Aber Big Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 35.12 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 11h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 568 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 561 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 376 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 3 m - Start on Terrace Road, A487
  2. 1 : km 0.07 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 0.1 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Ffordd-y-Mor / Terrace Road
  6. 5 : km 0.32 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Marine Terrace, B4346
  7. 6 : km 0.33 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 0.35 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
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  12. 11 : km 0.91 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  13. 12 : km 0.92 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 0.96 - alt. 14 m - Turn sharp left onto Cliff pathway
  15. 14 : km 1.23 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Cliff pathway
  16. 15 : km 1.23 - alt. 62 m - Keep left onto Cliff pathway
  17. 16 : km 1.29 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 1.32 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  19. 18 : km 1.43 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 1.45 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight left
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  25. 24 : km 2.97 - alt. 134 m - Turn slight right
  26. 25 : km 3.23 - alt. 144 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 26 : km 3.69 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  28. 27 : km 3.88 - alt. 111 m - Turn sharp right
  29. 28 : km 4.48 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto B4572
  30. 29 : km 4.54 - alt. 125 m - Turn sharp left
  31. 30 : km 6.19 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight right
  32. 31 : km 6.54 - alt. 21 m - Turn sharp left onto A487
  33. 32 : km 6.57 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp right
  34. 33 : km 7.14 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight right
  35. 34 : km 7.17 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
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  42. 41 : km 16.51 - alt. 342 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 16.53 - alt. 341 m - Keep left onto The Spine
  44. 43 : km 16.82 - alt. 342 m - Keep left onto The Spine
  45. 44 : km 17.25 - alt. 335 m - Turn slight left
  46. 45 : km 17.36 - alt. 329 m - Turn right
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  59. 58 : km 30.66 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right
  60. 59 : km 31.02 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  61. 60 : km 31.74 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Ystwyth Trail
  62. 61 : km 32.53 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Ystwyth Trail
  63. 62 : km 33.39 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 34.44 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
  65. 64 : km 34.58 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  66. 65 : km 34.58 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Park Avenue
  67. 66 : km 34.89 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
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  70. 69 : km 34.98 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  71. 70 : km 34.99 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  72. 71 : km 35.07 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Alexandra Road, A487
  73. S/E : km 35.12 - alt. 3 m

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