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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 43.06 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 13h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 394 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 391 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 305 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 6 m
  • ⚐
    District: Dinas Powys 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.436772° / W 3.210575°
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 14 m - Start on St David Avenue
  2. 2 : km 1.94 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 1.98 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight right onto Cogan Hill, A4160
  4. 4 : km 2.11 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 2.27 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 2.48 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
  7. 7 : km 2.58 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 2.58 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Watkiss Way
  9. 9 : km 2.72 - alt. 7 m - Keep left onto Watkiss Way
  10. 10 : km 2.74 - alt. 8 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Olympian Drive
  11. 11 : km 2.91 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.92 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Olympian Drive
  13. 13 : km 3.01 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 3.01 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 3.14 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 3.17 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 3.36 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 3.36 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Ferry Road
  19. 19 : km 3.42 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto Ferry Road
  20. 20 : km 3.55 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Ferry Road
  21. 21 : km 3.61 - alt. 7 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Campbell Drive
  22. 22 : km 3.63 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 3.63 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left onto Campbell Drive
  24. 24 : km 3.86 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 3.89 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 4.33 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 4.48 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 4.56 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Jim Driscoll Way
  29. 29 : km 4.63 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 4.63 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 5.17 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 5.41 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Taff Embankment
  33. 33 : km 5.96 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 6.44 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 7.13 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 7.14 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Coldstream Terrace
  37. 37 : km 7.33 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  38. 38 : km 7.37 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 7.67 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  40. 40 : km 9.14 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Blackweir Bridge
  41. 41 : km 9.23 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 9.42 - alt. 12 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 10.27 - alt. 12 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 10.32 - alt. 13 m - Keep left
  45. 45 : km 10.85 - alt. 14 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 11.01 - alt. 15 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 11.05 - alt. 15 m - Keep left
  48. 48 : km 11.32 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 12.48 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight right
  50. 50 : km 12.51 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 12.78 - alt. 21 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 13.16 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Clos Ty Clyd
  53. 53 : km 13.17 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Ty Mawr Road
  54. 54 : km 13.34 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 13.83 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 13.91 - alt. 21 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 13.93 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight left onto Forest Farm Road
  58. 58 : km 14.23 - alt. 23 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 15.73 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 15.92 - alt. 27 m - Keep left
  61. 61 : km 15.94 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight right onto Iron Bridge Road
  62. 62 : km 15.95 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 16.3 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left
  64. 64 : km 16.33 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 16.37 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right onto Tŷ Nant Road, B4262
  66. 66 : km 16.99 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left
  67. 67 : km 18.04 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 18.04 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 18.68 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 18.94 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 19.03 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 19.35 - alt. 132 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 19.52 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Heol Goch
  74. 74 : km 19.95 - alt. 153 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 19.96 - alt. 153 m - Turn left onto Heol Goch
  76. 76 : km 19.97 - alt. 154 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 20.37 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp left
  78. 78 : km 20.91 - alt. 174 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 21.21 - alt. 195 m - Turn right onto Mountain Road
  80. 80 : km 21.23 - alt. 197 m - Keep right onto Mountain Road
  81. 81 : km 21.37 - alt. 212 m - Keep left
  82. 82 : km 21.5 - alt. 233 m - Keep right
  83. 83 : km 21.54 - alt. 239 m - Keep left
  84. 84 : km 21.95 - alt. 288 m - Keep left
  85. 85 : km 22.07 - alt. 305 m - Turn sharp right
  86. 86 : km 22.84 - alt. 291 m - Keep right
  87. 87 : km 22.89 - alt. 288 m - Keep left
  88. 88 : km 22.94 - alt. 282 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 23.07 - alt. 270 m - Keep right
  90. 90 : km 23.52 - alt. 184 m - Turn sharp left
  91. 91 : km 23.76 - alt. 175 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 24.02 - alt. 120 m - Keep left
  93. 93 : km 24.04 - alt. 118 m - Keep right
  94. 94 : km 24.24 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 24.27 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 24.5 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Georgetown
  97. 97 : km 24.51 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp right onto Main Road
  98. 98 : km 24.84 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight left onto Main Road
  99. 99 : km 25.61 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Tŷ Nant Road, B4262
  100. 100 : km 25.96 - alt. 31 m - Keep right onto Tŷ Nant Road, B4262
  101. 101 : km 25.99 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Tŷ Nant Road, B4262
  102. 102 : km 26.77 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp left
  103. 103 : km 26.82 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight left
  104. 104 : km 26.85 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight right
  105. 105 : km 27.2 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp right
  106. 106 : km 27.38 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  107. 107 : km 28.62 - alt. 22 m - Keep left
  108. 108 : km 28.66 - alt. 23 m - Keep left
  109. 109 : km 29.18 - alt. 21 m - Keep right
  110. 110 : km 29.28 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 29.78 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Ty Mawr Road
  112. 112 : km 29.79 - alt. 22 m - Keep left onto Ty Mawr Road
  113. 113 : km 29.94 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Clos Ty Clyd
  114. 114 : km 29.95 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  115. 115 : km 30.6 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight right
  116. 116 : km 30.63 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight left
  117. 117 : km 31.21 - alt. 17 m - Keep right
  118. 118 : km 31.79 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  119. 119 : km 32.83 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  120. 120 : km 33.59 - alt. 12 m - Keep right
  121. 121 : km 33.88 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp right onto Blackweir Bridge
  122. 122 : km 33.97 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  123. 123 : km 33.97 - alt. 10 m - Keep left
  124. 124 : km 35.44 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left
  125. 125 : km 35.57 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  126. 126 : km 35.76 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  127. 127 : km 35.78 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left
  128. 128 : km 35.97 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  129. 129 : km 35.98 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  130. 130 : km 36.55 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  131. 131 : km 36.67 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  132. 132 : km 37.11 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  133. 133 : km 37.15 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Taff Embankment
  134. 134 : km 37.7 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  135. 135 : km 37.91 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  136. 136 : km 37.94 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  137. 137 : km 38.25 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  138. 138 : km 38.48 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  139. 139 : km 38.48 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Jim Driscoll Way
  140. 140 : km 38.55 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  141. 141 : km 38.6 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  142. 142 : km 38.78 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  143. 143 : km 39.24 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  144. 144 : km 39.33 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  145. 145 : km 39.54 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  146. 146 : km 39.62 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  147. 147 : km 39.63 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  148. 148 : km 39.64 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Ferry Road
  149. 149 : km 39.65 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Ferry Road
  150. 150 : km 39.71 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  151. 151 : km 39.71 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  152. 152 : km 39.82 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  153. 153 : km 39.82 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  154. 154 : km 39.9 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  155. 155 : km 39.91 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto International Drive
  156. 156 : km 40 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  157. 157 : km 40.02 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  158. 158 : km 40.05 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  159. 159 : km 40.05 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Olympian Drive
  160. 160 : km 40.14 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  161. 161 : km 40.15 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Olympian Drive
  162. 162 : km 40.31 - alt. 8 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Watkiss Way
  163. 163 : km 40.48 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  164. 164 : km 40.48 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  165. 165 : km 40.58 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left
  166. 166 : km 40.63 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  167. 167 : km 40.79 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  168. 168 : km 40.95 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Cogan Hill, A4160
  169. 169 : km 41.08 - alt. 27 m - Keep left
  170. 170 : km 41.12 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Barry Road, A4055
  171. 171 : km 41.76 - alt. 36 m - Keep left onto Cardiff Road, A4055
  172. S/E : km 43.06 - alt. 14 m

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