5 Mile Walk / 10000 Steps

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.39 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 22 m
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    Vertical drop: - 22 m
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    Highest point: 34 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 7 m
  • ⚐
    District: Bridgend 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.500958° / W 3.570985°
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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. 29 m - Start on College Close
  2. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Cowbridge Road, A473
  3. 3 : km 0.24 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Wyndham Crescent
  4. 4 : km 0.73 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Ewenny Road
  5. 5 : km 1.01 - alt. 28 m - Keep left onto Ewenny Road
  6. 6 : km 1.03 - alt. 28 m - Enter roundabout
  7. 7 : km 1.29 - alt. 21 m - Turn sharp left onto Heronston Lane
  8. 8 : km 1.3 - alt. 21 m - Turn sharp right
  9. 9 : km 1.31 - alt. 21 m - Turn sharp left onto Heronston Lane
  10. 10 : km 1.32 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Heol yr Ynys, A48
  11. 11 : km 1.33 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Heronston Lane
  12. 12 : km 1.67 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Heronston Lane
  13. 13 : km 2.1 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Heronstone Park
  14. 14 : km 2.1 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Heronston Lane
  15. 15 : km 2.69 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Ewenny Road, B4265
  16. 16 : km 2.78 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto New Inn Road
  17. 17 : km 3.95 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 4.56 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Heol yr Ynys, A48
  19. 19 : km 5.46 - alt. 29 m - Keep right onto Heol yr Ynys, A48
  20. 20 : km 5.5 - alt. 29 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Ewenny Road
  21. 21 : km 6.28 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right onto A473
  22. 22 : km 6.52 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Merthyrmawr Road
  23. 23 : km 6.88 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp left onto Grove Road
  24. 24 : km 7.35 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Caewallis Street
  25. 25 : km 7.36 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight right onto Caewallis Street
  26. 26 : km 7.4 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Cowbridge Road, A473
  27. 27 : km 7.58 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Coychurch Road
  28. 28 : km 7.85 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 8.05 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp left onto Jubilee Road
  30. 30 : km 8.25 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Cowbridge Road, A473
  31. 31 : km 8.3 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  32. S/E : km 8.39 - alt. 29 m

Useful Information

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Watersmeet by Ash Bridge and South Hill Common
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↔6.88 km ↗+266 m ↘-256 m ◔2h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Lynton and Lynmouth (Devon)

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↔6.08 km ↗+289 m ↘-288 m ◔2h 35 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Lynton and Lynmouth (Devon)

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