Lets Walk Newport - Healthy Start Walks

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LETS WALK NEWPORT H e a l t h y S t a r t W a l k s

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LETS WALK NEWPORT

Healthy Start Walks

LetsWalkNewport - Healthy StartWalks

10Reasons towalk...

11.. Makes you feel good

2. Reduces stress

3. Helps you sleep better

4. Reduce risk of:-• Heart disease• Stroke• High blood pressure• Diabetes• Arthritis• Osteoporosis• Certain cancers

and can help with their managementand recovery

5. Meet others and feel part of your community

6. See your local area and discover new places

7. Kind to the environment

8. Can be done by almost anyone

9. No special equipment required

10. Its FREE, saving money on bus fares and petrol

© Steve

Pope

© Steve

Pope

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How often should I walk?

As often as you can

Aim for at least:-

This can be in one go or 3 walks of 10 minutes or2 walks of 15 minutes per day

305

minutes

or more daysof the week

How fast should I walk?Start slowly to warm upGradually increase to a brisk pace:-

• heart beating a little faster• breathing a little faster• feel a little warmer• leg muscles may ache a little• you should still be able to hold a conversation

Slow down gradually to cool down

Tips• Walk to the local shops• Get off the bus a stop earlier• Park a little further from your destination• Walk the children to and from school• Go for a lunchtime walk• Walk to post a letter• Use the stairs• Walk with friends/family• Explore new areas• Walk the dog• Note your progress

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What equipment will I need?

Healthy Start Walks Brochure:-• Comfortable and sensible footwear

(no flip-flops or high heels)

• Water

Small Walks for Small Feet Brochure:-• Comfortable and sensible footwear

(no flip-flops or high heels)

• Water

Healthy Challenge Walks Brochure:-

• Sturdy footwear

• Water

Countryside Walks Brochure:-

• Sturdy footwear/Hillwalking boots

• Water

Safety Information (Countryside Brochure only)

• Tell someone where you are going

• Tell someone how long you will be

• Remember to let them knowwhen you return

Have fun and enjoy your walk!

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Walks

Distance Page

1. Liswerry Pond 1.2 Km 6-70.75 Miles

2. Morgans & 1.5 Km 8-9Woodstock Pools 1 Miles

3. St. Woolos Cemetery 2 Km 10-111.2 Miles

4. Caerleon Circular 2.2 Km 12-131.3 Miles

5. Fourteen Locks 2.3 Km 14-151.4 Miles

6. Bettws Brook 2.9 Km 16-171.8 Miles

7. Malpas Meander 2.9 Km 18-191.8 Miles

8. Tredegar Park 3.7 Km 20-212.3 Miles

9. Ringland Wood 2.7 Km 22-231.7 Miles

10. Rogerstone 3.2 Km 24-25Welfare Ground 2 Miles

Please refer to map on back cover

Liswerry PondWWAALLKK11

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Liswerry Pond

Note: There is no car

parking available.

A short and

enjoyable walk

around Liswerry pond

with plenty of w

ildlifeto spot.

A level hard surface

path around the pondw

ith a level grassyroute around therecreation area.

Start at bottom of Lisw

erry Road...

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Go through gate, continue along alleyw

ay between houses and go through another gate

entering Liswerry Pond.

Turn left and continue walking on gravel path in a clockw

ise direction around Liswerry Pond.

At far end of Liswerry Pond keep on low

er path on your right running alongside the Pond.

Go through gate and enter recreation ground.

Walk around the recreation ground in an anticlockw

ise direction and re-enter Liswerry Pond through the

same gate.

Turn left and continue in a clockwise direction around Lisw

erry Pond back to the start.

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Liswerry Pond Distance 1.2 Km, 0.75 Miles

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Bus Stop

Gate

Liswerry from

theW

elsh “Llyswyry”

means M

aidens Court,

possibly relating to them

anor house ofKing of Brycheiniog’sdaughter.

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Morgans & Woodstock PoolsWWAALLKK22

Start in the car park off B

ettws Lane...

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Cross m

etal stile in bottom right hand corner of car park, take path on your left and w

alk around Woodstock

Pond in a clockwise direction.

Turn left when you see G

reen Buildings ahead of you, follow path over bridge.

See if you can spot the sign for Morgans Pond.

Take path on your left and walk around M

organs Pond in a clockwise direction.

At fork keep on main path running level alongside the Pond.

At fork take path to your left up a short incline, bear right at top of incline and follow path, cross over the

bridge on your left leading back to Woodstock Pond.

Follow path past G

reen Buildings on your left and carry on walking around W

oodstock Pond in a clockwise

direction back to the start.

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Morgans &

Woodstock Pools

A short and peaceful

walk around the

fishing pools nearBettw

s.

