to a secret realm. The tree atop the right slab seems to be the guardian with the 3 questions which must be answered to pass the gate.

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2.92 km

365 Steps and View of the River Wye

Highlight • Viewpoint

3.09 km

View from Eagles Nest

Highlight • Trail

Eagles Nest is situated at the top of a steep, wooded limestone cliff and as the highest point on the Monmouthshire bank of the Wye, at 770 foot (235 m). …

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5.27 km

St Arvans Victorian Drinking Fountain

Highlight • Historical Site

In the 1890s, Monmouthshire County Council made the decision to install drinking fountains across the county.

In St Arvan, local residents went the extra mile, raising an additional £30 to …

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