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
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 94.13 km
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Average duration: 30h 25
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: No
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Vertical gain: + 1,226 m
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Vertical drop: - 1,225 m
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Highest point: 305 m
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Lowest point: 3 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: Grangetown
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Start: N 51.448451° / W 3.175629°
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End: N 51.447717° / W 3.165361°
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 8 m - Start on
- 2 : km 0.3 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
- 3 : km 0.36 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Empire Way
- 4 : km 0.44 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
- 5 : km 0.46 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Empire Way
- 6 : km 0.49 - alt. 7 m - Keep left onto Empire Way
- 7 : km 0.51 - alt. 8 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Watkiss Way
- 8 : km 0.6 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
- 9 : km 0.6 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Watkiss Way
- 10 : km 1.07 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
- 11 : km 1.08 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
- 12 : km 1.19 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
- 13 : km 1.64 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
- 14 : km 1.67 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
- 15 : km 1.72 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
- 16 : km 1.75 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right
- 17 : km 1.75 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right
- 18 : km 2.12 - alt. 9 m - Keep left onto Ely Trail
- 19 : km 2.57 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
- 20 : km 2.64 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
- 21 : km 2.65 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
- 22 : km 2.74 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Ely Trail
- 23 : km 4.49 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Leckwith Road, B4267
- 24 : km 4.67 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp right
- 25 : km 4.9 - alt. 26 m - Keep right
- 26 : km 5.92 - alt. 16 m - Turn slight left
- 27 : km 6.04 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp right
- 28 : km 6.05 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
- 29 : km 6.93 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Penally Road
- 30 : km 7.48 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Argyle Way
- 31 : km 7.48 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Heol Trelai
- 32 : km 7.59 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Heol Trelai
- 33 : km 7.69 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Heol Carnau
- 34 : km 8.3 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Church Road
- 35 : km 8.41 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Church Road
- 36 : km 8.79 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
- 37 : km 9.12 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Cwrt-Yr-Ala Road
- 38 : km 9.42 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Lauriston Park
- 39 : km 9.43 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
- 40 : km 9.48 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Heol-yr-odyn
- 41 : km 9.97 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Caerau Lane
- 42 : km 10.03 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
- 43 : km 10.27 - alt. 42 m - Turn sharp right onto Heol Homfray
- 44 : km 10.31 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
- 45 : km 10.36 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Cowbridge Road West, A48
- 46 : km 10.86 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Cowbridge Road West, A48
- 47 : km 11.03 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Michaelston Road
- 48 : km 11.05 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Cowbridge Road West, A48
- 49 : km 11.18 - alt. 66 m - Enter roundabout
- 50 : km 11.65 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Michaelston Road
- 51 : km 11.76 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Patreane Way
- 52 : km 12.15 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
- 53 : km 12.55 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
- 54 : km 12.59 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
- 55 : km 12.81 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
- 56 : km 12.81 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
- 57 : km 13.66 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Drope Road
- 58 : km 13.68 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
- 59 : km 13.89 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
- 60 : km 14.12 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Nant y Rhos
- 61 : km 14.5 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Michaelston Road
- 62 : km 14.73 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
- 63 : km 15.54 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Michaelston Road
- 64 : km 16.01 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp left
- 65 : km 16.23 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
- 66 : km 16.35 - alt. 31 m - Keep left onto Valeways Millenium Heritage Trail
- 67 : km 17.72 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp right onto St. Bride's Road
- 68 : km 18.2 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail
- 69 : km 18.21 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp right onto St. Bride's Road
- 70 : km 18.22 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp left onto Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail
