Llanfair Waterdine Circular Walk 1 – Monaughty Poeth

Walk directions

1. Start

   Start/Finish Monaughty Poeth.

2. Step 2

   Head towards Knucklas crossing the B4355 signed to “Village Centre”. Knucklas Viaduct will come into view. Red telephone box ahead, turn right, follow the road up past the viaduct.

3. Step 3

   Bear right at sign to Castle Hill Farm pottery.

   Optional Diversion- Follow the signs up to the site of Knucklas Castle for stonking views.

   Do not turn left into farm but continue up farm track. At the Nissan Hut with yellow painted sign turn left and go through field. Go through 3 gates marked in yellow, Past Lower Forest Farm to Upper Forest Farm where you go straight ahead keeping hedge to left, through the gate with yellow band, past the derelict caravan and onwards up the hill. Keep right through the gate with yellow tape, go up hill through the next gate and over the top of the hill bearing slightly right. Through another yellow-taped gate keeping the treeline to your left. Through next gate and down the hill.

4. Step 4

   Haines’ Barn on left, keep straight up to the top of the hill on the track which bears left then right. (If you wish to avoid a steep climb you can turn right onto the lane here and then left onto the B4355 and re-join at step 7).

5. Step 5

   Once up top you will see an en closure with a wooden bench (Ruth’s bench) and table ahead/right. Go through gate and sit down a while to admire the spectacular view of the Teme Valley. Once rested go back out of the enclosure.

6. Step 6

   Follow the hill down keeping the gorse bushes to your right. At the trees, cross over the tyre tracks and carry on downhill keeping the fence to your right. Follow the path downhill with the Bluebell Wood (in spring) on your left. Out of the woods, turn left onto the road, and left again onto the main road for a short distance. Turn left on the B4355, then right towards Llanfair Waterdine.

7. Step 7

   Turn right once over the bridge and follow the road back to Monaughty Poeth.