Sugar Loaf

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.29 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 547 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 554 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 590 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 52 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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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. 73 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.14 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto Hollywell Crescent
  3. 3 : km 0.36 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Holywell Close
  4. 4 : km 0.54 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Holywell Road
  5. 5 : km 0.6 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Lower Monk Street
  6. 6 : km 0.86 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Hereford Road
  7. 7 : km 0.87 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Lion Street
  8. 8 : km 1.18 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Frogmore Street
  9. 9 : km 1.36 - alt. 58 m - Keep right onto Frogmore Street
  10. 10 : km 1.39 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Park Road
  11. 11 : km 1.41 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Pen-y-Pound
  12. 12 : km 1.62 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 1.68 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Pen-y-Pound
  14. 14 : km 2.57 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Pentre Road
  15. 15 : km 2.7 - alt. 104 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 3.54 - alt. 178 m - Turn slight left
  17. 17 : km 3.7 - alt. 191 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 4.87 - alt. 339 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 19 : km 5.92 - alt. 435 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 6.5 - alt. 563 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 6.55 - alt. 580 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 6.62 - alt. 589 m - Turn slight left
  23. 23 : km 6.65 - alt. 590 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 6.65 - alt. 590 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 25 : km 6.68 - alt. 589 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 6.75 - alt. 580 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 7.64 - alt. 405 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 7.7 - alt. 404 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 8.43 - alt. 339 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 30 : km 9.6 - alt. 191 m - Turn slight left
  31. 31 : km 9.76 - alt. 178 m - Turn slight right
  32. 32 : km 10.01 - alt. 154 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 10.6 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight right
  34. 34 : km 10.73 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 11.62 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 11.68 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight right onto Pen-y-Pound
  37. 37 : km 11.89 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Park Road
  38. 38 : km 11.91 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Frogmore Street
  39. 39 : km 12.12 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Lion Street
  40. 40 : km 12.2 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 12.2 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Lion Street
  42. 42 : km 12.44 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Hereford Road
  43. 43 : km 12.45 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Lower Monk Street
  44. 44 : km 12.71 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Holywell Road
  45. 45 : km 12.76 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 12.95 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Hollywell Crescent
  47. 47 : km 13.1 - alt. 73 m - Keep left onto Hollywell Crescent
  48. S/E : km 13.29 - alt. 73 m

Useful Information

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