Castle Meadows Riverside Walk
Castle Meadows, AbergavennyAlong the River Usk
Passable
Castle Meadows Riverside Walk is currently passable.
The river’s 2.09 m below the level where parts of this path can start to flood.
Over the past year, though, the river topped the level where this path usually floods on about 14 days, mostly in November to March.
Updated Holding steady over the last 6 h
River level at the gauge
0.21 mmeasured
Usk at Usk at Llanfoist Bridge (level rising gauge) · 480 m away
See Natural Resources Wales’s own readings for this gauge
Flood lines for this path: parts can start to flood at 2.31 m · usually properly flooded above 2.99 m
This flood line starts from this gauge’s measured history — the level the river only tops a few days a year. Reports of a flooded or passable day will tune it to the path itself.
Official flood warnings for Welsh paths come from Natural Resources Wales, not the Environment Agency — so check their live warnings for this area when the rivers are up.
Check live flood warnings — Natural Resources WalesThrough the year
Over the past year the river topped the level where this path is usually flooded on about 14 days, mostly in November to March.
It also reached the lower level where parts of this path can start to flood on about 24 more days.
From this gauge’s own record over the year to July 2026, measured against the level we estimate this path floods at. It’s a guide to the season, not a forecast.
About this path
Twenty hectares of riverside meadow below Abergavenny Castle, with surfaced paths and a popular Usk-side circular walk. It is working floodplain and goes fully under in big events — Storm Callum floated a footbridge away in 2018, and Storms Ciara, Dennis and Bert all put the meadows under water.
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Flood Path is advisory and not safety-critical — river readings come from public feeds with no guarantee, and conditions can change fast in heavy rain. Use your own judgement on the day.