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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.45 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 239 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 239 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 241 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 2 m - Start on Maes Gerddi
  2. 2 : km 0.07 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Maes Gerddi
  3. 3 : km 0.14 - alt. 2 m - Turn sharp left onto Y Ddôl
  4. 4 : km 0.24 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto High Street
  5. 5 : km 0.33 - alt. 2 m - Keep left onto A4971
  6. 6 : km 0.37 - alt. 2 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A487
  7. 7 : km 0.75 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Stryd yr Eglwys
  8. 8 : km 1.1 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.14 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 1.26 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto High Street
  11. 11 : km 1.33 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 1.64 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 2.03 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 2.33 - alt. 172 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 3.35 - alt. 183 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 16 : km 4.14 - alt. 238 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 6.8 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp right
  18. 18 : km 7.12 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right onto High Street
  19. 19 : km 7.18 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 7.3 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right
  21. 21 : km 7.34 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Stryd yr Eglwys
  22. 22 : km 7.7 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto A487
  23. 23 : km 8.03 - alt. 2 m - Keep right onto A487
  24. 24 : km 8.06 - alt. 2 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A4971
  25. 25 : km 8.21 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Y Ddôl
  26. 26 : km 8.31 - alt. 2 m - Turn sharp right onto Maes Gerddi
  27. 27 : km 8.38 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Maes Gerddi
  28. S/E : km 8.45 - alt. 2 m

Useful Information

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