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Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse – Monnow Bridge loop from Monmouth

Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse – Monnow Bridge loop from Monmouth

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5.0

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Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse – Monnow Bridge loop from Monmouth

00:44

14.7km

160m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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282 m

Coffi Lab

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely café, perfect for a coffee or lunch break on a long ride!

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399 m

Salt & Pepper

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Seats outside, good cake.

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683 m

Monmouth Castle and Great Castle House

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Once an important border castle, and birthplace of Henry V of England. In 1647 the site was reused and built over by Great Castle House, which has since become the headquarters and regimental museum of the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers.

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1.04 km

Baptist Church, Monmouth

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7.52 km

Tregate Bridge and River Wye

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It's very pretty and looks like a fab spot for a swim but it's all barbed wire and nettles and "Private Fishing" despite no fishermen.

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14.5 km

Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse

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Sometimes referred to as Monmouth Bridge, Monnow Bridge is a charming medieval stone gated crossing, the last fortified river bridge in Britain. Once, this kind of crossing was a common sight right across Europe, but today few remain. Due to its historical importance, Monnow Bridge is a Grade-I listed building and a scheduled monument.

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14.5 km

Monnow Bridge

Highlight • Monument

Monnow Bridge is the only surviving mediaeval fortified river bridge in Britain where the gate tower stands on the bridge. As such, the bridge is Grade I-listed and has been designated as a Scheduled Monument. According to the local tradition, building work commenced in 1272 to replace a Norman timber bridge.

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14.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.8 km

285 m

235 m

229 m

129 m

Surfaces

9.48 km

5.06 km

102 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Monday 13 July

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Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse – Monnow Bridge loop from Monmouth

Coffi Lab

Salt & Pepper

Monmouth Castle and Great Castle House

Baptist Church, Monmouth

Tregate Bridge and River Wye

Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse

Monnow Bridge

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