Symonds Yat & Biblins Bridge loop — Wye Valley

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Symonds Yat & Biblins Bridge loop — Wye Valley

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Symonds Yat & Biblins Bridge loop — Wye Valley

01:46

6.20km

130m

Hiking

Embark on an easy 3.9-mile (6.2 km) hike through the Wye Valley, offering diverse terrain and rewarding views. This loop, which takes about 1 hour and 45 minutes to complete, features gravel paths, unpaved sections, and natural trails winding through ancient woodlands. You will encounter riverside walks and some ascents…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a ferry crossing

Check ferry timetable.

After 1.40 km for 56 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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517 m

View of the Wye Valley from Symonds Yat Rock

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From Symonds Yat Rock you are afforded a stunning view over the picturesque Wye Valley. This viewpoint is one of the best places in the country to watch peregrine falcons. …

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1.38 km

Saracen's Head Hand Ferry

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This is one of two hand pulled ferries in the Symonds Yat area. The other one is just upstream from here and not that far away. The ferry here at …

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3.56 km

Biblins Suspension Bridge

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Biblins Bridge is a suspension and rope bridge over the River Wye, right next to Biblins Youth Camp. The bridge makes for a quirky river crossing and affords lovely views upstream.

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6.20 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.20 km

2.32 km

486 m

152 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.49 km

1.76 km

792 m

505 m

329 m

327 m

Elevation

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Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Monday 5 October

20°C

12°C

25 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

August 8, 2025,Biblins Bridge loop from Symonds Yat — Wye Valley

This was literally a dream walk 😍!! Forest, a river, sunny & warm but not hot or humid. SO pretty, I just love the woods.
A perfect 40th bday walk i think!!
Shame I'm now dying (the next day) but, its worth it!!

August 10, 2024,Wandering Wye 🇬🇧

Pre-wedding stroll 👌
Back in the UK, partly to attend a friend's wedding in Gloucestershire. Would have been a pity to drive all this way from London and not see anything more than the venue itself, so we went for a stroll along the river Wye before the festivities.
Gorgeous area! Cool to momentarily cross the border into Wales, and …