Barry Docks To Cardiff Bay Coastal

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 18.47 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 89 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 87 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 66 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Barry (65380)
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.400459° / W 3.267911°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.462585° / W 3.165857°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 9 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  4. 3 : km 0.31 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Cei Dafydd
  5. 4 : km 0.38 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Ffordd y Mileniwm
  6. 5 : km 0.6 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Ffordd y Mileniwm
  7. 6 : km 1.84 - alt. 7 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Cardiff Road, A4055
  8. 7 : km 2.19 - alt. 6 m - Keep right onto Cardiff Road, A4055
  9. 8 : km 2.61 - alt. 6 m - Keep left onto Cardiff Road, A4055
  10. 9 : km 3.02 - alt. 6 m - Keep right onto Cardiff Road, A4055
  11. 10 : km 3.43 - alt. 7 m - Enter roundabout
  12. 11 : km 3.47 - alt. 6 m - Continue onto Sully Moors Road, B4267
  13. 12 : km 3.88 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 3.89 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 4.4 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  16. 15 : km 4.49 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Hayes Road
  17. 16 : km 4.71 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 4.72 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Hayes Road
  19. 18 : km 5.15 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 5.41 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  21. 20 : km 6.13 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  22. 21 : km 6.46 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  23. 22 : km 7.58 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Beach Road
  24. 23 : km 8.04 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto St Mary's Well Bay Road
  25. 24 : km 9.23 - alt. 33 m - Keep left onto St Mary's Well Bay Road
  26. 25 : km 9.25 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 26 : km 10.05 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp right
  28. 27 : km 10.24 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  29. 28 : km 10.5 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Fort Road
  30. 29 : km 13.56 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right onto Cliff Hill
  31. 30 : km 13.57 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  32. 31 : km 13.6 - alt. 26 m - Keep right
  33. 32 : km 13.91 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  34. 33 : km 13.91 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp right
  35. 34 : km 14.21 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp left onto Bridgeman Road
  36. 35 : km 14.25 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Beach Road
  37. 36 : km 14.31 - alt. 8 m - Continue onto Beach Road
  38. 37 : km 14.46 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 14.58 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Kymin Terrace
  40. 39 : km 14.69 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Bradford Place
  41. 40 : km 14.71 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Kymin Road
  42. 41 : km 14.82 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Clive Place
  43. 42 : km 14.87 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Clive Place
  44. 43 : km 15.06 - alt. 66 m - Turn slight left onto Clive Place
  45. 44 : km 15.1 - alt. 64 m - Keep right onto St Augustine's Crescent
  46. 45 : km 15.23 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Saint Augustines Road
  47. 46 : km 15.53 - alt. 38 m - Keep right onto Paget Place
  48. 47 : km 15.6 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight right onto Paget Road
  49. 48 : km 15.81 - alt. 9 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  50. 49 : km 15.87 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 15.87 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left
  52. 51 : km 15.89 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  53. 52 : km 16.19 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  54. 53 : km 16.2 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  55. 54 : km 16.44 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  56. 55 : km 16.59 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  57. 56 : km 16.74 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  58. 57 : km 16.89 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left
  59. 58 : km 17.02 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  60. 59 : km 17.66 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  61. 60 : km 17.69 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Porth Teigr
  62. 61 : km 17.91 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left
  63. 62 : km 18.08 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 18.1 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  65. 64 : km 18.16 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  66. 65 : km 18.44 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  67. 66 : km 18.47 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp right
  68. E : km 18.47 - alt. 6 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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