Cardiff Olympic Run

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.01 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 4 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 2 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 10 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 6 m
  2. 1 : km 0.43 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Harbour Drive
  3. 2 : km 0.48 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  4. 3 : km 0.56 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  5. 4 : km 0.6 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  6. 5 : km 0.63 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left
  7. 6 : km 2.18 - alt. 8 m - Make a U-turn
  8. 7 : km 3.64 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  9. 8 : km 3.66 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Porth Teigr
  10. 9 : km 4.28 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 10 : km 4.31 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  12. 11 : km 4.45 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  13. 12 : km 4.65 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left
  14. 13 : km 4.71 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Harbour Drive
  15. 14 : km 4.75 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  16. 15 : km 4.84 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  17. 16 : km 4.87 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  18. 17 : km 4.91 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left
  19. 18 : km 4.99 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
  20. 19 : km 4.99 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 20 : km 7.94 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  22. 21 : km 7.97 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right onto Porth Teigr
  23. 22 : km 7.97 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Porth Teigr
  24. 23 : km 8.2 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left
  25. 24 : km 8.24 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  26. 25 : km 8.25 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right onto Harbour Drive
  27. E : km 9.01 - alt. 8 m

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