Route outline for walk gl107:
Symonds Yat - Symonds Yat Rock - Saracen's Head Ferry - The River Wye - King Arthur's Cave - Seven Sisters Rocks - The Wye Valley Walk - The Biblins - The Gosling Ash - Near Hearkening Rock - The Suck Stone - Staunton (Coleford) - Braceland - Motiva Ropes Course - Symonds Yat
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
The Seven Sisters that make up the famous Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs in East Sussex are - from West (Cuckmere Haven) to East (Beachy Head): Haven Brow; Short Brow; Rough Brow; Brass Point; Flat Hill; Bailey's Hill and Went Hill
The Suck Stone is thought to be the largest single boulder in Britain.
At 33m (108ft) The Gosling Ash is the tallest recorded broadleaf tree in the Forest of Dean
King Arthur's Cave has revealed artefacts over 60,000 yrs old. The Arthurian connection is pure speculation.
The Ferry across the River Wye (small fee) is operated by the Saracen's Head. It does not operate after dark, in winter or when the river levels are high.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
0 English Mountains |
0 Wainwrights |
0 English Nuttalls |
0 English Deweys |
0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
0 Marilyns |
1 Bridget |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Symonds Yat Rock at 153m (502ft). Symonds Yat Rock is known as an English Bridget.
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