JN Garth Rumney Ridge

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 33.53 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 874 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 897 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 351 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 31 m
  • ⚐
    District: Llantwit Fardre 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.554995° / W 3.33483°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.591678° / W 3.321049°
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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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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. 81 m - Start on Q - Start on Queens Drive
  2. 2 : km 0.23 - alt. 82 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Crown Hill
  3. 3 : km 1.87 - alt. 65 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Heol Dowlais
  4. 4 : km 1.9 - alt. 66 m - Turn left - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 1.9 - alt. 66 m - Turn right - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.96 - alt. 66 m - Turn left - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.96 - alt. 66 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Heol Dowlais
  8. 8 : km 1.98 - alt. 66 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right
  9. 9 : km 2.17 - alt. 69 m - Turn right - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 2.18 - alt. 68 m - Turn left - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 2.34 - alt. 70 m - Turn right - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.47 - alt. 73 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Heol Creigiau
  13. 13 : km 3.82 - alt. 73 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Tyn-y-coed Road
  14. 14 : km 6.17 - alt. 197 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp left onto Mountain Road
  15. 15 : km 6.31 - alt. 212 m - Keep left - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 6.44 - alt. 233 m - Keep right - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 6.48 - alt. 239 m - Keep right - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 6.9 - alt. 288 m - Keep left - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 7.01 - alt. 305 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp right
  20. 20 : km 7.15 - alt. 300 m - Keep right - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 7.78 - alt. 291 m - Keep right - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 7.83 - alt. 288 m - Keep right - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 7.98 - alt. 270 m - Keep left - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 8.04 - alt. 271 m - Turn left - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 8.13 - alt. 240 m - Turn right - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 8.5 - alt. 184 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp left
  27. 27 : km 8.74 - alt. 175 m - Turn right - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 8.78 - alt. 161 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Mountain Road
  29. 29 : km 9.44 - alt. 97 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right onto Mountain Road
  30. 30 : km 9.58 - alt. 70 m - Turn right - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 10.1 - alt. 56 m - Turn left - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 10.1 - alt. 56 m - Keep left - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 10.28 - alt. 38 m - Turn right - Turn right onto School Lane
  34. 34 : km 10.34 - alt. 39 m - Keep right - Keep right onto School Lane
  35. 35 : km 10.37 - alt. 39 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight left onto School Lane
  36. 36 : km 10.75 - alt. 42 m - Turn left - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 10.78 - alt. 40 m - Keep left - Keep left
  38. 38 : km 11.37 - alt. 32 m - Keep left - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 11.4 - alt. 31 m - Enter roun - Enter roundabout
  40. 40 : km 11.56 - alt. 32 m - Keep left - Keep left onto B4262
  41. 41 : km 11.6 - alt. 33 m - At roundab - At roundabout, take exit 3
  42. 42 : km 11.73 - alt. 42 m - Turn right - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 12.27 - alt. 42 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp right onto Merthyr Road, A4054
  44. 44 : km 12.37 - alt. 42 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Wyndham Street
  45. 45 : km 12.47 - alt. 48 m - Turn right - Turn right onto Wellington Street
  46. 46 : km 12.56 - alt. 42 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Mill Road
  47. 47 : km 13.05 - alt. 63 m - Keep left - Keep left
  48. 48 : km 13.37 - alt. 102 m - Keep right - Keep right
  49. 49 : km 13.38 - alt. 104 m - Turn right - Turn right onto Taff Trail
  50. 50 : km 13.61 - alt. 146 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right
  51. 51 : km 14.71 - alt. 169 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right
  52. 52 : km 15.21 - alt. 160 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight left
  53. 53 : km 15.54 - alt. 168 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight left onto Heol Pen y Bryn
  54. 54 : km 16.66 - alt. 189 m - Keep right - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 17.08 - alt. 225 m - Turn right - Turn right onto A469
  56. 56 : km 17.58 - alt. 239 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Mountain Road, B4623
  57. 57 : km 17.7 - alt. 246 m - Turn left - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 17.73 - alt. 248 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right
  59. 59 : km 17.75 - alt. 249 m - Turn right - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 17.83 - alt. 252 m - Keep right - Keep right
  61. 61 : km 18 - alt. 258 m - Turn right - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 18.36 - alt. 262 m - Turn right - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 18.61 - alt. 228 m - Keep left - Keep left
  64. 64 : km 18.65 - alt. 225 m - Turn right - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 18.89 - alt. 226 m - Keep left - Keep left
  66. 66 : km 19.02 - alt. 214 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right
  67. 67 : km 19.05 - alt. 216 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight left
  68. 68 : km 19.58 - alt. 161 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp left
  69. 69 : km 19.97 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp left
  70. 70 : km 20.28 - alt. 122 m - Turn left - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 20.76 - alt. 122 m - Turn left - Turn left onto A469
  72. 72 : km 20.87 - alt. 125 m - Keep left - Keep left onto A469
  73. 73 : km 20.9 - alt. 127 m - At roundab - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Caerphilly Road, A468
  74. 74 : km 20.96 - alt. 127 m - Turn right - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 21.04 - alt. 127 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight left onto Old Nantgarw Road
  76. 76 : km 21.18 - alt. 125 m - Turn right - Turn right onto Gypsy Lane
  77. 77 : km 21.19 - alt. 125 m - Turn left - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 22.16 - alt. 187 m - Turn right - Turn right onto Groeswen Road
  79. 79 : km 22.42 - alt. 176 m - Turn left - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 25.26 - alt. 261 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right onto Eglwysilan Road
  81. 81 : km 29.08 - alt. 335 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp left
  82. 82 : km 30.58 - alt. 305 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Eglwysilan Road
  83. 83 : km 31.12 - alt. 326 m - Keep left - Keep left
  84. 84 : km 31.32 - alt. 326 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp left
  85. 85 : km 31.88 - alt. 271 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right
  86. 86 : km 31.94 - alt. 264 m - Turn left - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 31.97 - alt. 255 m - Turn left - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 32.64 - alt. 147 m - Turn right - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 32.85 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp right
  90. 90 : km 32.91 - alt. 100 m - Turn left - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 33.15 - alt. 71 m - Turn right - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 33.24 - alt. 68 m - Turn left - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 33.28 - alt. 64 m - Turn right - Turn right onto Morien Crescent
  94. 94 : km 33.32 - alt. 62 m - Keep left - Keep left onto Morien Crescent
  95. 95 : km 33.5 - alt. 58 m - Turn right - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 33.52 - alt. 57 m - Turn right - Turn right
  97. E : km 33.53 - alt. 56 m

Useful Information

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