- 71 : km 20.81 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Llantrisant Road, A4119
- 72 : km 23.14 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp right
- 73 : km 23.15 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Llantrisant Road, A4119
- 74 : km 23.54 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left
- 75 : km 23.7 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight right
- 76 : km 25.81 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
- 77 : km 27.34 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
- 78 : km 28.7 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Heol Creigiau
- 79 : km 28.94 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right onto Tyn-y-coed Road
- 80 : km 29.44 - alt. 89 m - Turn sharp left
- 81 : km 29.45 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight left onto Tyn-y-coed Road
- 82 : km 29.47 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp right
- 83 : km 30.1 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
- 84 : km 31.71 - alt. 197 m - Keep right onto Mountain Road
- 85 : km 31.85 - alt. 212 m - Keep left
- 86 : km 31.97 - alt. 233 m - Keep right
- 87 : km 32.02 - alt. 239 m - Keep left
- 88 : km 32.54 - alt. 305 m - Turn sharp right
- 89 : km 33.32 - alt. 291 m - Keep right
- 90 : km 33.37 - alt. 288 m - Keep right
- 91 : km 33.51 - alt. 270 m - Keep right
- 92 : km 33.97 - alt. 184 m - Turn slight right
- 93 : km 34.07 - alt. 183 m - Turn sharp left onto Mountain Road
- 94 : km 35.05 - alt. 97 m - Turn slight right onto Mountain Road
- 95 : km 35.12 - alt. 85 m - Keep left onto Mountain Road
- 96 : km 35.16 - alt. 77 m - Keep left onto Mountain Road
- 97 : km 35.19 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
- 98 : km 35.53 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
- 99 : km 35.77 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left
- 100 : km 35.78 - alt. 42 m - Keep left
- 101 : km 35.85 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
- 102 : km 36.57 - alt. 38 m - Keep left
- 103 : km 36.68 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto River Glade
- 104 : km 36.89 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto River Glade
- 105 : km 37.25 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
- 106 : km 37.26 - alt. 33 m - Keep left
- 107 : km 37.45 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
- 108 : km 37.51 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Cardiff Road, A4054
- 109 : km 37.67 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
- 110 : km 37.69 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
- 111 : km 38.71 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Merthyr Road, A4054
- 112 : km 38.72 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Birch Hill
- 113 : km 38.96 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Mill Road
- 114 : km 39.06 - alt. 46 m - Keep left onto Mill Road
- 115 : km 39.45 - alt. 63 m - Keep left
- 116 : km 39.77 - alt. 102 m - Keep right
- 117 : km 40.01 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight right
- 118 : km 41.11 - alt. 169 m - Turn sharp left
- 119 : km 41.11 - alt. 169 m - Turn slight left
- 120 : km 41.94 - alt. 168 m - Turn sharp right onto Rhiwbina Hill
- 121 : km 42.38 - alt. 173 m - Turn sharp right
- 122 : km 42.53 - alt. 174 m - Keep left
- 123 : km 42.56 - alt. 177 m - Keep right
- 124 : km 44.18 - alt. 211 m - Turn right onto Thornhill Road, A469
- 125 : km 45.08 - alt. 239 m - Turn right onto Mountain Road, B4623
- 126 : km 45.21 - alt. 246 m - Turn right
- 127 : km 45.24 - alt. 248 m - Turn slight right
- 128 : km 45.25 - alt. 249 m - Keep right
- 129 : km 45.34 - alt. 252 m - Keep right
- 130 : km 45.43 - alt. 247 m - Turn right
- 131 : km 45.79 - alt. 224 m - Turn sharp right
- 132 : km 46.04 - alt. 248 m - Turn sharp right
- 133 : km 46.06 - alt. 248 m - Keep left
- 134 : km 46.2 - alt. 270 m - Turn left
- 135 : km 46.54 - alt. 249 m - Turn slight left
- 136 : km 46.56 - alt. 248 m - Keep right
- 137 : km 46.6 - alt. 245 m - Turn right onto Mountain Road, B4623
- 138 : km 46.69 - alt. 239 m - Turn left onto Thornhill Road, A469
- 139 : km 48.18 - alt. 175 m - Keep left
- 140 : km 50.6 - alt. 169 m - Turn left onto Graig Road
- 141 : km 51.09 - alt. 238 m - Turn slight right
- 142 : km 52.33 - alt. 238 m - Keep right
- 143 : km 52.94 - alt. 177 m - Turn right
- 144 : km 53.27 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
- 145 : km 53.43 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
- 146 : km 53.76 - alt. 148 m - Turn slight left
- 147 : km 53.81 - alt. 149 m - Turn sharp right
- 148 : km 53.83 - alt. 150 m - Turn right
- 149 : km 54.39 - alt. 174 m - Keep left
- 150 : km 55.36 - alt. 132 m - Turn left
- 151 : km 55.45 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
- 152 : km 55.58 - alt. 133 m - Keep right
- 153 : km 56.07 - alt. 119 m - Keep left
- 154 : km 56.24 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
- 155 : km 56.27 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
- 156 : km 56.29 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
- 157 : km 56.93 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight right onto Maes-Y-Bryn Road
- 158 : km 59.55 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
- 159 : km 59.91 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
- 160 : km 60.51 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
- 161 : km 63.24 - alt. 59 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pentwyn Link Road, A4232
- 162 : km 63.5 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Bridge Road
- 163 : km 64.42 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight left
- 164 : km 64.42 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
- 165 : km 66.06 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Druidstone Road
- 166 : km 68.68 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Newport Road, A48
