Cardiff And Back

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 37.17 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 11h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 169 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 164 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 127 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Caerphilly 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.583648° / W 3.215602°
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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. 77 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.12 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Small Meadow Court
  3. 3 : km 0.13 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.24 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.32 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Virginia Close
  6. 6 : km 0.36 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Pontygwindy Road, B4623
  7. 7 : km 0.85 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Nantgarw Road, B4600
  8. 8 : km 2.79 - alt. 114 m - Keep left onto Nantgarw Road, B4600
  9. 9 : km 2.85 - alt. 117 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Nantgarw Road, B4600
  10. 10 : km 3.18 - alt. 127 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 3.21 - alt. 127 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Caerphilly Road, A468
  12. 12 : km 4.46 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 4.51 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Graig View
  14. 14 : km 4.51 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Heol-y-Dderwen
  15. 15 : km 4.53 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 5.06 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 5.25 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Tyla Gwyn
  18. 18 : km 5.54 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Cefn Coed
  19. 19 : km 5.56 - alt. 36 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A4054
  20. 20 : km 5.64 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left
  21. 21 : km 7.26 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 7.37 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left
  23. 23 : km 7.4 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 7.52 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 7.79 - alt. 35 m - At roundabout, take exit 3
  26. 26 : km 8.07 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 8.31 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 8.31 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 8.36 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Cardiff Road, A4054
  30. 30 : km 8.74 - alt. 35 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  31. 31 : km 8.83 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 9.37 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Merthyr Road, A4054
  33. 33 : km 9.43 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Bute Street
  34. 34 : km 9.48 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Queen Street
  35. 35 : km 9.56 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Market Street
  36. 36 : km 9.61 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 9.73 - alt. 33 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 10.18 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight right onto Iron Bridge Road
  39. 39 : km 10.19 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight right
  40. 40 : km 10.38 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 11.62 - alt. 22 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 11.66 - alt. 23 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 12.29 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 12.76 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left
  45. 45 : km 12.79 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Ty Mawr Road
  46. 46 : km 12.8 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
  47. 47 : km 12.98 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 13.02 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 13.05 - alt. 21 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 13.07 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight right
  51. 51 : km 13.42 - alt. 21 m - Keep right
  52. 52 : km 13.81 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 14.39 - alt. 17 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 14.97 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 16.77 - alt. 12 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 17.06 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Blackweir Bridge
  57. 57 : km 17.15 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 17.15 - alt. 10 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 18.62 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 18.69 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 18.7 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 18.91 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 19.01 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  64. 64 : km 19.1 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left
  65. 65 : km 19.12 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
  66. 66 : km 19.2 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  67. 67 : km 19.28 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 19.39 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 19.72 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  70. 70 : km 19.74 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  71. 71 : km 20.06 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  72. 72 : km 20.2 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  73. 73 : km 21.35 - alt. 12 m - Keep left
  74. 74 : km 22.26 - alt. 13 m - Keep left
  75. 75 : km 22.78 - alt. 14 m - Keep right
  76. 76 : km 22.95 - alt. 15 m - Keep left
  77. 77 : km 22.98 - alt. 15 m - Keep left
  78. 78 : km 23.25 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 24.41 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 25.15 - alt. 22 m - Keep left
  81. 81 : km 25.2 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 25.24 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp right
  83. 83 : km 25.39 - alt. 20 m - Keep left
  84. 84 : km 25.85 - alt. 22 m - Keep left
  85. 85 : km 25.93 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 26.22 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 26.3 - alt. 22 m - Keep left
  88. 88 : km 27.55 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 27.74 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight left onto Iron Bridge Road
  90. 90 : km 27.75 - alt. 27 m - Keep left
  91. 91 : km 28.2 - alt. 33 m - Keep right
  92. 92 : km 28.31 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left onto Market Street
  93. 93 : km 28.36 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Queen Street
  94. 94 : km 28.44 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Bute Street
  95. 95 : km 28.5 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Merthyr Road, A4054
  96. 96 : km 28.56 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 29.1 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  98. 98 : km 29.1 - alt. 41 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Cardiff Road, A4054
  99. 99 : km 29.57 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 29.82 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 32.36 - alt. 86 m - Keep right onto Penrhos Cutting
  102. 102 : km 33.63 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 33.69 - alt. 118 m - Turn sharp left
  104. 104 : km 34.04 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 34.24 - alt. 112 m - Keep right
  106. 106 : km 34.26 - alt. 113 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  107. 107 : km 34.41 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp left
  108. 108 : km 34.49 - alt. 105 m - Keep right
  109. 109 : km 34.54 - alt. 106 m - Turn slight right onto Nantgarw Road, B4600
  110. 110 : km 35.84 - alt. 90 m - Keep left onto Nantgarw Road, B4600
  111. 111 : km 36.29 - alt. 82 m - Keep left onto Nantgarw Road, B4600
  112. 112 : km 36.33 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Pontygwindy Road, B4623
  113. 113 : km 36.82 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Virginia Close
  114. 114 : km 36.86 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  115. 115 : km 36.94 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  116. 116 : km 37.04 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Small Meadow Court
  117. 117 : km 37.06 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  118. S/E : km 37.17 - alt. 77 m

Useful Information

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