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Photo of the trail near the Old School, Llanhennock, Monmouthshire
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OS Explorer 203 – Ludlow, Tenbury Wells and
Cleobury Mortimer
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National Park, climbing and running along the ridge of the
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Ramblers Association – basic info on the Marches Way
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OS Explorer OL13 – Brecon
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509:OS Landranger 117 – Chester and Wrexham
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541:List of recreational walks in Cheshire
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258:. From here the path climbs
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1024:Peak District Boundary Walk
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1735:Transport in Monmouthshire
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981:Yorkshire Wolds Way
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1216:Long-distance path
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1019:Norfolk Coast Path
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1392:Cambrian Way
1192:Speyside Way
1039:Vanguard Way
999:Capital Ring
990:Other trails
961:The Ridgeway
911:Cotswold Way
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1573:Llandrindod
1543:Builth Road
1515:Machynlleth
1473:Radnor Ring
1463:Lôn Cambria
1407:Marches Way
1387:Beacons Way
1172:Rob Roy Way
1147:Kintyre Way
976:Thames Path
956:Pennine Way
941:Peddars Way
790:Marches Way
745:Beacons Way
737:Non-coastal
453:Beacons Way
362:South Wales
331:Roman forts
280:Abergavenny
236:Craven Arms
168:Marches Way
136: /
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24:Marches Way
1694:Categories
1598:Sugar Loaf
1593:Pen-y-Bont
1583:Llangynllo
1478:Taff Trail
1422:Severn Way
1417:Sarn Helen
1225:Ulster Way
826:Taff Trail
796:Maelor Way
755:Celtic Way
547:References
460:Taff Trail
410:Maelor Way
276:Abbey Dore
256:Leominster
216:Shrewsbury
121:51°29′06″N
86:53°11′49″N
72:Trailheads
1725:River Usk
1623:Cyfronydd
1588:Llanwrtyd
1525:Welshpool
1397:Epynt Way
1380:Footpaths
396:Baker Way
296:Pontypool
272:River Wye
224:Long Mynd
204:River Dee
194:The route
124:3°11′02″W
89:2°52′48″W
66:, England
37:River Usk
1628:Heniarth
1563:Knucklas
1489:stations
1107:Dava Way
675:in Wales
535:See also
455:at Pandy
451:and the
343:medieval
306:via the
300:Caerleon
268:Hereford
264:A49 road
160:All year
64:Midlands
56:Location
1638:Sylfaen
1548:Cilmeri
1505:Caersws
1487:Railway
681:Coastal
570:7 April
467:Mapping
339:Burrium
304:Newport
288:Skirrid
188:Cardiff
184:Chester
112:Cardiff
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248:Ludlow
157:Season
152:Hiking
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1553:Dolau
1362:B4574
1357:A4221
1352:A4113
1347:A4059
1268:Powys
327:Roman
176:Welsh
60:Wales
39:near
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