- 167 : km 69.01 - alt. 31 m - Turn sharp right onto Vaendre Close
- 168 : km 69.04 - alt. 32 m - Turn sharp right onto Vaendre Close
- 169 : km 69.79 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
- 170 : km 69.8 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Vaendre Close
- 171 : km 69.92 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Pascal Close
- 172 : km 69.95 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Fountain Lane
- 173 : km 70.2 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Fortran Road
- 174 : km 70.44 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
- 175 : km 70.44 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Fortran Road
- 176 : km 70.5 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
- 177 : km 73.2 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto St Brides Road, B4239
- 178 : km 73.79 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
- 179 : km 73.93 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
- 180 : km 75.39 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
- 181 : km 75.41 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left
- 182 : km 75.99 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
- 183 : km 76.02 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto St Brides Road, B4239
- 184 : km 77.39 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto St Peter's Crescent
- 185 : km 77.53 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto St Peter's Crescent
- 186 : km 83.54 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Wentloog Avenue
- 187 : km 83.83 - alt. 7 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Lamby Way
- 188 : km 83.88 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
- 189 : km 83.89 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
- 190 : km 83.91 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
- 191 : km 83.94 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
- 192 : km 84.29 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right
- 193 : km 84.7 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
- 194 : km 84.84 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
- 195 : km 88.12 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Rover Way
- 196 : km 88.29 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ocean Way
- 197 : km 88.4 - alt. 12 m - Keep left onto Ocean Way
- 198 : km 88.43 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
- 199 : km 88.44 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
- 200 : km 89.66 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Caspian Way
- 201 : km 90.01 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
- 202 : km 90.01 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
- 203 : km 90.05 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
- 204 : km 90.25 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right
- 205 : km 90.26 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Pierhead Street
- 206 : km 90.33 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
- 207 : km 90.34 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left onto Pierhead Street
- 208 : km 90.35 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Bute Place
- 209 : km 90.5 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
- 210 : km 90.5 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp left
- 211 : km 90.58 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
- 212 : km 90.64 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
- 213 : km 90.69 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left
- 214 : km 90.73 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
- 215 : km 90.74 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left onto Bute Place, A4119
- 216 : km 90.8 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto Bute Place, A4119
- 217 : km 90.84 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Bute Street
- 218 : km 90.9 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto New George Street
- 219 : km 91.04 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Stuart Street
- 220 : km 91.23 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
- 221 : km 91.23 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right onto Havannah Street
- 222 : km 91.43 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
- 223 : km 91.47 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
- 224 : km 91.6 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
- 225 : km 91.6 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
- 226 : km 91.61 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
- 227 : km 91.68 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
- 228 : km 91.69 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp left
- 229 : km 91.72 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
- 230 : km 91.73 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp left
- 231 : km 91.73 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
- 232 : km 91.77 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Stuart Place
- 233 : km 91.77 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
- 234 : km 91.84 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
- 235 : km 91.84 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp left
- 236 : km 91.85 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
- 237 : km 91.93 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
- 238 : km 91.93 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
- 239 : km 92.12 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
- 240 : km 92.5 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
- 241 : km 92.54 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
- 242 : km 93.3 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left
- 243 : km 93.59 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
- 244 : km 94.12 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
- E : km 94.13 - alt. 7 m
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