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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 165.10 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 52h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,696 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,661 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 231 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Grangetown 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.46332° / W 3.19384°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.79857° / W 4.97529°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 8 m - Head northwest toward Penarth Rd/A4160
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Penarth Rd/A4160
  3. 3 : km 2.04 - alt. 27 m - Slight right onto Barry Rd/A4055
  4. 4 : km 2.25 - alt. 34 m - Slight right to stay on Barry Rd/A4055
  5. 5 : km 2.73 - alt. 36 m - Slight left onto Cardiff Rd/A4055
  6. 6 : km 5.93 - alt. 9 m - Slight right to stay on Cardiff Rd/A4055
  7. 7 : km 8.37 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Cardiff Rd
  8. 8 : km 8.49 - alt. 6 m - Continue onto Little Moors Hill
  9. 9 : km 8.74 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Vere St
  10. 10 : km 8.83 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Main St
  11. 11 : km 9.23 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Barry Rd
  12. 12 : km 11.25 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Claude Rd
  13. 13 : km 11.69 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Claude Rd W
  14. 14 : km 12.04 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Pontypridd Rd/B4266
  15. 15 : km 13.08 - alt. 60 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Port Rd W/A4226
  16. 16 : km 16.27 - alt. 57 m - At the roundabout, continue straight onto B4265
  17. 17 : km 20.26 - alt. 10 m - Head southwest on B4265
  18. 18 : km 20.72 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 21.66 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Rock Rd
  20. 20 : km 22.23 - alt. 31 m - Rock Rd turns slightly right and becomes Cowbridge Rd
  21. 21 : km 23.41 - alt. 41 m - Continue onto St Athan Rd
  22. 22 : km 24.5 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 24.6 - alt. 51 m - Slight right
  24. 24 : km 27.53 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 28.64 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 34.74 - alt. 78 m - Continue onto Tair Croes
  27. 27 : km 36.57 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Wick Rd
  28. 28 : km 36.99 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Wick Rd/B4524
  29. 29 : km 37.63 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Ewenny Rd/B4265
  30. 30 : km 37.76 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto New Inn Rd
  31. 31 : km 40.1 - alt. 39 m - Slight left onto Bypass Rd/A48
  32. 32 : km 57.23 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Station Rd
  33. 33 : km 57.53 - alt. 9 m - Slight right to stay on Station Rd
  34. 34 : km 57.92 - alt. 9 m - Turn right toward Heilbronn Way/B4286
  35. 35 : km 58 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Heilbronn Way/B4286
  36. 36 : km 58.06 - alt. 11 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Pentyla-Baglan Rd/A48
  37. 37 : km 62.49 - alt. 12 m - At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Neath Rd/A474
  38. 38 : km 65.94 - alt. 34 m - Slight right onto Pen-Y-Heol/B4290
  39. 39 : km 66.15 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 66.95 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Crymlyn Rd
  41. 41 : km 67 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 67.83 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Park Ave/A4230
  43. 43 : km 68.02 - alt. 57 m - Slight left to stay on Park Ave/A4230
  44. 44 : km 68.75 - alt. 56 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Peniel Green Rd/A48
  45. 45 : km 78 - alt. 89 m - Sharp right toward Cherry Cres
  46. 46 : km 78.14 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Cherry Cres
  47. 47 : km 78.2 - alt. 92 m - Turn right toward Ffordd y Meillion
  48. 48 : km 78.26 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Ffordd y Meillion
  49. 49 : km 78.28 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Parc Penderi
  50. 50 : km 84.37 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Water St/A48
  51. 51 : km 85.98 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Y Geibren
  52. 52 : km 86.51 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto B4306
  53. 53 : km 91.5 - alt. 178 m - Turn right onto Heol Morlais/A476
  54. 54 : km 91.55 - alt. 180 m - Turn left onto Ffosceiliog
  55. 55 : km 93.35 - alt. 199 m - Turn left onto B4306
  56. 56 : km 96.64 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Capel Ifan Rd/B4317
  57. 57 : km 96.71 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Heol Y Parc/B4306
  58. 58 : km 106.4 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto B4309
  59. 59 : km 106.99 - alt. 77 m - Slight right onto A484
  60. 60 : km 123.61 - alt. 11 m - Turn right toward A40
  61. 61 : km 123.62 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto A40
  62. 62 : km 123.87 - alt. 9 m - Slight right onto Pentre Rd/B4299
  63. 63 : km 124.47 - alt. 8 m - Turn right at High St/A4066
  64. 64 : km 131.3 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 132.4 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 133.89 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 134.4 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 136.1 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 138.4 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 138.48 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 138.8 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 140.03 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 144.07 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 148.52 - alt. 22 m - Turn right toward Gelli Hill
  75. 75 : km 153.43 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 155.25 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 159.78 - alt. 20 m - Turn right toward Arnolds Hill/A40
  78. 78 : km 160.06 - alt. 30 m - Slight right onto Arnolds Hill/A40
  79. 79 : km 164.19 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Picton Pl
  80. 80 : km 164.26 - alt. 3 m - Continue onto Victoria Pl
  81. 81 : km 164.37 - alt. 6 m - Continue onto High St
  82. 82 : km 164.66 - alt. 33 m - Continue onto Dew St
  83. 83 : km 165.02 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Albert St/A487
  84. 84 : km 165.07 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  85. E : km 165.1 - alt. 44 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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