8 Miles Of Hills

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.96 km
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    Calculated time: 4h 10 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 158 m
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    Vertical drop: - 161 m
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    Highest point: 159 m
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    Lowest point: 16 m
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    District: Cockett 
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    Start/End: N 51.640197° / W 3.970286°
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Description

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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. 108 m
  2. 1 : km 0.27 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp left onto Pen-llwyn-march Road
  3. 2 : km 0.43 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Gendros Avenue East
  4. 3 : km 0.77 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Upper Gendros Crescent
  5. 4 : km 1.03 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Pentregethin Road
  6. 5 : km 1.05 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto St. John's Road
  7. 6 : km 1.06 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  8. 7 : km 1.07 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto St. John's Road
  9. 8 : km 1.57 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Manor Road
  10. 9 : km 1.75 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Walters Street
  11. 10 : km 2.09 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Clare Street
  12. 11 : km 2.22 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Eaton Road
  13. 12 : km 2.37 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Freeman Street
  14. 13 : km 2.54 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Llangyfelach Road, B4489
  15. 14 : km 2.73 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Cwm Level Road
  16. 15 : km 2.9 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Cwmlan Terrace
  17. 16 : km 2.97 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Pwll Street
  18. 17 : km 3.37 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp left onto Siloh Road
  19. 18 : km 3.57 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Neath Road
  20. 19 : km 5.41 - alt. 21 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Martin Street, B4603
  21. 20 : km 5.73 - alt. 33 m - Keep left
  22. 21 : km 5.74 - alt. 34 m - Keep right
  23. 22 : km 5.75 - alt. 35 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Morfydd Street
  24. 23 : km 5.94 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right onto Clyndu Street
  25. 24 : km 6.29 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp left onto Trewyddfa Road
  26. 25 : km 6.76 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Mynydd Garnlwyd Road
  27. 26 : km 7.45 - alt. 146 m - Turn right onto Caemawr Road
  28. 27 : km 7.45 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight right onto Mynydd Garnlwyd Road
  29. 28 : km 7.48 - alt. 149 m - Turn right onto Long View Road
  30. 29 : km 7.8 - alt. 155 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Rheidol Avenue
  31. 30 : km 8.37 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Llangyfelach Road, B4489
  32. 31 : km 8.83 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto Heol Ddu
  33. 32 : km 10.76 - alt. 136 m - Turn right onto Broughton Avenue
  34. 33 : km 11.09 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Stembridge Avenue
  35. 34 : km 11.35 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Pentregethin Road
  36. 35 : km 11.81 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Ravenhill Road
  37. 36 : km 12.12 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Middle Road
  38. 37 : km 12.13 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Ravenhill Road
  39. 38 : km 12.41 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Armine Road
  40. 39 : km 12.69 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto King's Head Road
  41. 40 : km 12.8 - alt. 108 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Middle Road
  42. S/E : km 12.96 - alt. 108 m

Useful Information

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Walking Day 4 of the Brecon Beacons Way - Craig-y-Nos to YHA Brecon Beacons

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