Bard Du

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 97.21 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 33h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 2,080 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 2,082 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 558 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Llannor 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.895959° / W 4.363117°
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 4 m
  2. 1 : km 0.84 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  3. 2 : km 1.31 - alt. 4 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A497
  4. 3 : km 4.32 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Y Traeth, A497
  5. 4 : km 4.42 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Stryd Fawr, A497
  6. 5 : km 4.55 - alt. 6 m - Keep left onto Stryd Fawr
  7. 6 : km 4.6 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Stryd Penlan
  8. 7 : km 4.66 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 4.89 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Stryd Penlan
  10. 9 : km 5.04 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Lôn Dywod, A497
  11. 10 : km 5.11 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  12. 11 : km 5.14 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Y Maes
  13. 12 : km 5.25 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Penrhydlyniog
  14. 13 : km 5.49 - alt. 1 m - Turn slight left onto Ffordd Caerdydd
  15. 14 : km 5.74 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto Ffordd Glancymerau
  16. 15 : km 6.5 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  17. 16 : km 6.55 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 6.58 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  19. 18 : km 9.06 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  20. 19 : km 11.26 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Lleyn Peninsular Coastal Path
  21. 20 : km 11.57 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Lleyn Peninsular Coastal Path
  22. 21 : km 11.63 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Lleyn Peninsular Coastal Path
  23. 22 : km 13.26 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 13.63 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp left
  25. 24 : km 14.25 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  26. 25 : km 14.28 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  27. 26 : km 16.13 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  28. 27 : km 16.41 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Lôn Pont Morgan, A499
  29. 28 : km 16.65 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Lôn Tŷ Gwyn / Whitehouse Drive
  30. 29 : km 28.04 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp right
  31. 30 : km 41.43 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 31 : km 41.65 - alt. 67 m - Turn sharp right
  33. 32 : km 43.84 - alt. 129 m - Turn left
  34. 33 : km 44.25 - alt. 142 m - Turn left
  35. 34 : km 45.32 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  36. 35 : km 45.95 - alt. 91 m - Turn sharp left
  37. 36 : km 47.57 - alt. 279 m - Turn sharp left onto Bwlch yr Eifl
  38. 37 : km 49.32 - alt. 347 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 51.19 - alt. 558 m - Turn left
  40. 39 : km 51.21 - alt. 557 m - Turn sharp left
  41. 40 : km 52.23 - alt. 462 m - Turn sharp right
  42. 41 : km 52.65 - alt. 381 m - Keep right
  43. 42 : km 52.99 - alt. 370 m - Turn left
  44. 43 : km 53.18 - alt. 370 m - Turn sharp left
  45. 44 : km 53.88 - alt. 291 m - Turn sharp left
  46. 45 : km 54.1 - alt. 291 m - Turn left
  47. 46 : km 54.13 - alt. 289 m - Keep left
  48. 47 : km 54.32 - alt. 273 m - Keep right
  49. 48 : km 54.48 - alt. 276 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 55.15 - alt. 279 m - Turn sharp left
  51. 50 : km 55.47 - alt. 274 m - Turn right
  52. 51 : km 56.76 - alt. 193 m - Turn right
  53. 52 : km 59.39 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight right
  54. 53 : km 59.42 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  55. 54 : km 60.31 - alt. 76 m - Turn sharp left onto B4417
  56. 55 : km 60.37 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  57. 56 : km 61.44 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight left
  58. 57 : km 61.98 - alt. 56 m - Keep right
  59. 58 : km 62.3 - alt. 34 m - Keep right
  60. 59 : km 62.41 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Stryd y Mynach
  61. 60 : km 62.43 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  62. 61 : km 62.48 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Stryd y Ffynnon, B4417
  63. 62 : km 62.52 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  64. 63 : km 62.73 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  65. 64 : km 62.76 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Rhodfa'r Môr
  66. 65 : km 63.12 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  67. 66 : km 63.77 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  68. 67 : km 63.84 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp right onto Lon Penrallt
  69. 68 : km 64.26 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  70. 69 : km 64.33 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Lon Penrallt
  71. 70 : km 65.02 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  72. 71 : km 65.47 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Lon Pen Rhos
  73. 72 : km 88.15 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  74. 73 : km 90.68 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Lôn Golff
  75. 74 : km 91.44 - alt. 1 m - Turn left onto Ffordd Caerdydd
  76. 75 : km 91.69 - alt. 1 m - Keep left onto Ffordd Caerdydd
  77. 76 : km 92.01 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp left onto Yr Ala, A497
  78. 77 : km 92.14 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right onto Ala Uchaf
  79. 78 : km 92.33 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Stryd Moch
  80. 79 : km 92.38 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Stryd Fawr
  81. 80 : km 92.72 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Y Traeth, A497
  82. 81 : km 92.82 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Lon Abererch, A497
  83. 82 : km 95.26 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  84. 83 : km 95.3 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left onto A497
  85. 84 : km 95.85 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  86. 85 : km 96.34 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  87. S/E : km 97.21 - alt. 5 m

Useful Information

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