Editing Offa's Dyke Path (section)

== Walking trail ==
[[File:Dechrau a Diwedd, Prestatyn.jpg|thumb|Offa's Dyke Path Monument at Prestatyn]]
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Distances|url=https://offasdyke.org.uk/national-trail/distances/|access-date=3 December 2020|publisher=Offa's Dyke Association}}</ref> Roughly following the border in parts, and elsewhere the ancient monument of Offa's Dyke, as well as natural features such as the [[Hatterrall Ridge]], the Dyke Path passes through a variety of landscapes. The route traces the eastern edge of the [[Black Mountains, Wales|Black Mountains]], traverses [[Clun Forest]], the [[Eglwyseg]] moors north of [[Llangollen]] and the [[Clwydian Range]].

The route passes through the counties of [[Monmouthshire]], [[Gloucestershire]], [[Powys]], [[Herefordshire]], [[Shropshire]], [[Wrexham County Borough|Wrexham]], [[Denbighshire]] and [[Flintshire]]. The [[Welsh Marches]] (Marchia Wallie) is a term used to describe this border region between England and Wales, since it was recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] in 1086.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Carter|first=Keith|title=Offa's Dyke Path|publisher=Trailblazer Publications|year=2011|isbn=978-1-905864-35-5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ludlow.org.uk/historyofthemarches.html|title=A History of The Welsh Marches|website=ludlow.org.uk|access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref> It passes through, or close to, the towns of [[Chepstow]], [[Monmouth]], [[Hay-on-Wye]], [[Kington, Herefordshire|Kington]], [[Presteigne]], [[Knighton, Powys|Knighton]], [[Montgomery, Wales|Montgomery]], [[Welshpool]] and [[Oswestry]], then in and around the [[North Wales]] towns and villages of [[Llangollen]], [[Llandegla]], [[Bodfari]] and [[Dyserth]].

The half-way point of the path is marked by the Offa's Dyke Centre in [[Knighton, Powys|Knighton]] ({{coord |52.3458|-3.0517|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title|name=Offa's Dyke Centre}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=The Offa's Dyke Centre|url=https://offasdyke.org.uk/offas-dyke-association/offas-dyke-centre/|access-date=3 December 2020|publisher=Offa's Dyke Association}}</ref>  There used to be around 600 [[stile]]s along the route, but many of these have now been replaced by [[kissing gate]]s.

{{cquote|a certain vigorous king called Offa......had a great dyke built between Wales and Mercia from sea to sea.|||[[Asser]]
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