Alison’s Marathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 42.29 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 178 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 182 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 151 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 55 m
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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. 66 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.14 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Newport Road
  3. 3 : km 0.25 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight right
  4. 4 : km 0.25 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.27 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Newport Road, A468
  6. 6 : km 0.65 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Glebe Road
  7. 7 : km 0.67 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Newport Road, A468
  8. 8 : km 1.33 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.58 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 2.25 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 2.29 - alt. 58 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 3.76 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Bedwas Road
  13. 13 : km 4.14 - alt. 68 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 4.66 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 6 - alt. 89 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 6.03 - alt. 90 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  17. 17 : km 6.05 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 6.31 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 6.55 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight left
  20. 20 : km 6.83 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Station Terrace
  21. 21 : km 7.02 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto B4623
  22. 22 : km 7.03 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight left onto Cardiff Road, B4623
  23. 23 : km 7.12 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto St Martin's Road
  24. 24 : km 7.89 - alt. 110 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 7.94 - alt. 105 m - Turn slight right
  26. 26 : km 7.98 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 8.7 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Herons Way
  28. 28 : km 8.71 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Ffordd Traws Cwm
  29. 29 : km 8.84 - alt. 106 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  30. 30 : km 9.06 - alt. 112 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 9.08 - alt. 114 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Ffordd Traws Cwm
  32. 32 : km 9.15 - alt. 117 m - Keep right onto Ffordd Traws Cwm
  33. 33 : km 9.18 - alt. 117 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Nantgarw Road, B4600
  34. 34 : km 10.14 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 10.15 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Nantgarw Road, B4600
  36. 36 : km 11.15 - alt. 82 m - Keep left onto Nantgarw Road, B4600
  37. 37 : km 11.2 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left onto Pontygwindy Road, B4623
  38. 38 : km 11.21 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Mill Road, B4263
  39. 39 : km 13.08 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Station Terrace, B4263
  40. 40 : km 13.21 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 15.9 - alt. 146 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  42. 42 : km 16 - alt. 141 m - Turn slight right onto Thomas Street, B4263
  43. 43 : km 18.47 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto B4263
  44. 44 : km 20.34 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Pontygwindy Road, B4623
  45. 45 : km 20.34 - alt. 79 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 20.38 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left onto Ton-y-Felin Road, B4600
  47. 47 : km 20.78 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 20.79 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 20.94 - alt. 73 m - Keep left
  50. 50 : km 21 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  51. 51 : km 21.19 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Bedwas Road, B4600
  52. 52 : km 21.21 - alt. 69 m - Keep right
  53. 53 : km 21.22 - alt. 69 m - Keep left
  54. 54 : km 21.27 - alt. 69 m - Turn slight right onto Bedwas Road, B4600
  55. 55 : km 21.75 - alt. 66 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 21.79 - alt. 67 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  57. 57 : km 21.89 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Parc Pontypandy
  58. 58 : km 22.05 - alt. 67 m - Keep left onto Parc Pontypandy
  59. 59 : km 22.09 - alt. 67 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  60. 60 : km 22.12 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left onto Heol ty Merchant
  61. 61 : km 22.51 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Heol Bro Wen
  62. 62 : km 22.73 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Heol Bro Wen
  63. 63 : km 22.75 - alt. 75 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Heol Bro Wen
  64. 64 : km 22.93 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Pontygwindy Road, B4623
  65. 65 : km 23.58 - alt. 79 m - Keep left
  66. 66 : km 23.59 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp left onto Pontygwindy Road, B4623
  67. 67 : km 23.84 - alt. 81 m - Keep right onto Castle Street, B4623
  68. 68 : km 24.1 - alt. 92 m - Turn left [private road]
  69. 69 : km 24.18 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Windsor Street
  70. 70 : km 24.19 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Broomfield Street
  71. 71 : km 24.34 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Bartlett Street, B4623
  72. 72 : km 24.38 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight left onto B4623
  73. 73 : km 24.39 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight left onto Cardiff Road, B4623
  74. 74 : km 24.48 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto St Martin's Road
  75. 75 : km 25.25 - alt. 110 m - Keep right
  76. 76 : km 25.3 - alt. 105 m - Turn slight right
  77. 77 : km 25.34 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 26.22 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 26.41 - alt. 112 m - Keep left
  80. 80 : km 26.43 - alt. 114 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Ffordd Traws Cwm
  81. 81 : km 26.5 - alt. 117 m - Keep right onto Ffordd Traws Cwm
  82. 82 : km 26.53 - alt. 117 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Nantgarw Road, B4600
  83. 83 : km 28.5 - alt. 82 m - Keep left onto Nantgarw Road, B4600
  84. 84 : km 28.55 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left onto Pontygwindy Road, B4623
  85. 85 : km 29.2 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Heol Bro Wen
  86. 86 : km 29.35 - alt. 76 m - Keep left onto Heol Bro Wen
  87. 87 : km 29.36 - alt. 75 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Heol Bro Wen
  88. 88 : km 29.62 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Heol Ty Merchant
  89. 89 : km 30 - alt. 67 m - Keep right
  90. 90 : km 30.03 - alt. 67 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  91. 91 : km 30.22 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 30.24 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Cilgant y Meillion
  93. 93 : km 30.52 - alt. 71 m - Keep left onto Cilgant y Meillion
  94. 94 : km 30.52 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 30.56 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Cilgant y Meillion
  96. 96 : km 30.96 - alt. 68 m - Keep right
  97. 97 : km 31 - alt. 67 m - Enter roundabout
  98. 98 : km 31.22 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  99. 99 : km 31.32 - alt. 67 m - Enter roundabout
  100. 100 : km 31.88 - alt. 62 m - Keep right onto Newport Road, A468
  101. 101 : km 32 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Bedwas Road
  102. 102 : km 32.02 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  103. 103 : km 33.49 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right
  104. 104 : km 33.52 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  105. 105 : km 34.2 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  106. 106 : km 34.46 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Newport Road, A468
  107. 107 : km 34.75 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Lower Glyn Gwyn Street
  108. 108 : km 34.95 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Standard Street
  109. 109 : km 35.26 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto The Grove
  110. 110 : km 35.27 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Standard Street
  111. 111 : km 36.41 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  112. 112 : km 36.44 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  113. 113 : km 36.44 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  114. 114 : km 36.52 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Church Street
  115. 115 : km 36.71 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Pandy Road
  116. 116 : km 37.02 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  117. 117 : km 37.03 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Pandy Road
  118. 118 : km 37.6 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  119. 119 : km 37.69 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Greenway
  120. 120 : km 38.36 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Bedwas Road, A468
  121. 121 : km 38.55 - alt. 62 m - Keep right onto Newport Road, A468
  122. 122 : km 38.67 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Bedwas Road
  123. 123 : km 38.69 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  124. 124 : km 40.16 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right
  125. 125 : km 40.19 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  126. 126 : km 40.87 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 41.12 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Newport Road, A468
  128. 128 : km 41.46 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Redbrook Avenue
  129. 129 : km 41.48 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Newport Road, A468
  130. 130 : km 42.16 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  131. 131 : km 42.2 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left onto Newport Road
  132. E : km 42.29 - alt. 65 m

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Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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