The Swan 5 Miler

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.80 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 20 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 21 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 26 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Porthcawl 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.490331° / W 3.702281°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 21 m - Start on Heol y Capel
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Heol y Capel
  3. 3 : km 0.07 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto West Road
  4. 4 : km 0.8 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Long Acre Drive
  5. 5 : km 1.05 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 1.14 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Anglesey Way
  7. 7 : km 1.4 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.79 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.79 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.82 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight right
  11. 11 : km 2.01 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp right
  12. 12 : km 2.15 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 2.16 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 3.21 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 3.22 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto West Drive
  16. 16 : km 4.47 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Eastern Promenade
  17. 17 : km 5.02 - alt. 6 m - Keep right onto Eastern Promenade
  18. 18 : km 5.15 - alt. 6 m - Keep left onto Eastern Promenade
  19. 19 : km 5.18 - alt. 6 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto New Road
  20. 20 : km 5.19 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp right onto New Road
  21. 21 : km 5.2 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Northways
  22. 22 : km 6.46 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Newton Nottage Road
  23. 23 : km 6.47 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Woodland Avenue
  24. 24 : km 6.55 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto St. David's Way
  25. 25 : km 7.04 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Heol y Goedwig
  26. 26 : km 7.15 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Newton Nottage Road
  27. 27 : km 7.29 - alt. 7 m - Keep left onto Newtown Nottage Road
  28. 28 : km 7.33 - alt. 7 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Fulmar Road
  29. 29 : km 7.65 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 7.71 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Pyle Road
  31. 31 : km 7.72 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp left onto Ty Canol
  32. 32 : km 7.78 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  33. S/E : km 7.8 - alt. 21 m

Useful Information

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