Elan Valley Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 18.57 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 227 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 223 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 355 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 203 m
  • ⚐
    District: Rhayader 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.28054° / W 3.558°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 207 m - Start near 6 Nantmadog Bungalow, Elan Valley, Rhayader LD6 5HN, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 207 m - Walk north-east towards B4518
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 205 m - Walk south-east towards B4518
  4. 4 : km 0.08 - alt. 204 m - Walk south-east towards B4518
  5. 5 : km 0.09 - alt. 204 m - Walk south-east towards B4518
  6. 6 : km 0.11 - alt. 204 m - Walk south-east towards B4518
  7. 7 : km 0.13 - alt. 203 m - Walk south-east towards B4518
  8. 8 : km 0.15 - alt. 203 m - Turn right onto B4518
  9. 9 : km 0.17 - alt. 204 m - Walk on B4518
  10. 10 : km 0.17 - alt. 204 m - Walk south-west on B4518
  11. 11 : km 0.21 - alt. 205 m - Walk south-west on B4518
  12. 12 : km 0.23 - alt. 205 m - Walk south-west on B4518
  13. 13 : km 0.27 - alt. 205 m - Walk on B4518
  14. 14 : km 0.27 - alt. 205 m - Walk south-west on B4518
  15. 15 : km 0.31 - alt. 206 m - Walk on B4518
  16. 16 : km 0.31 - alt. 206 m - Walk south-west on B4518
  17. 17 : km 0.36 - alt. 206 m - Walk south-west on B4518
  18. 18 : km 0.39 - alt. 206 m - Walk south-west on B4518
  19. 19 : km 0.43 - alt. 207 m - Walk on B4518
  20. 20 : km 0.43 - alt. 207 m - Walk south-west on B4518
  21. 21 : km 0.48 - alt. 208 m - Walk south-west on B4518
  22. 22 : km 0.55 - alt. 207 m - Walk south-west on B4518
  23. 23 : km 0.61 - alt. 208 m - Walk south-west on B4518
  24. 24 : km 0.69 - alt. 209 m - Walk south-west on B4518
  25. 25 : km 0.77 - alt. 214 m - Walk south-west on B4518
  26. 26 : km 0.85 - alt. 218 m - Walk south-west on B4518
  27. 27 : km 0.93 - alt. 219 m - Walk south-west on B4518
  28. 28 : km 0.96 - alt. 220 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 1.01 - alt. 217 m - Walk south-west
  30. 30 : km 1.08 - alt. 217 m - Walk south-west
  31. 31 : km 1.15 - alt. 216 m - Walk south-west
  32. 32 : km 1.22 - alt. 213 m - Walk south
  33. 33 : km 1.29 - alt. 209 m - Walk south-west
  34. 34 : km 1.36 - alt. 210 m - Walk south-west
  35. 35 : km 1.44 - alt. 211 m - Walk south-west
  36. 36 : km 1.51 - alt. 212 m - Walk south-west
  37. 37 : km 1.58 - alt. 213 m - Walk south-west
  38. 38 : km 1.66 - alt. 214 m - Walk south-west
  39. 39 : km 1.71 - alt. 214 m - Walk south-west
  40. 40 : km 1.75 - alt. 215 m - Walk south-west
  41. 41 : km 1.83 - alt. 216 m - Walk west
  42. 42 : km 1.9 - alt. 218 m - Walk south-west
  43. 43 : km 17.81 - alt. 213 m - Walk north-east on B4518
  44. 44 : km 17.86 - alt. 211 m - Walk north-east on B4518
  45. 45 : km 17.91 - alt. 209 m - Walk north-east on B4518
  46. 46 : km 17.96 - alt. 208 m - Walk north-east on B4518
  47. 47 : km 18.04 - alt. 207 m - Walk north-east on B4518
  48. 48 : km 18.11 - alt. 208 m - Walk north-east on B4518
  49. 49 : km 18.18 - alt. 207 m - Walk north-east on B4518
  50. 50 : km 18.26 - alt. 206 m - Walk north-east on B4518
  51. 51 : km 18.35 - alt. 205 m - Walk north-east on B4518
  52. 52 : km 18.4 - alt. 204 m - Walk north-east on B4518
  53. 53 : km 18.44 - alt. 203 m - Walk north-west
  54. 54 : km 18.49 - alt. 204 m - Walk north-west
  55. 55 : km 18.53 - alt. 205 m - Walk north-west
  56. S/E : km 18.57 - alt. 207 m

Useful Information

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