There is anabundance of w

ildlifeto spot.

A level w

alk on hardsurface paths.

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Morgans & Woodstock Pools Distance 1.5 Km, 1 MileKEY

Walk Ro

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Car Park

Bus Stop

Bench

Foot Bridge

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Morgans &

Woodstock

Pools, also comm

onlyknow

n as Morgans &

Woodstock Ponds or

the Bob Smalls Fishery.

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Bettws Lane

St. Woolos CemeteryWWAALLKK33

Start at main entrance to St W

oolos Cem

etery on Bassaleg Road...

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Turn left before cemetery office and follow

tarmac footpath around outer edge of cem

etery down a slight

slope (fine views of hills ahead)

Bear left and carry on along main road around cem

etery in a clockwise direction.

Keep following m

ain road around cemetery dow

n a slope then uphill.There are m

any options to take the footpaths on your left around the outer edge of cemetery w

hich loopback to the m

ain road around the cemetery.

Turn right and keep following m

ain road around cemetery leading uphill.

When reach a building ahead of you take the sm

all footpath on your right, between bollards then turn left

and follow footpath around outer edge of cem

etery.Option to carry on past the building ahead of you, through kissing gate into sm

all wood outside cem

eteryboundary leading to R

isca Road, turn right on pavement along R

isca Road and back into cemetery

entrance at point F.

Keep straight ahead on footpath passing a gate entrance on your left and follow footpath around outer edge

of cemetery.

At path junction turn left and follow road around cem

etery in a clockwise direction.

At mini roundabout keep follow

ing outer path round edge of cemetery back to start.

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oolosCem

etery

A lovely w

alk with

fine views of the

hillsides surroundingN

ewport.

Some tarm

acfootpaths are uneven,otherw

ise use main

road aroundcem

etery.

There are many

benches to rest at.

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Car Park

Bus Stop

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There are many

interesting grave sitesw

ith the following of

notable interest. Seeleft 1-4

Arthur G

ouldW

elsh Rugby's first Superstar

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Dock D

isaster Mem

orial, 1909An event w

hich gave New

port one ofit's heroes - Tom

"Toya" Lewis

Colour Sergeant John B

yrne VC DCM

Only holder of the VC

to be buried inN

ewport

George Philip Reynolds

Founder of The Boys' Brigade in Wales

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St. Woolos Cemetery Distance 2 Km, 1.2 Miles

Caerleon CircularWWAALLKK44

Start in car park on B

roadway Road...

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Go through the gate leading to the A

mphitheatre, w

alkaround A

mphitheatre in a clockw

ise direction keepingon the level grass and exit using the sam

e gate.

Cross over the roundabout using the trafficisland and continue dow

n Usk Road.

Turn right along Broadway Road then take the tarm

acpath know

n as Fosse Lane on your left leading towards

the Barracks. Option to take short path leading to

Barracks and return by same route to tarm

ac path.

Cross over U

sk Road into Afon Lwyd C

lose,bear right betw

een houses onto Tram Road.

At end of Fosse Lane turn right onto Cold Bath Road,take the gate on your left and w

alk around the grassyperim

eter of Caerleon A

FC Football G

round.

Turn left at junction with M

ill Street thencross road and head up Backhall Street. Take care as M

ill Street is a busy road to cross.

Exit gate and turn right along road towards junction

with Cold Bath Road, turn left and continue along Cold

Bath Road.

At fork take road on your left and continuestraight ahead onto M

useum Street.

Turn right at junction with Lodge Road then turn left,

crossing road by The Drovers A

rms and follow

road nextto G

oldcroft Common. Take care as there are no

pavements along this road.

At junction with the H

igh Street, cross overthe road tow

ards Broadway Road back to the

car park. Take care as the Hight Street is a

busy road to cross.

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ircular

A w

onderful historicalw

alk around Caerleon

and the remains

of the Roman

Am

phitheatre andBarracks.

A level w

alk, mostly

on pavements or hard

surface with grass

around theAm

phitheatre.

Caerleon Circular Distance 2.2 Km, 1.3 Miles

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Car Park

Bus Stop

Bench

Gate

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Caerleon w

as theheadquarters of theAugusten Legion from

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75 to the end of the3rd C

entury and was

excavated in the1920’s

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nBridge

River Usk

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Fourteen LocksCanal W

alk

A rew

arding walk

through quietresidential paths andalong the banks ofthe M

onmouthshire

& Brecon C

anal.

A level w

alk, mostly

on pavements or hard

surface, with one

small steep section

over a hump backed

bridge.

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Start at the Fourteen Locks Visitor centre car p

ark off Cwm Lane in Rogerstone...

From car park cross over C

wm Lane and w

alk along Brunel Avenue.Take care - busy lane and on a bend.

