Route 4

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 80.77 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 24h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 389 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 473 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 118 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Llantrisant 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.549546° / W 3.351703°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.59952° / W 2.621724°
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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. 105 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Manor Chase
  3. 3 : km 0.12 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto Manor Chase
  4. 4 : km 0.16 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Brynteg Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.25 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Brynteg Court
  6. 6 : km 0.28 - alt. 101 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.3 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.31 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight left
  9. 9 : km 0.31 - alt. 100 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 0.39 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 0.45 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 0.56 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 0.71 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 0.72 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 0.76 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 0.89 - alt. 95 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 1.1 - alt. 90 m - Keep left
  18. 18 : km 1.32 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 2.11 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 2.21 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 2.21 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Crown Hill
  22. 22 : km 2.37 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 2.45 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 2.46 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Heol Dowlais
  25. 25 : km 2.48 - alt. 66 m - Keep left onto Heol Dowlais
  26. 26 : km 2.78 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 2.78 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 4.12 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 4.12 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 4.14 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 4.19 - alt. 76 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 4.21 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 5.86 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right
  34. 34 : km 6.05 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Tonteg Road, B4595
  35. 35 : km 6.14 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight left
  36. 36 : km 6.62 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 6.62 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Tonteg Road, A473
  38. 38 : km 7.39 - alt. 39 m - Keep left onto Gwaelod Y Garth Road, A473
  39. 39 : km 7.41 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Gwaelod Y Garth Road, A473
  40. 40 : km 7.49 - alt. 40 m - Enter roundabout
  41. 41 : km 7.77 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp right
  42. 42 : km 8.68 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Ffynnonbwla Road
  43. 43 : km 8.69 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 10.46 - alt. 94 m - Turn sharp left onto Heol Y Gors
  45. 45 : km 10.62 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Heol-y-Dderwen
  46. 46 : km 10.65 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Graig View
  47. 47 : km 10.66 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 10.89 - alt. 86 m - Turn sharp left onto Penrhos Cutting
  49. 49 : km 11.99 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Barry Railway
  50. 50 : km 12.16 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 12.22 - alt. 118 m - Turn sharp left
  52. 52 : km 13.45 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Lôn y Llyn
  53. 53 : km 13.5 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto St. Christopher's Drive
  54. 54 : km 13.53 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto St. Christopher's Drive
  55. 55 : km 13.82 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto St. Clears Close
  56. 56 : km 13.89 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 13.95 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 14.02 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 14.41 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 14.43 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 14.72 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 14.83 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 14.84 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Castle Street, B4623
  64. 64 : km 14.91 - alt. 82 m - Keep right onto Market Street, B4600
  65. 65 : km 14.94 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Market Street, B4623
  66. 66 : km 14.95 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 14.96 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 14.96 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Northview Terrace
  69. 69 : km 15.41 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Brookside Crescent
  70. 70 : km 15.5 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Brookside Crescent
  71. 71 : km 15.99 - alt. 72 m - Keep left
  72. 72 : km 16.02 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 16.09 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto Lon yr Odyn
  74. 74 : km 16.32 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 16.33 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 16.86 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 17.19 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 17.2 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 17.76 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 17.87 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 17.87 - alt. 66 m - Turn sharp left
  82. 82 : km 19.23 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right
  83. 83 : km 19.27 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 19.47 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 20.33 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Ridgeway
  86. 86 : km 20.5 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight left
  87. 87 : km 20.54 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Addison Way
  88. 88 : km 20.87 - alt. 116 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 20.99 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
  90. 90 : km 22.41 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp right onto Dranllwyn Lane
  91. 91 : km 22.7 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto The Crescent
  92. 92 : km 22.85 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Forge Bridge
  93. 93 : km 22.88 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight right onto Glan Yr Afon
  94. 94 : km 22.9 - alt. 47 m - Keep left onto Glan Yr Afon
  95. 95 : km 22.95 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 23.16 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 23.28 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Rhyd-y-Gwern Lane
  98. 98 : km 24.71 - alt. 55 m - Keep right
  99. 99 : km 25.13 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  100. 100 : km 25.14 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 28.4 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Pentre-poeth Road
