21km TG Efail Isaf - Church Village

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 21.69 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 350 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 352 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 242 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 52 m
  • ⚐
    District: Llantrisant 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.539593° / W 3.384821°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 67 m - Start on Danygraig Drive
  2. 2 : km 0.1 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Danygraig Drive
  3. 3 : km 0.32 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp left onto Talbot Road
  4. 4 : km 1.65 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight right onto Main Road
  5. 5 : km 1.67 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 1.84 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto A473
  7. 7 : km 1.88 - alt. 53 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Rhiwsaeson Road
  8. 8 : km 3.47 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 3.66 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto ANT/285/1
  10. 10 : km 3.7 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 5.46 - alt. 70 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 5.92 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Crown Hill
  13. 13 : km 5.97 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Heol Dowlais
  14. 14 : km 6.02 - alt. 66 m - Keep left onto Heol Dowlais
  15. 15 : km 6.32 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 6.46 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 6.57 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 6.59 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Heol Dowlais
  19. 19 : km 7.27 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Ffordd-y-Capel
  20. 20 : km 7.47 - alt. 105 m - Keep left onto Heol-y-Parc
  21. 21 : km 8.05 - alt. 84 m - Keep left onto Station Road
  22. 22 : km 8.1 - alt. 83 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Station Road
  23. 23 : km 9.83 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  24. 24 : km 9.95 - alt. 143 m - Turn sharp left onto Maindy Road
  25. 25 : km 12.76 - alt. 206 m - Turn sharp right onto Llantrisant Road
  26. 26 : km 13.88 - alt. 241 m - Turn right onto Tonyrefail Road
  27. 27 : km 15.13 - alt. 205 m - Turn left onto Gelliwion Road
  28. 28 : km 17.77 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Heol Ddu
  29. 29 : km 18.21 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 20.24 - alt. 116 m - Turn slight left onto Heol-Y-Sarn
  31. 31 : km 20.51 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp right onto George Street
  32. 32 : km 20.62 - alt. 148 m - Turn left onto Yr Allt
  33. 33 : km 20.71 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 20.74 - alt. 133 m - Turn left onto Church Street
  35. 35 : km 20.74 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 20.81 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 20.83 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Heol-y-Beiliau
  38. 38 : km 20.9 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Heol Sticil-y-Beddau
  39. 39 : km 20.95 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Insole Terrace
  40. 40 : km 20.95 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 21.06 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Talbot Road
  42. 42 : km 21.35 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp right onto Danygraig Drive
  43. 43 : km 21.57 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Danygraig Drive
  44. 44 : km 21.67 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  45. S/E : km 21.69 - alt. 68 m

Useful Information

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