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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 50.51 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 17h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,191 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,193 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 361 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 46 m
  • ⚐
    District: Gelligaer 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.65186° / W 3.254449°
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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. 206 m
  2. 1 : km 0.26 - alt. 206 m - Keep right
  3. 2 : km 0.37 - alt. 201 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right
  4. 3 : km 0.48 - alt. 186 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 0.57 - alt. 184 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp right
  6. 5 : km 1.06 - alt. 155 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp left
  7. 6 : km 2.09 - alt. 141 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp right
  8. 7 : km 2.59 - alt. 142 m - Keep right - Keep right onto Taff Vale extension
  9. 8 : km 3.77 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 4.16 - alt. 137 m - Keep left - Keep left onto Taff Vale extension
  11. 10 : km 4.66 - alt. 149 m - Turn right
  12. 11 : km 4.68 - alt. 150 m - Turn right - Turn right onto Main Road, A472
  13. 12 : km 4.69 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 4.73 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 4.9 - alt. 159 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Gellideg Isaf Rise
  16. 15 : km 4.94 - alt. 160 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right
  17. 16 : km 4.95 - alt. 161 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight left
  18. 17 : km 4.99 - alt. 160 m - Turn left - Turn left onto St Anne's Gardens
  19. 18 : km 6.48 - alt. 235 m - Turn right - Turn right onto The Bryn
  20. 19 : km 7.52 - alt. 276 m - Keep right
  21. 20 : km 10.09 - alt. 323 m - Keep left
  22. 21 : km 12.42 - alt. 227 m - Turn right
  23. 22 : km 12.43 - alt. 229 m - CP1
  24. 23 : km 12.5 - alt. 237 m - Keep left
  25. 24 : km 13.83 - alt. 317 m - Keep right
  26. 25 : km 13.94 - alt. 315 m - Keep left
  27. 26 : km 14.81 - alt. 360 m - Keep right
  28. 27 : km 14.82 - alt. 360 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right
  29. 28 : km 14.85 - alt. 361 m - Turn left
  30. 29 : km 15.01 - alt. 337 m - Keep left
  31. 30 : km 15.26 - alt. 284 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 15.5 - alt. 270 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right
  33. 32 : km 16.07 - alt. 204 m - Keep left
  34. 33 : km 16.13 - alt. 198 m - Keep left
  35. 34 : km 16.98 - alt. 66 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Church Street
  36. 35 : km 17.12 - alt. 52 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Commercial Road, A468
  37. 36 : km 17.26 - alt. 52 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Forge Road
  38. 37 : km 17.44 - alt. 46 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right onto Glan Yr Afon
  39. 38 : km 17.45 - alt. 47 m - Keep right - Keep right onto Green Row
  40. 39 : km 17.97 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
  41. 40 : km 18.37 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp left
  42. 41 : km 19.1 - alt. 58 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight left
  43. 42 : km 19.42 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp left
  44. 43 : km 19.6 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  45. 44 : km 20.2 - alt. 133 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Cwmnofydd Lane
  46. 45 : km 20.59 - alt. 122 m - Keep right
  47. 46 : km 20.61 - alt. 121 m - Keep left
  48. 47 : km 21.47 - alt. 70 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right onto New Row
  49. 48 : km 21.55 - alt. 70 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right
  50. 49 : km 21.69 - alt. 74 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp right
  51. 50 : km 22.47 - alt. 129 m - Keep right
  52. 51 : km 24.02 - alt. 169 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight left
  53. 52 : km 24.03 - alt. 169 m - Keep left
  54. 53 : km 24.7 - alt. 132 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight left
  55. 54 : km 24.7 - alt. 132 m - Keep left
  56. 55 : km 24.71 - alt. 131 m - CP2
  57. 56 : km 25.15 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  58. 57 : km 25.18 - alt. 142 m - Keep left
  59. 58 : km 26.92 - alt. 242 m - Keep right
  60. 59 : km 27.39 - alt. 253 m - Turn right
  61. 60 : km 27.4 - alt. 252 m - Turn left
  62. 61 : km 28.09 - alt. 246 m - Turn right
  63. 62 : km 28.17 - alt. 241 m - Keep left
  64. 63 : km 30.22 - alt. 214 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp right onto Thornhill Road, A469
  65. 64 : km 30.25 - alt. 211 m - Turn right
  66. 65 : km 30.96 - alt. 229 m - Turn right
  67. 66 : km 31.04 - alt. 249 m - Turn left
  68. 67 : km 31.25 - alt. 243 m - Turn right
  69. 68 : km 31.58 - alt. 223 m - Turn right - Turn right onto Waunwaelod Way
  70. 69 : km 31.61 - alt. 225 m - Turn left - Turn left onto A469
  71. 70 : km 31.63 - alt. 225 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp right
  72. 71 : km 31.85 - alt. 226 m - Keep right
  73. 72 : km 32.04 - alt. 216 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right
  74. 73 : km 32.57 - alt. 161 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp left
  75. 74 : km 32.96 - alt. 140 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right onto Blackbrook Road
  76. 75 : km 33.27 - alt. 122 m - Turn left
  77. 76 : km 33.56 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  78. 77 : km 33.57 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp left
  79. 78 : km 33.76 - alt. 122 m - Turn left - Turn left onto A469
  80. 79 : km 33.87 - alt. 125 m - Keep left - Keep left onto A469
  81. 80 : km 33.88 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
  82. 81 : km 34.05 - alt. 127 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight left onto Old Nantgarw Road
  83. 82 : km 34.19 - alt. 125 m - Turn right - Turn right onto Gypsy Lane
  84. 83 : km 34.2 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  85. 84 : km 35.2 - alt. 187 m - Turn right - Turn right onto Groeswen Road
  86. 85 : km 35.38 - alt. 183 m - CP3
  87. 86 : km 38.23 - alt. 261 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right onto Eglwysilan Road
  88. 87 : km 42.49 - alt. 325 m - Keep right
  89. 88 : km 43.02 - alt. 317 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight left onto Bwlch Carnygelli
  90. 89 : km 43.31 - alt. 313 m - Turn right
  91. 90 : km 43.69 - alt. 315 m - Keep left
  92. 91 : km 45.02 - alt. 320 m - Turn left
  93. 92 : km 46.31 - alt. 287 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right onto Bwlch Carnygelli
  94. 93 : km 46.43 - alt. 283 m - Keep left - Keep left onto Heol Fawr
  95. 94 : km 47.74 - alt. 198 m - Turn right
  96. 95 : km 48.18 - alt. 220 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp left
  97. 96 : km 48.7 - alt. 169 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp right onto A472
  98. 97 : km 48.71 - alt. 168 m - Turn left
  99. 98 : km 48.94 - alt. 149 m - Turn left
  100. 99 : km 49.16 - alt. 148 m - Keep right
  101. 100 : km 49.22 - alt. 150 m - Keep right
  102. 101 : km 49.32 - alt. 151 m - Keep right
  103. 102 : km 50.33 - alt. 201 m - Keep right
  104. S/E : km 50.5 - alt. 206 m - FINISH

Useful Information

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