Caerphilly Mountain, From The Club

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 18.51 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 412 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 404 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 249 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 42 m
  • ⚐
    District: Caerphilly 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.58269° / W 3.21934°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 79 m - Start near 12 Virginia Cl, Caerphilly CF83 3JA, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 79 m - Walk south on Pontygwindy Rd towards Melville Terrace
  3. 3 : km 0.42 - alt. 79 m - Walk south on Pontygwindy Rd towards Lawrence St
  4. 4 : km 0.46 - alt. 79 m - Continue onto B4600
  5. 5 : km 0.61 - alt. 82 m - Continue onto Castle St/B4263
  6. 6 : km 0.7 - alt. 81 m - Walk south on Castle St/B4263
  7. 7 : km 0.74 - alt. 81 m - Slight right to stay on Castle St/B4263
  8. 8 : km 1.02 - alt. 93 m - Walk west on Cardiff Rd/B4263 towards Park Ln
  9. 9 : km 1.47 - alt. 113 m - Walk south-east on Mountain Rd/B4263 towards Bronrhiw Fach
  10. 10 : km 1.9 - alt. 140 m - Walk south on Mountain Rd/B4263
  11. 11 : km 2.32 - alt. 191 m - Walk south on Mountain Rd/B4263
  12. 12 : km 2.85 - alt. 245 m - Walk south on B4263 towards A469
  13. 13 : km 2.94 - alt. 240 m - Turn left onto Thornhill Rd/A469
  14. 14 : km 3.31 - alt. 247 m - Walk south on Thornhill Rd/A469
  15. 15 : km 3.54 - alt. 243 m - Walk south on Thornhill Rd/A469 towards Wenallt Rd
  16. 16 : km 4.05 - alt. 220 m - Walk east on Thornhill Rd/A469
  17. 17 : km 4.45 - alt. 172 m - Walk south-east on Thornhill Rd/A469 towards Capel Gwilym Rd
  18. 18 : km 7.26 - alt. 44 m - Walk south on Thornhill Rd/A469
  19. 19 : km 7.34 - alt. 43 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Ty-Glas Rd/B4562
  20. 20 : km 7.89 - alt. 47 m - Turn left to stay on Ty-Glas Rd/B4562
  21. 21 : km 9.39 - alt. 57 m - Walk north-east on Lisvane Rd/B4562 towards S Rise
  22. 22 : km 10.42 - alt. 69 m - Walk north-east on Lisvane Rd/B4562
  23. 23 : km 10.45 - alt. 70 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Church Rd
  24. 24 : km 10.68 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Heol-Y-Delyn
  25. 25 : km 10.74 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Llwyn Y Pia Rd
  26. 26 : km 11.38 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Graig Rd
  27. 27 : km 11.4 - alt. 98 m - Slight right onto Cherry Orchard Rd
  28. 28 : km 12.59 - alt. 122 m - Walk west on Cherry Orchard Rd towards Heol Hir
  29. 29 : km 12.88 - alt. 121 m - Continue onto Capel Gwilym Rd
  30. 30 : km 13.73 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Thornhill Rd/A469
  31. 31 : km 15.58 - alt. 240 m - Turn right onto B4263
  32. 32 : km 16.57 - alt. 148 m - Walk north on Mountain Rd/B4263 towards Ffordd Deg
  33. 33 : km 17.91 - alt. 82 m - Continue onto Castle St/B4600
  34. 34 : km 18.06 - alt. 79 m - Continue onto Pontygwindy Rd
  35. 35 : km 18.18 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 18.22 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  37. S/E : km 18.51 - alt. 79 m

Useful Information

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