Cardiff Bay Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.88 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 7 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 7 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 11 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Butetown 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.4672° / W 3.16272°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 10 m - Start near A4232, Cardiff, Cardiff CF10, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 10 m - Head southwest toward Bute Pl
  3. 3 : km 0.23 - alt. 10 m - Slight left at Bute Pl
  4. 4 : km 0.25 - alt. 10 m - Turn right at Bute Pl
  5. 5 : km 0.38 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.48 - alt. 7 m - Head south
  7. 7 : km 0.6 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.68 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.72 - alt. 9 m - Head east on Harbour Dr toward Britannia Quay
  10. 10 : km 0.97 - alt. 9 m - Head southeast on Harbour Dr
  11. 11 : km 1.26 - alt. 9 m - Enter the roundabout
  12. 12 : km 1.27 - alt. 9 m - Head west
  13. 13 : km 1.29 - alt. 9 m - Exit the roundabout
  14. 14 : km 1.96 - alt. 9 m - Head south toward Locks Rd
  15. 15 : km 2.07 - alt. 9 m - Continue straight onto Locks Rd
  16. 16 : km 2.83 - alt. 3 m - Head southwest
  17. 17 : km 3.12 - alt. 8 m - Turn right toward Penarth Portway
  18. 18 : km 3.15 - alt. 8 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Penarth Portway
  19. 19 : km 3.19 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 3.27 - alt. 7 m - Slight right
  21. 21 : km 3.27 - alt. 7 m - Head north
  22. 22 : km 3.29 - alt. 7 m - Turn left toward Plas St Andresse
  23. 23 : km 3.45 - alt. 7 m - Turn right toward Plas St Andresse
  24. 24 : km 3.47 - alt. 8 m - Continue onto Plas St Andresse
  25. 25 : km 3.5 - alt. 8 m - Turn right to stay on Plas St Andresse
  26. 26 : km 3.53 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Llwyn Passat
  27. 27 : km 3.95 - alt. 8 m - Continue onto Marconi Ave
  28. 28 : km 4.08 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Chandlers Way
  29. 29 : km 4.16 - alt. 8 m - Head northwest on Chandlers Way toward Marconi Ave
  30. 30 : km 4.25 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Marconi Ave
  31. 31 : km 4.41 - alt. 9 m - Slight right at Pierhead View
  32. 32 : km 4.55 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 4.73 - alt. 8 m - Head northeast on Pont Y Werin toward Watkiss Way
  34. 34 : km 4.93 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Watkiss Way
  35. 35 : km 5.03 - alt. 8 m - Head east on Watkiss Way
  36. 36 : km 5.09 - alt. 8 m - Head northeast on Watkiss Way
  37. 37 : km 5.19 - alt. 8 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Empire Way
  38. 38 : km 5.41 - alt. 8 m - Turn left to stay on Empire Way
  39. 39 : km 5.43 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 5.5 - alt. 7 m - Head northwest
  41. 41 : km 5.51 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 5.73 - alt. 5 m - Head west
  43. 43 : km 5.77 - alt. 7 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Ferry Rd
  44. 44 : km 5.99 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 6.22 - alt. 10 m - Head northeast
  46. 46 : km 6.94 - alt. 9 m - Turn right toward Windsor Esplanade
  47. 47 : km 6.99 - alt. 8 m - Turn left toward Windsor Esplanade
  48. 48 : km 7.04 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Windsor Esplanade
  49. 49 : km 7.05 - alt. 8 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
  50. 50 : km 7.16 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 7.18 - alt. 5 m - Head north
  52. 52 : km 7.33 - alt. 5 m - Slight left
  53. 53 : km 7.49 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 7.5 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 7.51 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 7.55 - alt. 9 m - Enter the roundabout
  57. 57 : km 7.56 - alt. 9 m - Head east toward Havannah St
  58. 58 : km 7.57 - alt. 9 m - Exit the roundabout onto Havannah St
  59. 59 : km 7.65 - alt. 8 m - Turn right toward Stuart Pl
  60. 60 : km 7.69 - alt. 6 m - Turn left toward Stuart Pl
  61. 61 : km 7.81 - alt. 6 m - Turn right toward Stuart Pl
  62. 62 : km 7.92 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Stuart Pl
  63. 63 : km 7.97 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 7.99 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 8.03 - alt. 7 m - Head north toward Tacoma Square
  66. 66 : km 8.05 - alt. 7 m - Continue straight onto Tacoma Square
  67. 67 : km 8.06 - alt. 6 m - Slight right
  68. 68 : km 8.19 - alt. 5 m - Head east
  69. 69 : km 8.19 - alt. 5 m - Turn left toward Bute Pl/A4119
  70. 70 : km 8.41 - alt. 9 m - Turn left toward Bute Pl/A4119
  71. 71 : km 8.42 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Bute Pl/A4119
  72. 72 : km 8.48 - alt. 9 m - Turn left toward Bute Pl
  73. 73 : km 8.5 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Bute Pl
  74. 74 : km 8.54 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 8.61 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 8.75 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 8.82 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  78. S/E : km 8.88 - alt. 10 m

Useful Information

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Look out for the distinct Castleton Circular Walk Waymark Disc.

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