Long Distance Route - Celtic Trail East (Chepstow to Swansea)
Type of route: 60 % traffic-free
Length: 84 miles
Gradient: mixed – some challenging hills
Time needed: allow two to three days
Access: There are train stations at Chepstow and Swansea
National Cycle Network route numbers: 4, 8, 47
The Celtic Trail (East) encompasses a diverse array of routes taking you from the eastern ‘Gateway to Wales’ at the Severn Bridge, Chepstow to the maritime city of Swansea. Largely traffic-free, the Celtic Trail (East) covers a total of 214 miles offering the opportunity to experience the diversity of the welsh culture, history and natural beauty. Travelling though the green valleys, once a famous industrial heartland, the Trail takes you along canal tow paths, disused railways, quiet country lanes, into forests, over mountains and through vales to Swansea.
A National Cycle Network map for this route is available from the Sustrans Online shop (www.sustransshop.co.uk/index.php?f=itemdetl.php&p=NN4B).
For more great information visit the official Cycling in Wales (www.cycling.visitwales.com/) and Mountain Biking in Wales (www.mbwales.com/) websites.