Fairwater Trail

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.29 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 34 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 34 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 42 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 7 m
  • ⚐
    District: Canton 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.480939° / W 3.211206°
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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.

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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/E : km 0 - alt. 8 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 8 m - Walk south on Grosvenor St towards Lansdowne Rd/A4161
  3. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 8 m - Walk north towards Lansdowne Rd/A4161
  4. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Lansdowne Rd/A4161
  5. 4 : km 0.12 - alt. 8 m - Walk north-west on Lansdowne Rd/A4161
  6. 5 : km 0.18 - alt. 8 m - Walk north-west on Lansdowne Rd/A4161 towards Norfolk St
  7. 6 : km 0.24 - alt. 8 m - Walk north-west on Lansdowne Rd/A4161 towards Norfolk St
  8. 7 : km 0.29 - alt. 8 m - Walk north-west on Lansdowne Rd/A4161
  9. 8 : km 0.35 - alt. 8 m - Walk west on Lansdowne Rd/A4161 towards Wessex St
  10. 9 : km 0.51 - alt. 7 m - Walk north-west on Lansdowne Rd/A4161
  11. 10 : km 0.52 - alt. 7 m - Walk north-west on Lansdowne Rd/A4161
  12. 11 : km 0.78 - alt. 7 m - Walk north-west on Lansdowne Rd/A4161 towards Cowbridge Rd E
  13. 12 : km 0.8 - alt. 7 m - Walk north-west on Cowbridge Rd E/Lansdowne Rd/A4161 towards Fairfield Ave
  14. 13 : km 0.92 - alt. 7 m - Walk west on Cowbridge Rd E/A4161 towards Mayfield Ave
  15. 14 : km 1.08 - alt. 8 m - Walk west on Cowbridge Rd E/A4161 towards Aldsworth Rd
  16. 15 : km 1.24 - alt. 9 m - Walk north on Aldsworth Rd
  17. 16 : km 1.37 - alt. 10 m - Walk north-west on Aldsworth Rd towards Ely Rd
  18. 17 : km 1.49 - alt. 10 m - Walk west on Ely Rd towards Western Ave/A48
  19. 18 : km 1.51 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Western Ave/A48
  20. 19 : km 1.65 - alt. 13 m - Walk north on Western Ave/A48 towards Waungron Rd/B4488
  21. 20 : km 1.71 - alt. 14 m - Walk north on Western Ave/A48 towards Waungron Rd/B4488
  22. 21 : km 1.72 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Waungron Rd/B4488
  23. 22 : km 1.89 - alt. 12 m - Walk west on Waungron Rd/B4488 towards Kenilworth Ct
  24. 23 : km 1.92 - alt. 12 m - Continue straight onto St Fagans Rd
  25. 24 : km 2.05 - alt. 14 m - Walk west on St Fagans Rd towards St Fagans Cl
  26. 25 : km 2.23 - alt. 15 m - Walk west on St Fagans Rd towards Doyle Ave
  27. 26 : km 2.43 - alt. 15 m - Walk west on St Fagans Rd towards Llandetty Rd
  28. 27 : km 2.62 - alt. 14 m - Walk west on St Fagans Rd towards Fairwater Green
  29. 28 : km 2.81 - alt. 17 m - Walk west on St Fagans Rd towards Wellright Rd
  30. 29 : km 2.99 - alt. 21 m - Walk west on St Fagans Rd towards St Fagans Rise
  31. 30 : km 3.19 - alt. 28 m - Walk west on St Fagans Rd towards Fairways Cres
  32. 31 : km 3.38 - alt. 35 m - Walk west on St Fagans Rd towards Forest View
  33. 32 : km 3.58 - alt. 41 m - Walk west on St Fagans Rd towards Clos Ty Bronna
  34. 33 : km 3.68 - alt. 41 m - Continue onto Cardiff Rd
  35. 34 : km 3.76 - alt. 37 m - Walk south-west on Cardiff Rd
  36. 35 : km 3.95 - alt. 31 m - Walk south-west on Cardiff Rd
