Ponty To Treforest 13k

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 13.01 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 55 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 62 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 71 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 96 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 48 m
  • ⚐
    District: Pontypridd 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.60536° / W 3.34009°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.6021° / W 3.34147°
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Description

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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 : km 0 - alt. 65 m - Start near 9 Chapel St, Pontypridd CF37, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 65 m - Head southwest on Chapel St toward Gelliwastad Rd/A4223
  3. 3 : km 0.14 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Gelliwastad Rd/A4223
  4. 4 : km 0.3 - alt. 66 m - Head south on Gelliwastad Rd/A4223 toward Penuel Ln
  5. 5 : km 0.5 - alt. 56 m - Slight left onto Mill St/A4058
  6. 6 : km 0.63 - alt. 63 m - Head southeast on Sardis Rd/A4058 toward High St
  7. 7 : km 1.18 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Broadway/A473
  8. 8 : km 1.3 - alt. 59 m - Head east on Broadway/A473 toward Alexandra Rd
  9. 9 : km 1.93 - alt. 55 m - Head southeast on Broadway/A473 toward Lawn Terrace
  10. 10 : km 2.08 - alt. 52 m - Head south on A473 toward Broadway
  11. 11 : km 2.41 - alt. 55 m - Head south on Forest Rd/A473 toward Meadow St
  12. 12 : km 2.74 - alt. 59 m - Head south on Llantwit Rd/A473 toward Llantwit Rd/A473
  13. 13 : km 3.2 - alt. 68 m - Head southeast on Llantwit Rd/A473 toward Oakwood St
  14. 14 : km 3.68 - alt. 72 m - Head southeast on Llantwit Rd/A473 toward Gwenllian Tce
  15. 15 : km 4.13 - alt. 85 m - Head southeast on Llantwit Rd/A473
  16. 16 : km 4.52 - alt. 92 m - Head southeast on Llantwit Rd/A473
  17. 17 : km 4.91 - alt. 96 m - Head south on Main Rd/A473 toward Church Rd
  18. 18 : km 5 - alt. 95 m - Head north on Main Rd/A473 toward Gwenllian Tce
  19. 19 : km 7.14 - alt. 63 m - Head north on Llantwit Rd/A473 toward John St
  20. 20 : km 7.47 - alt. 59 m - Slight right onto Forest Rd/A473
  21. 21 : km 7.89 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Broadway
  22. 22 : km 7.93 - alt. 48 m - Head east on Broadway
  23. 23 : km 7.95 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 7.98 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 8.52 - alt. 54 m - Sharp right toward Pentrebach Rd/A4054
  26. 26 : km 8.58 - alt. 58 m - Continue onto Pentrebach Rd/A4054
  27. 27 : km 8.75 - alt. 61 m - Head northwest on Pentrebach Rd/A4054 toward Ynysangharad Rd
  28. 28 : km 8.97 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Ynysangharad Rd
  29. 29 : km 9.37 - alt. 65 m - Head northwest on Ynysangharad Rd toward Brown Lennox Rd
  30. 30 : km 9.4 - alt. 64 m - Turn right to stay on Ynysangharad Rd
  31. 31 : km 9.43 - alt. 64 m - Slight left to stay on Ynysangharad Rd
  32. 32 : km 9.44 - alt. 64 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bridge St/A4223
  33. 33 : km 9.52 - alt. 63 m - Head north toward Bridge St/A4223
  34. 34 : km 9.57 - alt. 64 m - Exit the roundabout onto West St
  35. 35 : km 9.69 - alt. 64 m - Head north on West St toward North St
  36. 36 : km 9.84 - alt. 63 m - Continue onto The Parade
  37. 37 : km 10.14 - alt. 63 m - Head northeast on The Parade toward Dorothy St
  38. 38 : km 10.35 - alt. 68 m - Turn left toward Berw Rd/B4273
  39. 39 : km 10.44 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Berw Rd/B4273
  40. 40 : km 10.51 - alt. 58 m - Head southwest on Berw Rd/B4273 toward Graigyrhesg Rd
  41. 41 : km 10.96 - alt. 56 m - Head south on Berw Rd/B4273
  42. 42 : km 11.16 - alt. 58 m - Slight right onto Taff St
  43. 43 : km 11.33 - alt. 60 m - Continue onto Penuel Ln
  44. 44 : km 11.39 - alt. 59 m - Head south on Penuel Ln
  45. 45 : km 11.42 - alt. 58 m - Slight left to stay on Penuel Ln
  46. 46 : km 11.45 - alt. 57 m - Continue onto Taff St
  47. 47 : km 11.48 - alt. 56 m - Slight right onto Market St
  48. 48 : km 11.48 - alt. 56 m - Walk south on Taff St towards Park Side Ln
  49. 49 : km 11.76 - alt. 58 m - Walk south on High St towards Broadway/Sardis Rd/A4058
  50. 50 : km 11.82 - alt. 62 m - Walk south on High St towards Broadway/Sardis Rd/A4058
  51. 51 : km 11.85 - alt. 63 m - Sharp right onto Sardis Rd/A4058
  52. 52 : km 11.9 - alt. 62 m - Walk north-west on Sardis Rd/A4058
  53. 53 : km 11.97 - alt. 61 m - Walk north-west on Sardis Rd/A4058 towards Mill St
  54. 54 : km 12.06 - alt. 56 m - Slight right onto Catherine St/A4223
  55. 55 : km 12.15 - alt. 61 m - Walk north on Catherine St/A4223 towards Upper Church St
  56. 56 : km 12.52 - alt. 63 m - Walk north-east on Morgan St/A4223
  57. 57 : km 12.53 - alt. 63 m - Slight right onto Bridge St/A4223
  58. 58 : km 12.57 - alt. 61 m - Walk east on Bridge St/A4223 towards Taff St
  59. 59 : km 12.58 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Taff St
  60. 60 : km 12.64 - alt. 60 m - Walk south-west on Taff St towards Crossbrook St
  61. 61 : km 12.7 - alt. 60 m - Continue onto Penuel Ln
  62. 62 : km 12.74 - alt. 59 m - Walk south on Penuel Ln
  63. 63 : km 12.78 - alt. 58 m - Slight left to stay on Penuel Ln
  64. 64 : km 12.81 - alt. 57 m - Continue onto Taff St
  65. 65 : km 12.85 - alt. 56 m - Slight right onto Market St
  66. 66 : km 12.87 - alt. 57 m - Walk south on Market St towards Church St
  67. 67 : km 12.96 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Church St
  68. 68 : km 12.99 - alt. 59 m - Walk west on Church St towards Catherine St/A4223
  69. E : km 13.01 - alt. 60 m

Useful Information

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