Quaker's Yard

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 29.35 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 10h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 649 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 580 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 350 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 60 m
  • ⚐
    District: Crosskeys 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.620099° / W 3.127671°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.569155° / W 3.250468°
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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. 64 m - Start on Gladstone Street
  2. 2 : km 0.61 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 1.19 - alt. 74 m - Turn sharp left
  4. 4 : km 1.21 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp right
  5. 5 : km 1.74 - alt. 110 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 1.93 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 2.53 - alt. 162 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 2.97 - alt. 195 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 3.03 - alt. 204 m - Turn slight right onto Blackvein Mountain Road
  10. 10 : km 3.25 - alt. 227 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 3.28 - alt. 226 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 4.83 - alt. 284 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 5.26 - alt. 309 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 5.58 - alt. 323 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 5.84 - alt. 340 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 6.25 - alt. 339 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 7.77 - alt. 311 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 9.19 - alt. 235 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 10.69 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 10.72 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 21 : km 10.72 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp left
  22. 22 : km 10.74 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight right onto St Davids Way
  23. 23 : km 10.85 - alt. 151 m - Turn right onto Mount Pleasant
  24. 24 : km 10.88 - alt. 146 m - Turn left onto Mount Pleasant
  25. 25 : km 11.04 - alt. 134 m - Turn left onto Main Road, A472
  26. 26 : km 11.09 - alt. 132 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 11.13 - alt. 132 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 11.3 - alt. 137 m - Turn slight left onto Taff Vale extension
  29. 29 : km 11.7 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 11.73 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 11.73 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Park Road
  32. 32 : km 12.09 - alt. 147 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 12.2 - alt. 136 m - Turn right onto Dilwyn Avenue
  34. 34 : km 12.4 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Beech Embankment
  35. 35 : km 12.47 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Bedwlwyn Street
  36. 36 : km 12.57 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto Bedwlwyn Street
  37. 37 : km 12.65 - alt. 114 m - Turn slight left onto Lewis Street
  38. 38 : km 12.93 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto A472
  39. 39 : km 13.14 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 13.17 - alt. 121 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 13.38 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp left
  42. 42 : km 13.58 - alt. 141 m - Turn sharp left onto Taff Vale Extension
  43. 43 : km 14.92 - alt. 151 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 15.1 - alt. 148 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 15.12 - alt. 148 m - Turn sharp right
  46. 46 : km 15.78 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 16.09 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 16.19 - alt. 161 m - Turn right onto Caerphilly Road, B4255
  49. 49 : km 16.58 - alt. 150 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Wern Crescent
  50. 50 : km 16.87 - alt. 150 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Commercial Street, B4255
  51. 51 : km 17.01 - alt. 157 m - Keep right onto Heol Fawr
  52. 52 : km 17.32 - alt. 172 m - Keep right onto Tŷ Du Road
  53. 53 : km 17.76 - alt. 178 m - Keep left
  54. 54 : km 18.61 - alt. 213 m - Turn right onto Tŷ Du Road
  55. 55 : km 19 - alt. 210 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 19.02 - alt. 208 m - Keep left
  57. 57 : km 19.52 - alt. 181 m - Keep left
  58. 58 : km 19.67 - alt. 203 m - Keep right
  59. 59 : km 20.95 - alt. 325 m - Turn slight right
  60. 60 : km 21.37 - alt. 335 m - Keep left
  61. 61 : km 25.19 - alt. 261 m - Keep left
  62. 62 : km 25.68 - alt. 315 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 28.05 - alt. 183 m - Turn right onto Groeswen Road
  64. 64 : km 28.23 - alt. 187 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 29.23 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Gypsy Lane
  66. 66 : km 29.24 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Old Nantgarw Road
  67. E : km 29.35 - alt. 127 m

Useful Information

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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