Ross Walkers are Welcome and the Wye Valley National Landscapes (WV-NL) have been collaborating on a project to improve access to footpaths in the Ross area – working in Partnership with DEFRA Access for All: Removing Barriers in Protected Landscapes funding. Specifically, the aim has been to remove stiles, where possible, to leave a gap or provide a replacement gate.
Installation for the project has been helped by Enviroability, Herefordshire Ramblers and a team of volunteers, including the Army Volunteers – and the whole project has been supported by Herefordshire Council Public Rights of Way Section.
Phase 1 – November 2022 – November 2023
40 gates installed; 2 gaps created
Location: Ross on Wye; Brampton Abbotts; Foy; Upton Bishop; Walford; Little Dewchurch; Hoarwithy
Phase 2 -December 2023 – April 2024
35 gates to be installed
Location: Upton Bishop; Little Dewchurch; Woolhope; Kings Caple; Linton; Brockhampton; Lea
Phase 3 – 2024/25
Planning about to start; Pending funding.
Specifically, we have achieved in Phase 1:
- Completion of a fab 14km/8.5 mile circular stile-free walk (riverside and interesting farmland) from Ross to Hole in the Wall and back along the Herefordshire Trail and Wye Valley Walk
- Completion of an 11km/ 7mile circular stile free walk (woods and hills) from Ross up over Penyard Hill to Weston under Penyard and back via Kingstone
- Completion of a short flat (farmland/ flood meadows) 3km/ 2 mile walk from Ross by the Fire station/ Ross Town & Country Trail
Welcome to Walking in Ross 