Merthyr-Cardiff Long Run

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 33.79 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 59 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 190 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 169 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 32 m
  • ⚐
    District: Town 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.745415° / W 3.378344°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.516947° / W 3.216636°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 169 m - Start on High Street
  2. 2 : km 0.15 - alt. 167 m - Turn left onto Masonic Street
  3. 3 : km 0.16 - alt. 167 m - Turn left onto High Street
  4. 4 : km 0.24 - alt. 165 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 0.3 - alt. 164 m - Turn right onto Court Street
  6. 6 : km 0.35 - alt. 163 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 0.4 - alt. 164 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto High Street, A4054
  8. 8 : km 1.63 - alt. 162 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 1.66 - alt. 161 m - At roundabout, take exit 4
  10. 10 : km 2.58 - alt. 149 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A4060
  11. 11 : km 2.7 - alt. 147 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 2.71 - alt. 147 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 3.12 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto Maestaf Street
  14. 14 : km 3.14 - alt. 144 m - Turn sharp left onto Merthyr Road, A4054
  15. 15 : km 3.8 - alt. 143 m - Continue onto Merthyr Road, A4054
  16. 16 : km 3.84 - alt. 142 m - Turn slight right onto Merthyr Road, A4054
  17. 17 : km 3.86 - alt. 141 m - Keep right onto Merthyr Road, A4054
  18. 18 : km 3.89 - alt. 142 m - Turn slight right onto Merthyr Road, A4054
  19. 19 : km 9.08 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp left
  20. 20 : km 9.18 - alt. 159 m - Turn left onto Cardiff Road, A4054
  21. 21 : km 9.44 - alt. 163 m - Continue onto Cardiff Road, A4054
  22. 22 : km 10.77 - alt. 151 m - Continue onto Cardiff Road, A4054
  23. 23 : km 11.28 - alt. 145 m - Continue onto Cardiff Road, A4054
  24. 24 : km 13.11 - alt. 109 m - Keep right onto Fiddlers Elbow, A4054
  25. 25 : km 13.17 - alt. 108 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A4054
  26. 26 : km 13.23 - alt. 110 m - Turn slight right onto A4054
  27. 27 : km 16.85 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Jones Street
  28. 28 : km 16.88 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Richard Street
  29. 29 : km 17.66 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight left onto Cilfynydd Road, A4054
  30. 30 : km 17.78 - alt. 88 m - Keep right onto Pontshonnorton Road, A4054
  31. 31 : km 19.28 - alt. 84 m - Continue onto A4054
  32. 32 : km 20.22 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 20.31 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 20.81 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 20.91 - alt. 53 m - Enter roundabout
  36. 36 : km 21.19 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 21.24 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto A4054
  38. 38 : km 21.25 - alt. 49 m - Continue onto Cardiff Road, A4054
  39. 39 : km 22.22 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Dyffryn Road
  40. 40 : km 22.27 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Parc-y-Dyffryn
  41. 41 : km 22.29 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 22.43 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Parc-y-Dyffryn
  43. 43 : km 22.46 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Dyffryn Road
  44. 44 : km 22.5 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Hawthorn, A4054
  45. 45 : km 24.47 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 24.62 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right
  47. 47 : km 24.64 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left
  48. 48 : km 24.72 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Main Avenue, A4054
  49. 49 : km 25.24 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 25.25 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Main Avenue, A4054
  51. 51 : km 25.77 - alt. 38 m - Continue onto Main Avenue, A4054
  52. 52 : km 26.73 - alt. 36 m - Keep right onto A4054
  53. 53 : km 26.76 - alt. 36 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Cardiff Road, A4054
  54. 54 : km 29.87 - alt. 35 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  55. 55 : km 29.96 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 30.5 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Merthyr Road, A4054
  57. 57 : km 31.28 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  58. 58 : km 31.73 - alt. 55 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 32.52 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Pantmawr Road
  60. 60 : km 32.55 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp right onto Northern Avenue, A470
  61. 61 : km 33.77 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Old Church Road
  62. 62 : km 33.78 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Manor Way, A470
  63. E : km 33.79 - alt. 33 m

Useful Information

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