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Offa's Dyke Path is a long distance footpath along the Welsh- English border. Part of the 283 km (177 miles) long route follows the 8th century earthwork by King Offa.

Most walkers travel south to north, starting by the Severn, at Sedbury , near Chepstow, and finishing at Prestatyn.

The route crosses the Black Mountains, the Shropshire hills (including the many ups and downs of the 'Switchback', for many walkers the hardest part of the walk) the Eglwyseg mountains, and the Clwydian Hills.

It passes through, or close to, the towns of Monmouth, Hay-on-Wye, Kington, Knighton, Montgomery and Llangollen.

The half-way point of the walk is marked by the Offa's Dyke Centre in Knighton.

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Long-distance footpaths in the UK

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Hiking trails in Europe ShropshireShropshire (abbreviated Salop or Salops is a county in the West Midlands of England, bordering Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and the Welsh preserved counties of Powys and Clwyd. Shropshire is one of England's most rural counties.

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