Turn right at tarmac footpath on your right (opposite Jessops C

lose) and follow footpath straight ahead

between the houses.

At end of footpath, cross over Ruskin Avenue, turn right along Ruskin Avenue for about 10 metres then take

the tarmac footpath on your left, signposted ‘Scott W

alk’.

At path junction turn right and follow path straight ahead passing ‘Barry W

alk’ and then ‘Paxton Walk’ both

signposted on your left.

At end of path, turn left.

Cross Ruskin Avenue and keep straight ahead dow

n five steps. Take care - busy road.

Walk over a hum

pbacked bridge, there is a handrail on your right on the steeper downhill slope.

Turn left after bridge and follow the tarm

ac footpath along the canal.Take care - cyclists on cycle route 47.

Cross Ruskin Avenue and keep straight ahead along canal footpath. Take care - busy road and on a bend.

Cross C

wm Lane and w

alk straight ahead down a slope, around the pond and back to the Fourteen Locks

Visitor Centre. Take care - busy lane and on a bend.

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Fourteen Locks Canal Walk Distance 2.3 Km, 1.4 Miles

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Walk Ro

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Car Park

Bus Stop

Bench

Cafe

PB!

The flight of locks was

completed in 1799

and raises the water

level 160ft in just halfa m

ile.Currently there are

also various guidedw

alks on the firstSaturday of everym

onth from the

Fourteen Locks VisitorCentre – telephone

01633 892167

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Highcross Road

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Bettw

s Brook

A pleasant m

ostlylevel w

alk onpavem

ents or hardsurface along bothsides of Bettw

s Brook.

Option of a circuit on

grass around theplaying fields nearthe canal.

Start at car park behind p

olice station...

Walk past Bettw

s Sensory Garden and cross over Lam

bourne Way using Zebra C

rossing outside police station.

Turn right and follow pavem

ent over Bettws Brook.

Turn left and follow tarm

ac footpath running along Bettws Brook.

Carry on past bridge, then past w

eir.

Follow tarm

ac path uphill onto Tamar C

lose, walk past garages on you left.

Turn left onto Monnow

Way and follow

road downhill past roundabout, using traffic island.

Take care, busy road to cross.

Turn left through gate, when you reach ‘Bettw

s Leisure Centre’ Signpost, keep straight ahead crossing bridgeover M

alpas Brook.

Turn right and walk around outer edge of playing fields in an anticlockw

ise direction.

Turn right and follow gravel path along M

alpas Brook.

Go through kissing gate and cross over M

onnow Way. Take care, busy road.

Go through kissing gate opposite and follow

tarmac path alongside Bettw

s Brook back to the start.

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Bettws Brook Distance 2.9 Km, 1.8 Miles

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Walk Ro

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Car Park

Bus Stop

Bench

Foot Bridge

ZebraCrossing

Gate

PBY

Bettws m

eans oratoryor chapel.

John Frost, Chartist

Leader, married in St

David’s C

hurch,Bettw

s.

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Malpas MeanderWWAALLKK77

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Start at the car park in G

rove Park off Pillmaw

r Road...WWAALLKK

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Malp

as Meander

This satisfying walk

follows som

epleasant residentialpaths and along anenjoyable section ofthe cycle route. Thereare som

e delightfulw

ooden sculpturesand m

any benches torest at.

A level w

alk, mostly

on pavements or hard

surface, with a short

incline and declinenear the cycle route.

From car park w

alk up tarmac footpath past children’s

playground on your left and Gladiator Pub on your right.

At bottom of slope turn right and follow

pathpast benches and w

ood carvings.

Follow path through underpass, continue straight ahead.

Walk around short loop at end of path, then

head back towards benches and w

oodcarvings.

When you reach trees and grass in front, turn right,

then immediate left and follow

path over footbridge.Keep on path, past tw

o footbridges on yourright, head up slope on your left w

ith handrailjust before w

oodcarving.

Keep straight ahead and at end of grassy groundturn right.

At top of slope, keep straight ahead towards

“Clarem

ont” sign and follow path betw

eenhouses.

Follow path straight ahead, then turn right follow

ingpaved footpath around bend and continue straightahead.

At bollard bear left, then turn left at pathcrossroads, heading up slope tow

ardsfootbridge.

At end of path, turn right, then first left going downhill,

using handrail if necessary.Walk over footbridge keeping straight ahead

and then turn right at white bungalow

s(signed for houses “235-387”) and continueback to start, rem

embering to stay left at both

forks with bollards.

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Malpas Meander Distance 2.9 Km, 1.8 Miles

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Walk Ro

ute

Car Park

Bus Stop

Bench

Foot Bridge

Children’sPlaygro

und

PBY

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Malpas is derived from

the French for “badpassage”, the roadw

est from C

aerleonran through a w

et anddifficult area.