  37. 36 : km 4.12 - alt. 33 m - Walk west on Cardiff Rd
  38. 37 : km 4.33 - alt. 31 m - Walk west on Cardiff Rd towards Crofft-Y-Genau Road
  39. 38 : km 4.52 - alt. 31 m - Walk west on Cardiff Rd towards Crofft-Y-Genau Road
  40. 39 : km 4.56 - alt. 28 m - Continue onto Castle Hill
  41. 40 : km 4.66 - alt. 16 m - Walk south-east on Ely Trail
  42. 41 : km 4.76 - alt. 15 m - Walk east on Ely Trail
  43. 42 : km 4.91 - alt. 12 m - Walk east on Ely Trail
  44. 43 : km 5.06 - alt. 11 m - Walk east on Ely Trail
  45. 44 : km 5.22 - alt. 12 m - Walk east on Ely Trail
  46. 45 : km 5.39 - alt. 15 m - Walk east on Ely Trail
  47. 46 : km 5.56 - alt. 10 m - Walk north-east on Ely Trail
  48. 47 : km 5.72 - alt. 10 m - Walk east on Ely Trail
  49. 48 : km 5.88 - alt. 10 m - Walk east on Ely Trail
  50. 49 : km 6.06 - alt. 12 m - Walk east on Ely Trail towards Landwade Cl
  51. 50 : km 6.16 - alt. 14 m - Walk south on Ely Trail towards Landwade Cl
  52. 51 : km 6.16 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Landwade Cl
  53. 52 : km 6.22 - alt. 17 m - Slight right onto Bwlch Road
  54. 53 : km 6.24 - alt. 18 m - Walk east on Bwlch Road towards Wellright Rd
  55. 54 : km 6.38 - alt. 19 m - Walk east on Bwlch Road towards Wellright Rd
  56. 55 : km 6.55 - alt. 17 m - Walk east on Bwlch Road towards Everswell Rd
  57. 56 : km 6.7 - alt. 12 m - Walk east on Bwlch Road towards Cartwright Ln
  58. 57 : km 6.88 - alt. 13 m - Walk east on Bwlch Road towards Llangattock Rd
  59. 58 : km 7.05 - alt. 14 m - Walk east on Bwlch Road towards Llangattock Rd
  60. 59 : km 7.07 - alt. 14 m - Continue onto Finchley Rd
  61. 60 : km 7.23 - alt. 13 m - Walk east on Finchley Rd towards Norbury Rd
  62. 61 : km 7.26 - alt. 13 m - Continue onto Norbury Rd
  63. 62 : km 7.33 - alt. 13 m - Walk north-east on Norbury Rd towards Brook Rd
  64. 63 : km 7.45 - alt. 11 m - Walk north-east on Norbury Rd towards St Fagans Rd
  65. 64 : km 7.45 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto St Fagans Rd
  66. 65 : km 7.64 - alt. 9 m - Walk east on St Fagans Rd towards Ely Rd
  67. 66 : km 7.65 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Ely Rd
  68. 67 : km 7.72 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Western Ave/A48
  69. 68 : km 7.73 - alt. 10 m - Turn left towards Western Ave/A48
  70. 69 : km 7.74 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Western Ave/A48
  71. 70 : km 7.78 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Ely Rd
  72. 71 : km 7.79 - alt. 10 m - Walk east on Ely Rd
  73. 72 : km 7.8 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Aldsworth Rd
  74. 73 : km 8 - alt. 9 m - Walk south-east on Aldsworth Rd towards Cowbridge Rd E/A4161
  75. 74 : km 8.05 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Cowbridge Rd E/A4161
  76. 75 : km 8.17 - alt. 9 m - Walk east on Cowbridge Rd E/A4161 towards Windway Rd
  77. 76 : km 8.34 - alt. 7 m - Walk east on Cowbridge Rd E/A4161 towards Fairfield Ave
  78. 77 : km 8.51 - alt. 7 m - Walk south-east on Lansdowne Rd/A4161 towards Cowbridge Rd E
  79. 78 : km 8.7 - alt. 7 m - Walk south-east on Lansdowne Rd/A4161 towards Cliff Pl
  80. 79 : km 8.92 - alt. 8 m - Walk east on Lansdowne Rd/A4161 towards Norfolk St
  81. 80 : km 9.14 - alt. 8 m - Walk south-east on Lansdowne Rd/A4161 towards Grosvenor St
  82. 81 : km 9.23 - alt. 8 m - Walk north on Grosvenor St towards Brunswick St
  83. S/E : km 9.29 - alt. 8 m

Useful Information

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