Offa's Dyke Path (Welsh: Llwybr Clawdd Offa) is a long-distance footpath following closely the Wales–England border. Opened in 1971, it is one of Britain's National Trails and draws walkers from throughout the world. Some of the 177-mile (285km) route either follows, or keeps close company with, the remnants of Offa's Dyke, an 8th-century earthwork, the majority of which was probably constructed on the orders of MercianKing Offa. However, the dyke is not present on the Black Mountains, Wales and the path here follows the current Wales-England border along the Hatterall Ridge.
Walking
Traveling south to north, starting by the Severn Estuary at Sedbury, near Chepstow and finishing at Prestatyn on the north coast, the walk will take an average walker roughly 12 days to complete.
Following a man-made border and ancient monument, rather than natural features, the dyke path crosses a variety of landscapes. The route crosses the Black Mountains, the Shropshire Hills, including the many ups and downs of the 'Switchback', the Eglwyseg moors north of Llangollen and the Clwydian Range.
Offa's Dyke (Welsh:Clawdd Offa) is a large linear earthwork that roughly follows the current border between England and Wales. The structure is named after Offa, the 8th century king of Mercia, who is traditionally believed to have ordered its construction. Although its precise original purpose is debated, it delineated the border between Anglian Mercia and the Welsh kingdom of Powys.
The Dyke, which was up to 65 feet (20m) wide (including its flanking ditch) and 8 feet (2.4m) high, traversed low ground, hills and rivers. Today the earthwork is protected as a scheduled monument. Some of its route is followed by the Offa's Dyke Path; a 176mi (283km)long-distance footpath that runs between Liverpool Bay in the north and the Severn Estuary in the south.
Although the Dyke is conventionally dated to the Early Middle Ages of Anglo-Saxon England, research in recent decades - using techniques such as radioactive carbon dating - has challenged the conventional historiography and theories about the earthwork.
close to the wrinkled lip of Offa’s Dyke, lying in the borderlands of England and Wales where echoes of religion and strife still resonated ... The former takes you on to Offa’s Dyke Path and a great high level route south along another ridge.
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