Edging The City - Main Route

Edging The City - a Journey Round Cardiff's Border - Seren Books. Find out more here http://www.peterfinch.co.uk/Edging The City/EdgingCity.htm

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 94.13 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 30h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,226 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,225 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 305 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
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  3. 3 : km 0.36 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Empire Way
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  6. 6 : km 0.49 - alt. 7 m - Keep left onto Empire Way
  7. 7 : km 0.51 - alt. 8 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Watkiss Way
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  23. 23 : km 4.49 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Leckwith Road, B4267
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  31. 31 : km 7.48 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Heol Trelai
  32. 32 : km 7.59 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Heol Trelai
  33. 33 : km 7.69 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Heol Carnau
  34. 34 : km 8.3 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Church Road
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  36. 36 : km 8.79 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 9.12 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Cwrt-Yr-Ala Road
  38. 38 : km 9.42 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Lauriston Park
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  40. 40 : km 9.48 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Heol-yr-odyn
  41. 41 : km 9.97 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Caerau Lane
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  44. 44 : km 10.31 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 10.36 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Cowbridge Road West, A48
  46. 46 : km 10.86 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Cowbridge Road West, A48
  47. 47 : km 11.03 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Michaelston Road
  48. 48 : km 11.05 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Cowbridge Road West, A48
  49. 49 : km 11.18 - alt. 66 m - Enter roundabout
  50. 50 : km 11.65 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Michaelston Road
  51. 51 : km 11.76 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Patreane Way
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  60. 60 : km 14.12 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Nant y Rhos
  61. 61 : km 14.5 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Michaelston Road
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  66. 66 : km 16.35 - alt. 31 m - Keep left onto Valeways Millenium Heritage Trail
  67. 67 : km 17.72 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp right onto St. Bride's Road
  68. 68 : km 18.2 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail
  69. 69 : km 18.21 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp right onto St. Bride's Road
  70. 70 : km 18.22 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp left onto Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail
  71. 71 : km 20.81 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Llantrisant Road, A4119
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  79. 79 : km 28.94 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right onto Tyn-y-coed Road
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  81. 81 : km 29.45 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight left onto Tyn-y-coed Road
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  93. 93 : km 34.07 - alt. 183 m - Turn sharp left onto Mountain Road
  94. 94 : km 35.05 - alt. 97 m - Turn slight right onto Mountain Road
  95. 95 : km 35.12 - alt. 85 m - Keep left onto Mountain Road
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  108. 108 : km 37.51 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Cardiff Road, A4054
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  111. 111 : km 38.71 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Merthyr Road, A4054
  112. 112 : km 38.72 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Birch Hill
  113. 113 : km 38.96 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Mill Road
  114. 114 : km 39.06 - alt. 46 m - Keep left onto Mill Road
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  124. 124 : km 44.18 - alt. 211 m - Turn right onto Thornhill Road, A469
  125. 125 : km 45.08 - alt. 239 m - Turn right onto Mountain Road, B4623
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  137. 137 : km 46.6 - alt. 245 m - Turn right onto Mountain Road, B4623
  138. 138 : km 46.69 - alt. 239 m - Turn left onto Thornhill Road, A469
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  157. 157 : km 56.93 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight right onto Maes-Y-Bryn Road
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  160. 160 : km 60.51 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  161. 161 : km 63.24 - alt. 59 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pentwyn Link Road, A4232
  162. 162 : km 63.5 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Bridge Road
  163. 163 : km 64.42 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight left
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  165. 165 : km 66.06 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Druidstone Road
  166. 166 : km 68.68 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Newport Road, A48
  167. 167 : km 69.01 - alt. 31 m - Turn sharp right onto Vaendre Close
  168. 168 : km 69.04 - alt. 32 m - Turn sharp right onto Vaendre Close
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  171. 171 : km 69.92 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Pascal Close
  172. 172 : km 69.95 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Fountain Lane
  173. 173 : km 70.2 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Fortran Road
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  177. 177 : km 73.2 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto St Brides Road, B4239
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  183. 183 : km 76.02 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto St Brides Road, B4239
  184. 184 : km 77.39 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto St Peter's Crescent
  185. 185 : km 77.53 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto St Peter's Crescent
  186. 186 : km 83.54 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Wentloog Avenue
  187. 187 : km 83.83 - alt. 7 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Lamby Way
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  195. 195 : km 88.12 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Rover Way
  196. 196 : km 88.29 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ocean Way
  197. 197 : km 88.4 - alt. 12 m - Keep left onto Ocean Way
  198. 198 : km 88.43 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
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  200. 200 : km 89.66 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Caspian Way
  201. 201 : km 90.01 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
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  205. 205 : km 90.26 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Pierhead Street
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  207. 207 : km 90.34 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left onto Pierhead Street
  208. 208 : km 90.35 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Bute Place
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  215. 215 : km 90.74 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left onto Bute Place, A4119
  216. 216 : km 90.8 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto Bute Place, A4119
  217. 217 : km 90.84 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Bute Street
  218. 218 : km 90.9 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto New George Street
  219. 219 : km 91.04 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Stuart Street
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