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Ross-on-Wye Market House – Foy Suspension Bridge loop from Welsh Newton

Ross-on-Wye Market House – Foy Suspension Bridge loop from Welsh Newton

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Ross-on-Wye Market House – Foy Suspension Bridge loop from Welsh Newton

04:18

83.0km

1,160m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.5 km for 81 m

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14.1 km

Ross-on-Wye Market House

Highlight • Settlement

Nestled by the River Wye, Ross-on-Wye is a charming market town.

Originating from the first travel guidebook by William Gilpin in 1782, it inspired picturesque tourism.

It has independent stores, 19th-century mock-Gothic walls, a Gazebo Tower folly, and colourful homes cascading down the hillside to the river.

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19.1 km

Foy Suspension Bridge

Highlight • Monument

Foy and Hole-in-the-Wall are two villages near Ross-on-Wye that are actually split by the River Wye. Foy is on one side and Hole-in-the-Wall is on the other. In times gone by crossing from one part to the other was only possible by ferry or ford but in 1876 a suspension bridge was built and a very pretty one it is too.

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19.7 km

Hole-in-the-Wall on the River Wye

Highlight • River

Hole-in-the-Wall is a small hamlet on the banks of the River Wye in Herefordshire. It gives it's name to a popular local road bike loop starting in Hereford and riding to Ross on Wye and back to Hereford via Hole-in-the-Wall.

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19.9 km

Riverside Path along the River Wye

Highlight (Segment) • River

A truly beautiful route to take.

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30.1 km

Glowson Wood

Forest

41.0 km

The New Harp Inn

Highlight • Pub

Great sandwiches, with just the right amount of salad and chips not to feel too heavy for the ride after lunch. Outside table service was a bit disorganised; we watched our warm food being delivered to another table. This, after being told to return inside with a table number to be allowed to place a food order. A plan-o-gram is all they need to sort this issue. Brewdog beers were listed on the menu, but out of stock by 1:30 Saturday afternoon - really? :/. Sold another brand of beer and told it was made by Brewdog when the can said clearly otherwise; really disappointing for an otherwise decent pub in a tranquil location. The food and location save relegation.

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