Walk Around The Valleys - 21 Miles

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 33.48 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 937 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 928 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 520 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 92 m
  • ⚐
    District: Porth 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.614161° / W 3.409976°
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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. 94 m - Start on Rheola Road
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Rheola Road
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 94 m - Keep right onto Rheola Road
  4. 4 : km 0.09 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight right onto Porth Street
  5. 5 : km 0.22 - alt. 93 m - Keep right onto B4278
  6. 6 : km 0.26 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp left onto B4278
  7. 7 : km 0.48 - alt. 112 m - Turn slight left onto High Street
  8. 8 : km 0.7 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto A4233
  9. 9 : km 1.1 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Bedw Street
  10. 10 : km 1.18 - alt. 137 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 3.27 - alt. 188 m - Turn sharp left
  12. 12 : km 3.29 - alt. 187 m - Turn sharp right onto Concorde Drive
  13. 13 : km 3.56 - alt. 176 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 3.62 - alt. 177 m - Turn left onto Llantrisant Road
  15. 15 : km 3.75 - alt. 164 m - Turn sharp right
  16. 16 : km 3.94 - alt. 162 m - Turn right onto High Street
  17. 17 : km 4.85 - alt. 133 m - Turn right onto Penrhiwfer Road
  18. 18 : km 9.42 - alt. 376 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 9.95 - alt. 412 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 12.33 - alt. 465 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 14.33 - alt. 511 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 15.82 - alt. 443 m - Turn sharp right
  23. 23 : km 19.31 - alt. 211 m - Turn right onto Bwlch-y-Clawdd Road
  24. 24 : km 19.99 - alt. 182 m - Turn sharp left onto A4061
  25. 25 : km 20.3 - alt. 175 m - Turn left onto Park Crescent
  26. 26 : km 20.45 - alt. 178 m - Turn sharp right onto Chepstow Road
  27. 27 : km 21.21 - alt. 174 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 21.32 - alt. 167 m - Turn right onto NCN 882 Rhondda Fawr (Proposed)
  29. 29 : km 21.37 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight left onto Windsor Street
  30. 30 : km 21.52 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto Bute Street
  31. 31 : km 21.6 - alt. 165 m - Turn left onto Cemetery Road
  32. 32 : km 23.88 - alt. 465 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 26.83 - alt. 392 m - Turn slight left
  34. 34 : km 28.47 - alt. 346 m - Turn slight right onto Heol Pendyrus
  35. 35 : km 28.69 - alt. 345 m - Turn left onto Heol-y-Waun
  36. 36 : km 28.76 - alt. 336 m - Turn slight right
  37. 37 : km 28.82 - alt. 331 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 28.82 - alt. 330 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 28.87 - alt. 323 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 28.95 - alt. 319 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 29.2 - alt. 290 m - Turn slight left
  42. 42 : km 29.21 - alt. 289 m - Turn right onto Heol Pendyrus
  43. 43 : km 29.22 - alt. 289 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  44. 44 : km 33.23 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Aber-Rhondda Road
  45. 45 : km 33.25 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight left onto B4278
  46. 46 : km 33.44 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  47. S/E : km 33.48 - alt. 94 m

Useful Information

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