Lanfoist Cutting

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.18 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 20 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 21 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 62 m
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    Lowest point: 44 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 59 m - Start near 4 Delafield Rd, Abergavenny NP7, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 59 m - Walk east on Delafield Rd towards Cresta Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Cresta Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.1 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Knoll Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.11 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.23 - alt. 55 m - Walk south-east on Brecon Rd/A40 towards Knoll Gardens
  7. 7 : km 0.77 - alt. 58 m - Walk south-east on Brecon Rd/A40
  8. 8 : km 0.79 - alt. 57 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A4143
  9. 9 : km 1.16 - alt. 58 m - Walk south on A4143 towards Merthyr Rd/A4143
  10. 10 : km 1.6 - alt. 49 m - Walk south on Merthyr Rd/A4143 towards Merthyr Rd/A4143
  11. 11 : km 2.12 - alt. 54 m - Walk south-west on Merthyr Rd/B4246 towards Briardene
  12. 12 : km 2.49 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto The Cutting
  13. 13 : km 2.61 - alt. 59 m - Walk north-east on The Cutting
  14. 14 : km 2.74 - alt. 56 m - Walk north-east on The Cutting
  15. 15 : km 2.91 - alt. 59 m - Walk north-east
  16. 16 : km 3.03 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 3.06 - alt. 50 m - Walk north-east towards Merthyr Rd/A4143
  18. 18 : km 3.1 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Merthyr Rd/A4143
  19. 19 : km 3.35 - alt. 47 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Merthyr Rd
  20. 20 : km 3.4 - alt. 48 m - Walk east on Merthyr Rd towards Union Rd E
  21. 21 : km 3.65 - alt. 56 m - Walk north-east on Merthyr Rd towards Union Rd E
  22. 22 : km 3.88 - alt. 58 m - Walk north-east on Merthyr Rd towards Pant Ln
  23. 23 : km 4.08 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Brecon Rd/A40
  24. 24 : km 4.08 - alt. 59 m - Walk west on Brecon Rd/A40 towards Commercial St
  25. 25 : km 4.27 - alt. 58 m - Walk west on Brecon Rd/A40 towards Mount St
  26. 26 : km 4.54 - alt. 57 m - Walk west on Brecon Rd/A40 towards Hatherleigh Rd
  27. 27 : km 4.58 - alt. 57 m - Walk west on Brecon Rd/A40 towards Hatherleigh Rd
  28. 28 : km 4.72 - alt. 56 m - Walk west on Brecon Rd/A40 towards Union Rd W
  29. 29 : km 4.76 - alt. 55 m - Walk west on Brecon Rd/A40 towards Knoll Gardens
  30. 30 : km 4.92 - alt. 55 m - Walk north-west on Brecon Rd/A40
  31. 31 : km 4.95 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 4.99 - alt. 56 m - Walk north-west towards Knoll Rd
  33. 33 : km 5.07 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Knoll Rd
  34. 34 : km 5.07 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Cresta Rd
  35. 35 : km 5.08 - alt. 58 m - Walk north on Cresta Rd towards Delafield Rd
  36. 36 : km 5.11 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Delafield Rd
  37. 37 : km 5.11 - alt. 61 m - Walk west on Delafield Rd towards Dingle Rd
  38. S/E : km 5.18 - alt. 59 m

Useful Information

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