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Usk Castle loop
Monmouthshire, Wales
Monmouthshire, Wales

Usk Castle loop

Length4.9 mi
Elev. Gain665.8 ft
Est. Steps11000
Forest
River
Historic site
Quiet place
Grassland
Playground
Muddy
Steep slope
No/weak signal
Created by FailingWelshman

Usk Castle loop Introduction

Usk Castle loop is a 4.9 mile (11,000-step) route located near Llanbadoc, Usk, Wales. This route has an elevation gain of about 665.8 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Immediate steep incline from Llanbadoc Island to the top of the bluff above Usk. A pleasant flat section follows, proceeded by a muddy downhill track. Flat through town, up the steps by the old railway bridge and then flat again down the riverside footpath. Then a long but gentle uphill section towards Usk Castle, before dropping back down into Usk, over the bridge and completing the loop.

Attractions Near Usk Castle loop

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Usk Castle

Historical
Usk Castle (Welsh: Castell Brynbuga) is a castle site in the town of Usk in central Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. It is a Grade I listed building as of 16 February 1953. Within the castle, and incorporating parts of its gatehouse, stands Castle House, a Grade I listed building in its own right.

HM Prison Usk

Place
HM Prison Usk is a Category C men's prison, located in Maryport Street in Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and jointly managed with the nearby HMP Prescoed.

Llanbadoc

Place
Llanbadoc (Welsh: Llanbadog Fawr) is a village and community in the ceremonial county of Monmouthshire in Wales.The population of the village at the 2011 census was 806.The village is in the Newport postal district of NP15, just across the River Usk from the town of Usk (Welsh: Brynbuga), off the A472.

Castle House, Usk

Place
Castle House in Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales, originally formed the gatehouse to Usk Castle. Much altered in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it is now a private home and a Grade I listed building.

Burrium

Place
Burrium was a legionary fortress in the Roman province of Britannia Superior or Roman Britain. Its remains today lie beneath the town of Usk in Monmouthshire, south east Wales.The Romans founded the 48 acres (19 ha) fortress around AD 55, probably for the Legio XX Valeria Victrix (20th Legion) and perhaps an additional ala of 500 cavalrymen.

30 Bridge Street, Usk

Place
30 Bridge Street, Usk, Monmouthshire, is a Grade II* listed building.

27 Old Market Street, Usk

Place
27 Old Market Street, Usk, Monmouthshire, forms part of a range of terraced houses which were originally the Great House of Roger Williams, High Sheriff of Monmouthshire in the mid-16th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

St Madoc's Church, Llanbadoc

Place
The Church of St Madoc, Llanbadoc, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 14th century. A Grade II* listed building, the church remains an active parish church.

Usk Bridge (Usk)

Place
The Usk Bridge, Usk, Monmouthshire, carries the A472 over the River Usk. It is the town's oldest crossing of the river and is a Grade II* listed structure.

Usk (GWR) railway station

Place
Usk (GWR) railway station is a disused railway station in the town of Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales. The station is now barely recognisable with the remains of the platforms beneath undergrowth, but the trackbed, the adjacent Usk Tunnel and road and river bridges remain extant and can be walked.
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

4.9 mi

Elev. Gain

665.8 ft

Est. Steps

11000
Created by
FailingWelshman
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