Porthkerry And Barry Island

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 14.94 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 201 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 197 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 68 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Barry (65380)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.394302° / W 3.315046°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 14 m - Start on Porthkerry Park
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 15 m - Keep right onto NCR 88
  3. 3 : km 0.97 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Porthkerry Road
  4. 4 : km 1.28 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 1.31 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.63 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.69 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 2.62 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 2.65 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right
  10. 10 : km 2.93 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 4.14 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 4.16 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 5.48 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp right
  14. 14 : km 5.73 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 6.21 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 6.38 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 17 : km 6.41 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 6.44 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto The Promenade
  19. 19 : km 6.98 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 7.04 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 7.17 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight right
  22. 22 : km 7.18 - alt. 20 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 7.38 - alt. 14 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 7.39 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight left
  25. 25 : km 7.39 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Clements Colley Walk
  26. 26 : km 7.48 - alt. 10 m - Keep right onto Clements Colley Walk
  27. 27 : km 8.27 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp right onto Redbrink Crescent
  28. 28 : km 9.31 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Ffordd Y Mileniwm
  29. 29 : km 9.4 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp right onto Harbour Road, A4055
  30. 30 : km 10.3 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Park Avenue
  31. 31 : km 10.45 - alt. 19 m - Keep right onto Romilly Park Road
  32. 32 : km 10.85 - alt. 35 m - Keep right onto Romilly Park Road
  33. 33 : km 10.95 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Romilly Park Road
  34. 34 : km 10.97 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Park Road
  35. 35 : km 11.75 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp right
  36. 36 : km 11.96 - alt. 31 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 12.61 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 12.71 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 12.77 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Lon Fferm Felin
  40. 40 : km 12.85 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 14.12 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Porthkerry Park
  42. S/E : km 14.94 - alt. 13 m

Useful Information

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