Cardiff 18k Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 17.90 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 6 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 6 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 13 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Adamsdown 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.483933° / W 3.167538°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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. 11 m - Start on Newport Road
  2. 2 : km 0.29 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Station Terrace
  3. 3 : km 0.3 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight right onto Station Terrace
  4. 4 : km 0.55 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Charles Street
  5. 5 : km 0.55 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Queen Street
  6. 6 : km 0.86 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Queen Street
  7. 7 : km 0.87 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight left
  8. 8 : km 0.89 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.09 - alt. 12 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 1.17 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 11 : km 1.55 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  12. 12 : km 1.79 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 2.16 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 3.17 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left
  15. 15 : km 3.22 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Blackweir Bridge
  16. 16 : km 3.31 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 4.78 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left
  18. 18 : km 4.91 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 5.1 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 5.12 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left
  21. 21 : km 5.3 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 5.31 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 5.9 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 5.9 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  25. 25 : km 6.01 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 6.02 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto Taffs Mead Embankment
  27. 27 : km 6.21 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 6.21 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 6.51 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Taff Embankment
  30. 30 : km 7.05 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 7.26 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 7.29 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 7.61 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 7.84 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 7.85 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Jim Driscoll Way
  36. 36 : km 7.9 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 7.91 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 7.91 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 39 : km 8.02 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  40. 40 : km 8.14 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 8.59 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  42. 42 : km 8.8 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 9.2 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 9.6 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 9.67 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Empire Way
  46. 46 : km 9.69 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left
  47. 47 : km 9.69 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 9.77 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 9.77 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Empire Way
  50. 50 : km 9.8 - alt. 7 m - Keep left onto Empire Way
  51. 51 : km 9.82 - alt. 8 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Watkiss Way
  52. 52 : km 10.1 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 10.16 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 10.32 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 10.51 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  56. 56 : km 10.64 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 11.09 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto John Batchelor Way
  58. 58 : km 11.36 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 11.42 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Llwyn Passat
  60. 60 : km 11.68 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 11.7 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 11.73 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 11.81 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 11.82 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 11.87 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 11.94 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  67. 67 : km 12.18 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 12.18 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 12.19 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  70. 70 : km 12.43 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  71. 71 : km 12.57 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  72. 72 : km 12.73 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 13 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  74. 74 : km 13.7 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  75. 75 : km 13.73 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  76. 76 : km 13.93 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 13.98 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 14 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 14.01 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 14.2 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 14.26 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  82. 82 : km 14.56 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 14.6 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 14.62 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 14.72 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  86. 86 : km 14.82 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left
  87. 87 : km 14.82 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  88. 88 : km 14.86 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 14.89 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right onto Hemingway Road
  90. 90 : km 15.08 - alt. 10 m - Keep left onto Hemingway Road
  91. 91 : km 15.12 - alt. 11 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  92. 92 : km 15.18 - alt. 11 m - At roundabout, take exit 4
  93. 93 : km 15.23 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  94. 94 : km 15.73 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 15.75 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 15.94 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 16 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  98. 98 : km 16.28 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 16.29 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 16.4 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Schooner Way
  101. 101 : km 16.47 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Schooner Way
  102. 102 : km 16.48 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Schooner Way
  103. 103 : km 16.5 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Tyndall Street
  104. 104 : km 16.51 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto Tyndall Street
  105. 105 : km 16.52 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  106. 106 : km 16.52 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  107. 107 : km 16.64 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  108. 108 : km 16.72 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Cross City South Cycleway
  109. 109 : km 16.73 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Cross City South Cycleway
  110. 110 : km 16.8 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  111. 111 : km 16.84 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  112. 112 : km 16.97 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  113. 113 : km 17.04 - alt. 11 m - Keep left onto Cross City South Cycleway
  114. 114 : km 17.23 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  115. 115 : km 17.39 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Windsor Road
  116. 116 : km 17.53 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Fitzalan Place
  117. 117 : km 17.83 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  118. 118 : km 17.88 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  119. S/E : km 17.9 - alt. 11 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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