More Forest Coal Pit

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 34.32 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 13h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,137 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,134 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 495 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 60 m
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Description

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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. 61 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 61 m - TR onto Park Avenue
  3. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 63 m - TL onto Skirrid Road
  4. 4 : km 0.25 - alt. 63 m - TR onto Penyfal Road
  5. 5 : km 0.26 - alt. 63 m - TL onto Park Crescent
  6. 6 : km 0.32 - alt. 62 m - TR onto Pen-y-Pound
  7. 7 : km 0.38 - alt. 65 m - KL
  8. 8 : km 0.43 - alt. 65 m - TL onto Pen-y-Pound
  9. 9 : km 1.32 - alt. 93 m - TR onto Pentre Road
  10. 10 : km 1.45 - alt. 104 m - KL
  11. 11 : km 2.04 - alt. 154 m - Turn ShR
  12. 12 : km 2.24 - alt. 159 m - TR
  13. 13 : km 2.31 - alt. 152 m - TL
  14. 14 : km 2.67 - alt. 167 m - TL
  15. 15 : km 2.83 - alt. 192 m - TR
  16. 16 : km 3.15 - alt. 265 m - TR
  17. 17 : km 3.44 - alt. 302 m - TL
  18. 18 : km 3.54 - alt. 323 m - Turn ShL
  19. 19 : km 3.62 - alt. 338 m - TL
  20. 20 : km 3.71 - alt. 341 m - Turn sL
  21. 21 : km 3.75 - alt. 339 m - Twyn Yr Allt
  22. 22 : km 3.92 - alt. 331 m - KL
  23. 23 : km 4.87 - alt. 368 m - Deri Allt
  24. 24 : km 5.65 - alt. 377 m - KR
  25. 25 : km 5.76 - alt. 378 m - KR
  26. 26 : km 6.37 - alt. 393 m - KR
  27. 27 : km 7.74 - alt. 356 m - KL
  28. 28 : km 8.38 - alt. 236 m - TL
  29. 29 : km 8.49 - alt. 226 m - TR
  30. 30 : km 8.58 - alt. 212 m - Forest Coal Pit
  31. 31 : km 8.59 - alt. 210 m - TL
  32. 32 : km 8.6 - alt. 210 m - TR
  33. 33 : km 9.05 - alt. 180 m - TR
  34. 34 : km 11.65 - alt. 348 m - Turn sL
  35. 35 : km 11.91 - alt. 347 m - KR
  36. 36 : km 12.37 - alt. 358 m - KR
  37. 37 : km 12.52 - alt. 366 m - Dial Garreg
  38. 38 : km 14.65 - alt. 495 m - Turn ShR
  39. 39 : km 14.66 - alt. 495 m - Descent
  40. 40 : km 16.08 - alt. 261 m - Turn ShR
  41. 41 : km 17.4 - alt. 262 m - KL
  42. 42 : km 18.08 - alt. 244 m - KR
  43. 43 : km 18.34 - alt. 300 m - KL
  44. 44 : km 18.89 - alt. 264 m - Coed Robin
  45. 45 : km 19.59 - alt. 266 m - KR
  46. 46 : km 19.91 - alt. 285 m - KR
  47. 47 : km 21.7 - alt. 218 m - Turn ShR
  48. 48 : km 22.01 - alt. 275 m - TL
  49. 49 : km 22.59 - alt. 312 m - KL
  50. 50 : km 22.7 - alt. 319 m - KR
  51. 51 : km 23.91 - alt. 258 m - TL
  52. 52 : km 24.5 - alt. 180 m - Forest Coal Pit
  53. 53 : km 24.5 - alt. 180 m - TL
  54. 54 : km 24.95 - alt. 210 m - TL
  55. 55 : km 24.95 - alt. 210 m - TR
  56. 56 : km 25.06 - alt. 226 m - TL
  57. 57 : km 25.17 - alt. 236 m - TR
  58. 58 : km 26.03 - alt. 376 m - KL
  59. 59 : km 26.52 - alt. 408 m - KL
  60. 60 : km 27.17 - alt. 393 m - KR
  61. 61 : km 27.79 - alt. 378 m - KR
  62. 62 : km 28.03 - alt. 372 m - KL
  63. 63 : km 28.68 - alt. 368 m - Deri Allt
  64. 64 : km 29.77 - alt. 338 m - Twyn Yr Allt
  65. 65 : km 29.84 - alt. 341 m - Turn sR
  66. 66 : km 29.93 - alt. 338 m - TR
  67. 67 : km 30.59 - alt. 185 m - Turn sL
  68. 68 : km 31.62 - alt. 181 m - Turn sR
  69. 69 : km 31.75 - alt. 163 m - TR onto Old Hereford Road
  70. 70 : km 32.44 - alt. 116 m - KR
  71. 71 : km 32.71 - alt. 137 m - TL
  72. 72 : km 32.75 - alt. 137 m - TR
  73. 73 : km 33.02 - alt. 116 m - Turn ShR onto Old Hereford Road
  74. 74 : km 33.16 - alt. 107 m - TL
  75. 75 : km 33.2 - alt. 106 m - TR onto Derwen Way
  76. 76 : km 33.26 - alt. 103 m - TR onto Ffordd yr Hen Sgubor
  77. 77 : km 33.61 - alt. 74 m - TL onto Ysguborwen
  78. 78 : km 33.71 - alt. 76 m - TR
  79. 79 : km 33.81 - alt. 69 m - TR onto Park Crescent
  80. 80 : km 33.82 - alt. 69 m - TL onto Llwynu Road
  81. 81 : km 33.97 - alt. 65 m - TR onto Park Avenue
  82. 82 : km 34.06 - alt. 64 m - TL
  83. 83 : km 34.25 - alt. 61 m - TR
  84. S/E : km 34.32 - alt. 61 m

Useful Information

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