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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 31.74 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 10h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 335 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 329 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 221 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 13 m
  • ⚐
    District: Thornhill 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.537543° / W 3.205755°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.538636° / W 3.205245°
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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. 82 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.11 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Thornhill Road
  3. 3 : km 0.35 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.37 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Thornhill Llanishen Community Route
  5. 5 : km 0.61 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Johnston Road
  6. 6 : km 0.76 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.79 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Thornhill Road
  8. 8 : km 1.44 - alt. 43 m - Keep left onto Thornhill Road
  9. 9 : km 1.47 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Tŷ Glas Road
  10. 10 : km 1.99 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.99 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.01 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 2.01 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Tŷ Glas Road
  14. 14 : km 2.5 - alt. 46 m - Enter roundabout
  15. 15 : km 2.77 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Fidlas Road
  16. 16 : km 3.09 - alt. 48 m - Keep left onto Fidlas Road
  17. 17 : km 3.11 - alt. 48 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Fidlas Road
  18. 18 : km 3.14 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight left onto Fidlas Road
  19. 19 : km 3.29 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Usk Road
  20. 20 : km 3.3 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Fidlas Road
  21. 21 : km 4.03 - alt. 32 m - Keep left onto Fidlas Road
  22. 22 : km 4.08 - alt. 30 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Llandennis Road
  23. 23 : km 4.11 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Llandennis Road
  24. 24 : km 4.21 - alt. 27 m - Keep left onto Llandennis Road
  25. 25 : km 4.39 - alt. 24 m - Keep left onto Llandennis Road
  26. 26 : km 4.54 - alt. 24 m - Keep left onto Llandennis Road
  27. 27 : km 4.57 - alt. 24 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Lake Road East
  28. 28 : km 4.61 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 4.63 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Lake Road East
  30. 30 : km 6.2 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight right onto Fairoak Road
  31. 31 : km 6.22 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 6.22 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 6.24 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 6.32 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 6.74 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto The Promenade
  36. 36 : km 6.75 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Lake Road West
  37. 37 : km 7.59 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 7.6 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Lake Road West
  39. 39 : km 7.86 - alt. 24 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Lake Road North
  40. 40 : km 8.21 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Heath Halt Road
  41. 41 : km 8.52 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Heath Park Avenue
  42. 42 : km 8.53 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto King George V Drive
  43. 43 : km 8.61 - alt. 39 m - Enter roundabout
  44. 44 : km 9.21 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left
  45. 45 : km 9.29 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 9.81 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto King George V Drive West
  47. 47 : km 9.87 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto King George V Drive West
  48. 48 : km 10.49 - alt. 36 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto King George V Drive North
  49. 49 : km 11.25 - alt. 39 m - Enter roundabout
  50. 50 : km 11.35 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Heath Park Avenue
  51. 51 : km 11.36 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Heath Halt Road
  52. 52 : km 11.62 - alt. 37 m - Keep right onto Heath Halt Road
  53. 53 : km 11.67 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Lake Road North
  54. 54 : km 11.97 - alt. 23 m - Keep left
  55. 55 : km 12.11 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 12.11 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Llandennis Road
  57. 57 : km 12.13 - alt. 23 m - Keep right onto Llandennis Road
  58. 58 : km 12.2 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp left onto Llandennis Road
  59. 59 : km 12.21 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 12.35 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Llandennis Road
  61. 61 : km 12.36 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Llandennis Road
  62. 62 : km 12.47 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Llandennis Road
  63. 63 : km 12.49 - alt. 29 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Fidlas Road
  64. 64 : km 12.55 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight right onto Fidlas Road
  65. 65 : km 13.43 - alt. 48 m - Keep right onto Fidlas Road
  66. 66 : km 13.46 - alt. 48 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Fidlas Road
  67. 67 : km 13.81 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  68. 68 : km 14.05 - alt. 46 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Tŷ Glas Road
  69. 69 : km 14.56 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 14.56 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 14.58 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 14.58 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Tŷ Glas Road
  73. 73 : km 15.07 - alt. 43 m - Keep left onto Tŷ Glas Road
  74. 74 : km 15.11 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Caerphilly Road
  75. 75 : km 15.12 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left onto Thornhill Road
  76. 76 : km 15.14 - alt. 43 m - Keep left onto Beulah Road
  77. 77 : km 15.17 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight left onto Beulah Road
  78. 78 : km 15.87 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Heol y Deri
  79. 79 : km 17.81 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 18.12 - alt. 94 m - Keep right
  81. 81 : km 18.23 - alt. 102 m - Turn sharp right
  82. 82 : km 18.38 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight left
  83. 83 : km 18.64 - alt. 104 m - Keep right
  84. 84 : km 18.84 - alt. 116 m - Keep left
  85. 85 : km 19.04 - alt. 119 m - Keep left
  86. 86 : km 19.19 - alt. 114 m - Keep left
  87. 87 : km 19.33 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  88. 88 : km 19.74 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 19.91 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 20.7 - alt. 190 m - Keep left
  91. 91 : km 20.74 - alt. 196 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 20.75 - alt. 196 m - Turn slight right
  93. 93 : km 20.95 - alt. 204 m - Keep right
  94. 94 : km 21.29 - alt. 215 m - Keep right
  95. 95 : km 21.35 - alt. 217 m - Keep right
  96. 96 : km 21.38 - alt. 214 m - Keep right
  97. 97 : km 21.62 - alt. 211 m - Turn right onto Thornhill Road
  98. 98 : km 23.47 - alt. 98 m - Keep right onto A469
  99. 99 : km 23.5 - alt. 96 m - Enter roundabout
  100. 100 : km 23.73 - alt. 93 m - Keep right onto Excalibur Drive
  101. 101 : km 23.75 - alt. 93 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Excalibur Drive
  102. 102 : km 24.45 - alt. 74 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Excalibur Drive
  103. 103 : km 25.6 - alt. 91 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Cherry Orchard Road
  104. 104 : km 26.31 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Mill Road
  105. 105 : km 26.38 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Cherry Orchard Road
  106. 106 : km 26.4 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Llwyn-y-pia Road
  107. 107 : km 27.05 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Heol y Delyn
  108. 108 : km 27.11 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  109. 109 : km 27.34 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Lisvane Road
  110. 110 : km 29.15 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  111. 111 : km 29.39 - alt. 46 m - Enter roundabout
  112. 112 : km 30.51 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Excalibur Drive
  113. 113 : km 30.85 - alt. 74 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Excalibur Drive
  114. 114 : km 31.55 - alt. 93 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Excalibur Drive
  115. 115 : km 31.61 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  116. 116 : km 31.66 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  117. 117 : km 31.7 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Bryn Glas
  118. 118 : km 31.72 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Rhiwlas
  119. E : km 31.74 - alt. 89 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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