Source of the Severn
Linear Trail · Wales
300
XP
about 2 h 13 min walking
593 m
459 m
324 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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1 steep stretch — marked on the map.
Climb
244 m
Drop
226 m
Highest
575 m
Lowest
330 m
Walking time
about 2 h 13 min
Which way round
As mapped: Easy first 1.7 km, no steep climbing, comes down 12% for 600 m near the end.
Reversed: Climbs 12% for 600 m early on, no steep descents.
Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.
Main climb: km 1.7–5.3, from 351 m to 574 m.
How the 9.1 km splits
Flat
2.0 km
Climbing
3.8 km
Descending
2.7 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.6 km
Link it with other walks
Severn Way
Shares 4.4 km of path · meets at km 0.1, 8.78.8 km
Wye Valley Walk
Starts here too · Shares 3.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 7.14.5 km
Blaenhafren Falls
Starts here too · Shares 3.0 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 8.74.2 km
Cascades Walk
Starts here too · Shares 0.4 km of path · meets at km 0.00.9 km
Severn-Break-Its-Neck
Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.02.6 km
Source of the Severn
Crosses at km 4.41.3 km
Source of the Severn
Crosses at km 5.21.9 km