  102. 102 : km 31.84 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Cowshed Lane
  103. 103 : km 32.02 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Penylan Road
  104. 104 : km 32.06 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 32.64 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Court Crescent
  106. 106 : km 32.67 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  107. 107 : km 32.68 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  108. 108 : km 32.79 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left
  109. 109 : km 33.22 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight right
  110. 110 : km 33.22 - alt. 18 m - Keep left
  111. 111 : km 33.28 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  112. 112 : km 33.48 - alt. 15 m - Keep right
  113. 113 : km 33.7 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp left
  114. 114 : km 33.8 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight right
  115. 115 : km 34.3 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  116. 116 : km 34.44 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left
  117. 117 : km 34.7 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  118. 118 : km 34.73 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  119. 119 : km 35.95 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Maesglas Road
  120. 120 : km 37.06 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Docks Way
  121. 121 : km 37.09 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  122. 122 : km 37.12 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Docks Way
  123. 123 : km 37.13 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Mendalgief Road
  124. 124 : km 37.67 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  125. 125 : km 37.78 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  126. 126 : km 38.35 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  127. 127 : km 38.35 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Usk Way, A48
  128. 128 : km 38.66 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  129. 129 : km 38.66 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  130. 130 : km 38.75 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  131. 131 : km 38.84 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  132. 132 : km 38.89 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left
  133. 133 : km 38.95 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right
  134. 134 : km 39.12 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  135. 135 : km 39.18 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  136. 136 : km 39.19 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Spytty Road, A48
  137. 137 : km 39.77 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  138. 138 : km 39.79 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left onto A48
  139. 139 : km 39.94 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Corporation Road
  140. 140 : km 41.47 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  141. 141 : km 42.62 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  142. 142 : km 42.68 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Picked Lane
  143. 143 : km 43.1 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Nash Road
  144. 144 : km 43.14 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp right onto Broad Street Common
  145. 145 : km 46.43 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  146. 146 : km 49.96 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto North Row
  147. 147 : km 52.12 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Green Street
  148. 148 : km 55.18 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto The Causeway
  149. 149 : km 56.44 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  150. 150 : km 57 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Church Road
  151. 151 : km 57.31 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  152. 152 : km 57.9 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
  153. 153 : km 58.61 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  154. 154 : km 60 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  155. 155 : km 60.43 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  156. 156 : km 61.98 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  157. 157 : km 62.03 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left onto Station Road
  158. 158 : km 62.19 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  159. 159 : km 62.34 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Newport Road, B4245
  160. 160 : km 62.37 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  161. 161 : km 63.07 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Jubilee Way
  162. 162 : km 63.08 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Sandy Lane
  163. 163 : km 63.08 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  164. 164 : km 63.37 - alt. 12 m - Keep left
  165. 165 : km 63.39 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight left onto Spiney Path
  166. 166 : km 63.46 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  167. 167 : km 63.47 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  168. 168 : km 63.69 - alt. 18 m - Keep left
  169. 169 : km 63.7 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight right onto Spiney Path
  170. 170 : km 63.7 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight left onto Spiney Path
  171. 171 : km 64.23 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  172. 172 : km 64.32 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight right onto Sandy Lane
  173. 173 : km 64.84 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  174. 174 : km 65.26 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right
  175. 175 : km 65.88 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Heol Rufeinig
  176. 176 : km 66.3 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  177. 177 : km 66.53 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  178. 178 : km 66.54 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto A48
  179. 179 : km 67.69 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  180. 180 : km 67.99 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Hayesgate Lane
  181. 181 : km 70.12 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Hayesgate Lane
  182. 182 : km 70.51 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Hayesgate Lane
  183. 183 : km 71.51 - alt. 21 m - Turn sharp left onto Hayesgate Lane
  184. 184 : km 71.88 - alt. 33 m - Keep right onto Hayesgate Lane
  185. 185 : km 71.97 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Hayesgate Lane
  186. 186 : km 72.09 - alt. 38 m - Keep left onto Hayesgate Lane
  187. 187 : km 72.63 - alt. 26 m - Enter roundabout
  188. 188 : km 73.54 - alt. 78 m - Keep left onto Mounton Road
  189. 189 : km 74.05 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto A466
  190. 190 : km 74.34 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  191. 191 : km 74.53 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight left onto Fair View
  192. 192 : km 74.61 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Link Road Path
  193. 193 : km 76.43 - alt. 32 m - Keep left onto Link Road Path
  194. 194 : km 76.57 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight right
  195. 195 : km 76.69 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  196. 196 : km 80.51 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight right onto Bridge Access Road
  197. E : km 80.76 - alt. 21 m

Useful Information

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