For some, the goal was the seven-mile walk to Brockweir but most completed the whole 17-mile walk.
In conditions not dissimilar to a Belarusian winter the walkers, who included people from teenagers to several more mature in age and also several dogs, set off at a brisk pace in order to reach their destination before dark fell.
Refreshments were provided at Brockweir and Bigsweir but the walkers did not rest for long – it was too cold to stop moving.
The money raised will go towards paying for the visit to Monmouthshire next summer by 10 children from Belarus.