Another Walk Around The Rhondda - 25 Miles

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 39.71 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 13h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 827 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 822 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 541 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 123 m
  • ⚐
    District: Treorchy 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.640132° / W 3.533992°
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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. 436 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 439 m - Turn slight left onto A4061
  3. 3 : km 1.41 - alt. 511 m - Turn slight left
  4. 4 : km 3.96 - alt. 422 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 5.21 - alt. 264 m - Turn sharp right
  6. 6 : km 5.61 - alt. 238 m - Turn sharp left
  7. 7 : km 5.76 - alt. 229 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 6.5 - alt. 196 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 6.97 - alt. 186 m - Turn slight right onto Clydach Road
  10. 10 : km 7.17 - alt. 172 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 7.24 - alt. 178 m - Turn right onto Court Street
  12. 12 : km 7.76 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 8.08 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Trealaw Road
  14. 14 : km 8.08 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 8.14 - alt. 147 m - Turn right onto Ynyscynon Road
  16. 16 : km 8.41 - alt. 142 m - Turn left onto Rhys Street
  17. 17 : km 8.64 - alt. 146 m - Turn left onto Wengraig Road
  18. 18 : km 8.89 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight left
  19. 19 : km 10.28 - alt. 307 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 10.35 - alt. 309 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 12.31 - alt. 288 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Heol Pendyrus
  22. 22 : km 12.37 - alt. 289 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 12.38 - alt. 290 m - Turn slight right
  24. 24 : km 12.63 - alt. 319 m - Turn sharp left
  25. 25 : km 12.64 - alt. 319 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 12.75 - alt. 333 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 12.8 - alt. 332 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 14.02 - alt. 418 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 14.28 - alt. 387 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 14.38 - alt. 392 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 16.95 - alt. 474 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 32 : km 16.98 - alt. 474 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 17.36 - alt. 465 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 18.11 - alt. 434 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 18.53 - alt. 445 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 18.82 - alt. 452 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 18.98 - alt. 455 m - Keep left
  38. 38 : km 19.7 - alt. 454 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 39 : km 20.37 - alt. 413 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 20.55 - alt. 422 m - Turn slight left
  41. 41 : km 20.83 - alt. 423 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 21.21 - alt. 425 m - Turn sharp right
  43. 43 : km 25.29 - alt. 442 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 25.53 - alt. 457 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 25.91 - alt. 482 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 27.1 - alt. 481 m - Turn sharp left
  47. 47 : km 28.18 - alt. 505 m - Turn slight left
  48. 48 : km 28.88 - alt. 534 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 29.51 - alt. 528 m - Keep left
  50. 50 : km 30.32 - alt. 520 m - Keep left
  51. 51 : km 31.24 - alt. 526 m - Keep right
  52. 52 : km 31.74 - alt. 509 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 32.84 - alt. 493 m - Turn slight right
  54. 54 : km 32.88 - alt. 492 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 34.26 - alt. 510 m - Keep left
  56. 56 : km 34.62 - alt. 490 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 34.69 - alt. 482 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 35.65 - alt. 530 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 35.69 - alt. 531 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 36.27 - alt. 541 m - Turn sharp right
  61. 61 : km 36.39 - alt. 523 m - Turn sharp left
  62. 62 : km 36.67 - alt. 514 m - Turn left onto A4107
  63. 63 : km 39.66 - alt. 441 m - Keep right onto A4107
  64. 64 : km 39.69 - alt. 437 m - Turn left onto Bwlch-y-Clawdd Road
  65. S/E : km 39.71 - alt. 437 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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