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Tredegar Park

A fine w

alk across theopen spaces of thepark and beyond intothe attractive oldgolfing range, skirtingthe river Ebbw

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A level w

alk, mostly

on tarmac or hard

surface, with som

eshort steep unevensections near theriver.

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Start in car park at Tredegar Park...

Walk along the tarm

ac track passing the LifeTrail exercise equipment,

have a go if you are feeling energetic!

At the end of the tarmac path w

alk through the M4 underpass.

Take the first left hand path and walk in a clockw

ise direction on the grassy path.

Follow path over a sm

all bridge over a brook and turn right. Follow path until it becom

es gravel.

Follow the gravel path then turn right w

here it forks. After 30 metres take the level path straight ahead,

not the path leading downhill on your right.

At bridge over Ebbw River do not cross. Keep straight ahead dow

n a narrow path running alongside the river.

Follow the path and w

hen it meets the m

ain path continue to the left, heading back towards the underpass

and walk back to the start.

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Tredegar Park Distance 3.7 Km, 2.3 Miles

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KEY

Walk Ro

ute

Car Park

Bus Stop

Bench

Foot Bridge

Children’sPlaygro

und

PBY

There are 9 Life trailexercise stations to tryout as you w

alk aroundthe route.

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Ringland WoodWWAALLKK99

Start in car park on C

ot Farm Circle...

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Turn right out of car park onto Cot Farm Circle

and follow road alongside the recreation ground.

Just after the children’s playground take the pathon your left leading to a gate into Ringland W

ood.

At end of recreation ground take the footpath onyour right, through a gate leading tow

ardsRingland W

ood.

Turn right along the top path of Ringland Wood.

Go through gate and turn right. At end of pathtake steps leading dow

n to Ringland Circle, w

ithview

s towards Celtic M

anor Resort.

Take the gate on your right exiting Ringland Wood

onto Newman C

lose.

Turn left and follow Ringland C

ircle.At Junction w

ith Edward G

erman C

rescent,turn left and follow

the road downhill.

Turn left onto Dunstable Road and follow

the road uphill. At junction w

ith Sterndale Bennett Road,turn left and follow

the road downhill.

Turn left onto Sterndale Bennett Roadand follow

the road uphill.Near the bottom

of the hill, take the secondgate

entering Ringland Wood and continue along path.

Turn left onto Edward G

erman C

rescentand follow

the road uphill.Exit Ringland W

ood through the gate on your rightand return to the start.

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Ringland W

ood

An enjoyable w

alkthrough RinglandW

ood, with som

esteep hills but fineview

s over the BristolChannel.

Hard surface paths in

the wood w

ith therem

ainder onpavem

ents alongsidethe quiet roads.

Ringland Wood Distance 2.7 Km, 1.7 Miles

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Walk Ro

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Car Park

Bus Stop

Gate

Children’sPlaygro

und

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Ringland was nam

edafter a local farm

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elfare Ground...

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RogerstoneWelfare G

round

A scenic w

alk alongthe banks of the riverEbbw

and along aquiet country lane.

Some uneven and

sometim

es muddy

tracks alongside theriver.

Mostly level route but

with one short steep

section leading up tothe country lane.

Take footpath with tennis courts on your left, and playing fields on your right over grass fields tow

ardspicnic benches.

Keep straight ahead past small pond on your right and w

alk through a gap in the trees, keep to the left-handboundary of the recreation ground then m

eet the path running alongside the river.

Turn left and follow the river path past tw

o pipes running across the river.

Cross over footbridge on your right. N

ote: there is a small m

etal stile.

Turn left after crossing bridge and head up uneven slope.

Go through kissing gate and turn right and keep to the left edge of field boundary.

Go through kissing gate onto Pentre Tai Road, turn right and follow

country road downhill.

Take care: there are no pavements along this quiet country road.

Bear right and walk through underpass.

Cross over footbridge and turn right follow

ing river path.

Keep following river path past tw

o pipes running across the river.

Take footpath on your left back to the start.

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Rogerstone Welfare Ground Distance 3.2 Km, 2 Miles

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Walk Ro

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Car Park

Bus Stop

Picnic Bench

Foot Bridge

Refreshments

Gate

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Rogerstone originatedas a N

orman C

astlebuilt by Roger de H

aiain the 12th C

entury.

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This brochure forms part of a series of fourbrochures on walks in the Newport area.

Please see below for the other three brochures in thisseries.

CountrysideWalks

LETS WALK NEWPORT

Small W

alks for Small Feet

LETS WALK NEWPORT

Hea

lthy C

hallenge Walks

HealthyChallenge

Walks

Small Walksfor Small Feet

LETS WALK NEWPORT

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