Talgarth - Aberystwyth

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 101.16 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 35h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 2,122 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 2,240 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 480 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    Area: Brecon Beacons
  • ⚐
    District: Talgarth 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.996736° / W 3.232635°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.411296° / W 4.085067°
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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. 123 m - Start on New Street
  2. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Bronllys Road, B4560
  3. 3 : km 0.15 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Bronllys Road, A479
  4. 4 : km 1.29 - alt. 126 m - Keep left onto Bronllys Road, A479
  5. 5 : km 1.32 - alt. 126 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  6. 6 : km 1.62 - alt. 136 m - Keep left onto Church Street
  7. 7 : km 1.72 - alt. 134 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.81 - alt. 136 m - Turn right onto Pont-y-Wal Lane
  9. 9 : km 2.03 - alt. 139 m - Turn slight left onto Pont-y-Wal Lane
  10. 10 : km 4.75 - alt. 171 m - Turn sharp right onto A470
  11. 11 : km 5.18 - alt. 167 m - Turn slight right onto A470
  12. 12 : km 5.5 - alt. 173 m - Turn sharp left
  13. 13 : km 6.52 - alt. 259 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 8.1 - alt. 306 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 8.33 - alt. 308 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 8.68 - alt. 320 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 9.89 - alt. 296 m - Turn slight right
  18. 18 : km 10.32 - alt. 267 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 10.44 - alt. 256 m - Turn slight right
  20. 20 : km 10.53 - alt. 253 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 10.74 - alt. 236 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 11.1 - alt. 185 m - Turn sharp left
  23. 23 : km 11.27 - alt. 179 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 12.83 - alt. 242 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 25 : km 14.31 - alt. 179 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 14.33 - alt. 179 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 16.28 - alt. 171 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 16.31 - alt. 176 m - Turn sharp left
  29. 29 : km 16.84 - alt. 264 m - Turn slight right
  30. 30 : km 16.95 - alt. 276 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 17.01 - alt. 277 m - Turn sharp right
  32. 32 : km 17.02 - alt. 276 m - Turn sharp left
  33. 33 : km 17.8 - alt. 234 m - Turn sharp right
  34. 34 : km 18.14 - alt. 236 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 18.25 - alt. 250 m - Turn sharp right
  36. 36 : km 19.93 - alt. 310 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 23.11 - alt. 327 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 23.61 - alt. 263 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 39 : km 23.94 - alt. 231 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 23.95 - alt. 231 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 24.96 - alt. 190 m - Turn slight right
  42. 42 : km 26.51 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp right onto Castle Road
  43. 43 : km 26.8 - alt. 137 m - Turn slight right onto Market Street, B4520
  44. 44 : km 26.88 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto West Street, A483
  45. 45 : km 27.07 - alt. 127 m - Keep left onto Garth Road, A483
  46. 46 : km 27.08 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight right onto Garth Road, A483
  47. 47 : km 27.35 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight left onto A483
  48. 48 : km 30.3 - alt. 171 m - Turn slight left onto A483
  49. 49 : km 30.68 - alt. 171 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 35.49 - alt. 207 m - Keep right
  51. 51 : km 36.35 - alt. 206 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 39.82 - alt. 266 m - Turn left onto B4358
  53. 53 : km 41.88 - alt. 196 m - Turn right onto A483
  54. 54 : km 42.06 - alt. 198 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 42.08 - alt. 199 m - Turn left onto The Walk
  56. 56 : km 42.1 - alt. 199 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 42.42 - alt. 200 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 42.58 - alt. 205 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 43.96 - alt. 301 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 45.47 - alt. 357 m - Keep right
  61. 61 : km 48.1 - alt. 406 m - Keep right
  62. 62 : km 49.05 - alt. 258 m - Keep left
  63. 63 : km 49.19 - alt. 262 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 49.19 - alt. 262 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 53.19 - alt. 324 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 53.42 - alt. 336 m - Keep left onto Devil's Staircase
  67. 67 : km 55.93 - alt. 352 m - Keep right
  68. 68 : km 56.82 - alt. 325 m - Keep left
  69. 69 : km 58.95 - alt. 434 m - Turn slight left
  70. 70 : km 59.65 - alt. 479 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 59.75 - alt. 470 m - Turn left onto Bwlch Esgair Gelli
  72. 72 : km 61.92 - alt. 376 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 63.57 - alt. 465 m - Keep right
  74. 74 : km 64.51 - alt. 436 m - Keep left
  75. 75 : km 64.77 - alt. 408 m - Turn slight right
  76. 76 : km 69.03 - alt. 286 m - Keep right
  77. 77 : km 69.27 - alt. 251 m - Turn slight right
  78. 78 : km 69.58 - alt. 224 m - Keep right
  79. 79 : km 71.22 - alt. 165 m - Turn slight left
  80. 80 : km 71.33 - alt. 163 m - Turn left onto Dewi Road, B4343
  81. 81 : km 71.44 - alt. 163 m - Turn right onto High Street
  82. 82 : km 71.5 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight right
  83. 83 : km 71.59 - alt. 164 m - Turn left onto Dewi Road, B4343
  84. 84 : km 74.01 - alt. 172 m - Keep right onto A485
  85. 85 : km 75.51 - alt. 195 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 76.46 - alt. 224 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 76.76 - alt. 231 m - Turn slight left
  88. 88 : km 76.8 - alt. 231 m - Turn sharp right
  89. 89 : km 84.46 - alt. 179 m - Turn right onto A485
  90. 90 : km 84.55 - alt. 179 m - Turn slight right onto A485
  91. 91 : km 85.05 - alt. 207 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 85.07 - alt. 205 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 86.15 - alt. 181 m - Turn slight left
  94. 94 : km 86.98 - alt. 211 m - Keep right
  95. 95 : km 89.37 - alt. 173 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 90.34 - alt. 117 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 91.37 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto A485
  98. 98 : km 91.72 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  99. 99 : km 93.01 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight right
  100. 100 : km 97.79 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
  101. 101 : km 99.7 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  102. 102 : km 100.32 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  103. 103 : km 100.52 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  104. 104 : km 100.64 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  105. 105 : km 100.7 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight left
  106. 106 : km 100.72 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight left onto Pen-yr-Angor
  107. 107 : km 100.96 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Penparcau Road, A487
  108. E : km 101.16 - alt. 1 m

Useful Information

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