Bedwas River From The Rec

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.01 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 22 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 22 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 79 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 55 m
  • ⚐
    District: Caerphilly 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.583677° / W 3.215172°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 77 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.15 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Small Meadow Court
  3. 3 : km 0.17 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.27 - alt. 78 m - Turn sharp right
  5. 5 : km 0.31 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Pontygwindy Road
  6. 6 : km 0.87 - alt. 79 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 0.9 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left onto Ton-y-Felin Road
  8. 8 : km 1.6 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.6 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Bedwas Road
  10. 10 : km 2.12 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Bedwas Road
  11. 11 : km 2.29 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 2.51 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Old Bedwas Road
  13. 13 : km 2.9 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp right
  14. 14 : km 4.37 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right
  15. 15 : km 4.41 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 5.09 - alt. 56 m - Turn sharp left
  17. 17 : km 5.37 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 5.57 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 5.61 - alt. 58 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 7.08 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Old Bedwas Road
  21. 21 : km 7.09 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Newport Road
  22. 22 : km 7.69 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Bedwas Road
  23. 23 : km 7.73 - alt. 67 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Bedwas Bridge Roundabout
  24. 24 : km 7.86 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Parc Pontypandy
  25. 25 : km 8.02 - alt. 67 m - Keep left onto Parc Pontypandy
  26. 26 : km 8.06 - alt. 67 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Heol ty Merchant
  27. 27 : km 8.16 - alt. 69 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 8.17 - alt. 69 m - Turn sharp left onto Heol ty Merchant
  29. 29 : km 8.49 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Heol Bro Wen
  30. 30 : km 8.71 - alt. 75 m - Keep left onto Heol Bro Wen
  31. 31 : km 8.73 - alt. 75 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Heol Bro Wen
  32. S/E : km 9.01 - alt. 77 m

Useful Information

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