Tintern Abbey - Devil's Pulpit
Trail photos
Author
Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.62 mi
- Elevation gain
- 978 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 978 ft
- Max elevation
- 760 ft
- TrailRank
-
62
4.5
- Min elevation
- -80 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 3 hours 53 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1119
- Uploaded
- September 5, 2015
- Recorded
- July 2015
near Tintern, Wales (United Kingdom)
Viewed 4345 times, downloaded 90 times
Trail photos
Itinerary description
This route gets a moderate rating because the navigation is tricky. We wanted about a 10km walk and so selected a route that gave us the distance we wanted.
This walk takes you from Tintern Abbey to the Devil's Pulpit and then back to the Abbey via the old railway route. The first part up to Devil's Pulpit is steep, the return route is a more gentle path.
There are two areas that have views of the Abbey and the valley - one is the Devils Pulpit, the other is further south. You know when you have reached these points because the trees are cut back and you get the view. (Once you know where to look you can see the two 'holes' in the tree canopy from down at the Abbey).
Park in the Abbey car park, the charge is 3 pounds for the day. Take the opportunity to visit the abbey ruins. These are interesting and with the roof missing and grass growing gives a different view to an abbey.
After vising the Abbey head to the bridge then follow the path. We had a hand-held GPS and still made the odd mistake in navigation - partly because we met some people who said they knew where they were going....
On the return path look out for the stone work associated with the railway, the path is via the original railway formation. There is a stone bridge and a lot of stone work on the side of the track.
This walk takes you from Tintern Abbey to the Devil's Pulpit and then back to the Abbey via the old railway route. The first part up to Devil's Pulpit is steep, the return route is a more gentle path.
There are two areas that have views of the Abbey and the valley - one is the Devils Pulpit, the other is further south. You know when you have reached these points because the trees are cut back and you get the view. (Once you know where to look you can see the two 'holes' in the tree canopy from down at the Abbey).
Park in the Abbey car park, the charge is 3 pounds for the day. Take the opportunity to visit the abbey ruins. These are interesting and with the roof missing and grass growing gives a different view to an abbey.
After vising the Abbey head to the bridge then follow the path. We had a hand-held GPS and still made the odd mistake in navigation - partly because we met some people who said they knew where they were going....
On the return path look out for the stone work associated with the railway, the path is via the original railway formation. There is a stone bridge and a lot of stone work on the side of the track.
Waypoints
Bridge
164 ft
Railway Bridge
You almost miss this bridge, and all the stone culverts for the old railway formation.
Intersection
193 ft
J4
Pay attention here. The path you need is the one going up hill, it doesn't have a "Devil's Pulpit" sign, just the Offa's Dkye path sign.
Intersection
421 ft
J5
Intersection
687 ft
J7
Intersection
594 ft
J9
It is difficult to find the path here. The path is not very visible, but does turn into a good walking path.
Car park
-30 ft
PARK 3POUND
Park here for 3 pounds.
Ruins
Waypoint
548 ft
TOTRACK
Comments (2)
You can add a comment or review this trail
I have followed this trail verified View more
Information
Easy to follow
Scenery
Moderate
Great route, a little tricky to find the trail at one part but following the instructions and picture managed to locate it without too much drama. Would def recommend this route, well done tugboat.
I have followed this trail View more
Information
Easy to follow
Scenery
Moderate
Good walk, did it the other way round, along rail line and left up hill. Note the decent is a little tricky and could be slippy in the wet. Also not that the cakes in the Anchor pub and disgustingly gorgeous and a fair reward for the walk.