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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.52 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 51 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 42 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 121 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 62 m
  • ⚐
    District: Caerphilly 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.58274° / W 3.2183°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 78 m - Start near 1 Virginia Cl, Caerphilly CF83 3JD, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 78 m - Head west on Virginia Cl toward Pontygwindy Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.07 - alt. 79 m - Head north on Pontygwindy Rd toward Waun Ganol St
  4. 4 : km 0.16 - alt. 78 m - Head north on Pontygwindy Rd toward Waun Ganol St
  5. 5 : km 0.26 - alt. 77 m - Head northeast on Heol Bro Wen toward Heol-Y-Dreflan
  6. 6 : km 0.48 - alt. 75 m - Head northeast on Heol Bro Wen toward Half Acre Ct
  7. 7 : km 0.62 - alt. 73 m - Head north on Heol Bro Wen toward Heol Ty Merchant
  8. 8 : km 0.69 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Heol Ty Merchant
  9. 9 : km 0.76 - alt. 72 m - Head northeast on Heol Ty Merchant toward Waun Erw
  10. 10 : km 0.94 - alt. 70 m - Head east on Heol Ty Merchant toward Castell Y Fan
  11. 11 : km 1.1 - alt. 67 m - Enter the roundabout
  12. 12 : km 1.11 - alt. 67 m - Head southeast on Parc Pontypandy toward Parc Pontypandy
  13. 13 : km 1.33 - alt. 66 m - Head east on Parc Pontypandy
  14. 14 : km 1.38 - alt. 67 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Bedwas Rd/A468
  15. 15 : km 1.55 - alt. 64 m - Head northeast on Bedwas Rd/A468 toward Greenway
  16. 16 : km 1.74 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Greenway
  17. 17 : km 1.75 - alt. 64 m - Head south on Greenway toward Bedwas Rd/A468
  18. 18 : km 1.75 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Bedwas Rd/A468
  19. 19 : km 1.96 - alt. 63 m - Head east on Bedwas Rd/A468 toward Church St
  20. 20 : km 2.09 - alt. 63 m - Head north on Church St toward Newport Rd
  21. 21 : km 2.21 - alt. 64 m - Head south on Church St toward Pandy Rd
  22. 22 : km 2.21 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Pandy Rd
  23. 23 : km 2.45 - alt. 66 m - Head northwest on Pandy Rd toward Coed-Y-Pandy
  24. 24 : km 2.68 - alt. 68 m - Head northwest on Pandy Rd toward Jerry's Ln
  25. 25 : km 2.97 - alt. 71 m - Head northwest on Pandy Rd
  26. 26 : km 3.09 - alt. 70 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Greenway
  27. 27 : km 3.18 - alt. 69 m - Head east on Greenway
  28. 28 : km 3.39 - alt. 68 m - Head southeast on Greenway
  29. 29 : km 3.62 - alt. 67 m - Head southeast on Greenway
  30. 30 : km 3.79 - alt. 63 m - Head south on Greenway
  31. 31 : km 3.79 - alt. 63 m - Slight right to stay on Greenway
  32. 32 : km 3.85 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Bedwas Rd/A468
  33. 33 : km 4.02 - alt. 64 m - Head southwest on Bedwas Rd/A468
  34. 34 : km 4.12 - alt. 65 m - Slight left to stay on Bedwas Rd/A468
  35. 35 : km 4.21 - alt. 66 m - Head south on Bedwas Rd/B4600
  36. 36 : km 4.35 - alt. 67 m - Head south on Bedwas Rd/B4600
  37. 37 : km 4.49 - alt. 67 m - Head south on Bedwas Rd/B4600
  38. 38 : km 4.62 - alt. 68 m - Head south on Bedwas Rd/B4600
  39. 39 : km 4.74 - alt. 69 m - Head southwest on Bedwas Rd/B4600
  40. 40 : km 4.9 - alt. 71 m - Head southwest on Bedwas Rd/B4600
  41. 41 : km 5.06 - alt. 73 m - Head southwest on Bedwas Rd/B4600
  42. 42 : km 5.24 - alt. 74 m - Head southwest on Bedwas Rd/B4600 toward Ton-Y-Felin Rd
  43. 43 : km 5.46 - alt. 76 m - Head west on Ton-Y-Felin Rd/B4600 toward Bedwas Rd
  44. 44 : km 5.68 - alt. 85 m - Head west on Nantgarw Rd/B4600 toward Tafwys Walk
  45. 45 : km 5.96 - alt. 92 m - Head southwest on Nantgarw Rd/B4600 toward Crescent Rd
  46. 46 : km 6.15 - alt. 91 m - Head southwest on Nantgarw Rd/B4600 toward Heol-Y-Parc
  47. 47 : km 6.38 - alt. 96 m - Head west on Nantgarw Rd/B4600
  48. 48 : km 6.61 - alt. 98 m - Head west on Nantgarw Rd/B4600
  49. 49 : km 6.89 - alt. 101 m - Head southwest on Nantgarw Rd/B4600 toward Lon-Y-Llyn
  50. 50 : km 6.9 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto St Cenydd Rd/B4263
  51. 51 : km 7.07 - alt. 110 m - Head northwest on St Cenydd Rd/B4263 toward First Ave
  52. 52 : km 7.24 - alt. 114 m - Head north on St Cenydd Rd/B4263 toward First Ave
  53. 53 : km 7.39 - alt. 119 m - Head northwest on St Cenydd Rd/B4263
  54. 54 : km 7.54 - alt. 120 m - Head northwest on St Cenydd Rd/B4263 toward A468/A469
  55. 55 : km 7.69 - alt. 118 m - Head northwest on St Cenydd Rd/B4263 toward St Cenydd Cl
  56. 56 : km 7.85 - alt. 105 m - Head northwest on St Cenydd Rd/B4263 toward Hendredenny Dr
  57. 57 : km 7.99 - alt. 108 m - Head north on Station Terrace/B4263 toward Ty-Isaf
  58. 58 : km 8.14 - alt. 116 m - Head north on Station Terrace/B4263 toward Ty-Isaf
  59. 59 : km 8.18 - alt. 115 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto B4263
  60. 60 : km 8.3 - alt. 111 m - Head east on B4263
  61. 61 : km 8.54 - alt. 107 m - Head east on B4263 toward Energlyn Cres
  62. 62 : km 8.78 - alt. 108 m - Head southeast on Brynhyfryd/B4263 toward Court Rd
  63. 63 : km 9.03 - alt. 102 m - Head southeast on Brynhyfryd/B4263 toward Melin Gwlan
  64. 64 : km 9.29 - alt. 92 m - Head southeast on Mill Rd/B4263 toward Llys Nant Yr Aber
  65. 65 : km 9.52 - alt. 86 m - Head southeast on Mill Rd/B4263 toward Celyn Ave
  66. 66 : km 9.73 - alt. 83 m - Head east on Mill Rd/B4263 toward Dol-Y-Felin St
  67. 67 : km 9.96 - alt. 81 m - Head east on Mill Rd/B4263 toward Lawrence St
  68. 68 : km 10.07 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto B4600
  69. 69 : km 10.07 - alt. 79 m - Head north on B4600 toward Mill Rd/B4263
  70. 70 : km 10.08 - alt. 79 m - Continue onto Pontygwindy Rd
  71. 71 : km 10.22 - alt. 79 m - Head north on Pontygwindy Rd toward Dol-Y-Felin St
  72. 72 : km 10.37 - alt. 79 m - Head north on Pontygwindy Rd toward Virginia Cl
  73. S/E : km 10.52 - alt. 79 m

Useful Information

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