Offa's Dyke 8/8/24
Details
Creation:
Last update:
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 17.07 mi -
Average duration: 8h 00 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: No -
Ascent: + 164 ft -
Descent: - 190 ft -
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Highest point: 213 ft -
Lowest point: 13 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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City:
Stow Hill -
Start: N 51.588616° / W 3.001328° -
End: N 51.473956° / W 3.177853° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S : mi 0 - alt. 49 ft
- 1 : mi 2.85 - alt. 20 ft - Turn left
- 2 : mi 2.86 - alt. 20 ft - Turn left onto Lighthouse Road
- 3 : mi 2.87 - alt. 20 ft - Turn left onto Cuckoo Bridge Road
- 4 : mi 3.59 - alt. 20 ft - Turn slight right onto Heol Pont y Cwcw
- 5 : mi 4.4 - alt. 26 ft - Turn right onto Heol Pont y Cwcw
- 6 : mi 4.45 - alt. 26 ft - Turn left
- 7 : mi 4.57 - alt. 26 ft - Keep right
- 8 : mi 5.43 - alt. 20 ft - Keep right
- 9 : mi 5.56 - alt. 23 ft - Turn sharp right
- 10 : mi 5.61 - alt. 20 ft - Turn slight right onto Beach Road
- 11 : mi 5.71 - alt. 20 ft - Turn left
- 12 : mi 5.87 - alt. 20 ft - Turn right
- 13 : mi 5.89 - alt. 20 ft - Turn left
- 14 : mi 5.89 - alt. 20 ft - Turn left
- 15 : mi 6.33 - alt. 26 ft - Turn right
- 16 : mi 6.85 - alt. 16 ft - Turn sharp right
- 17 : mi 6.87 - alt. 20 ft - Turn sharp left
- 18 : mi 7.55 - alt. 20 ft - Keep right
- 19 : mi 7.76 - alt. 20 ft - Turn sharp left
- 20 : mi 7.77 - alt. 20 ft - Turn sharp right
- 21 : mi 7.89 - alt. 23 ft - Turn left
- 22 : mi 7.97 - alt. 23 ft - Keep left
- 23 : mi 11.34 - alt. 20 ft - Turn right
- 24 : mi 12.2 - alt. 26 ft - Turn left
- 25 : mi 12.37 - alt. 23 ft - Turn right
- 26 : mi 12.38 - alt. 23 ft - Turn sharp left onto Wentloog Avenue
- 27 : mi 12.39 - alt. 23 ft - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Lamby Way
- 28 : mi 12.86 - alt. 23 ft - Turn left
- 29 : mi 12.94 - alt. 26 ft - Turn slight left
- 30 : mi 14.96 - alt. 33 ft - Turn left
- 31 : mi 15.09 - alt. 39 ft - Turn right
- 32 : mi 15.1 - alt. 39 ft - Turn right onto Rover Way
- 33 : mi 15.11 - alt. 43 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ocean Way
- 34 : mi 15.17 - alt. 43 ft - Keep right onto Ocean Way
- 35 : mi 15.18 - alt. 52 ft - Turn sharp right
- 36 : mi 15.4 - alt. 23 ft - Turn left
- 37 : mi 15.4 - alt. 23 ft - Turn right onto Ocean Way
- 38 : mi 15.41 - alt. 23 ft - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Ocean Way
- 39 : mi 16.21 - alt. 33 ft - Turn left onto Ocean Way
- 40 : mi 16.27 - alt. 39 ft - Turn slight left onto East Tyndall Street
- 41 : mi 16.38 - alt. 30 ft - Turn right
- 42 : mi 16.39 - alt. 30 ft - Turn left onto East Tyndall Street
- 43 : mi 16.41 - alt. 30 ft - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Tyndall Street
- 44 : mi 16.61 - alt. 26 ft - Turn left
- 45 : mi 16.61 - alt. 26 ft - Turn right onto Cross City South Cycleway
- 46 : mi 16.75 - alt. 26 ft - Turn left
- 47 : mi 16.76 - alt. 26 ft - Turn left onto Cross City South Cycleway
- 48 : mi 16.77 - alt. 23 ft - Turn right onto A470
- 49 : mi 16.77 - alt. 23 ft - Turn left onto Herbert Street
- 50 : mi 16.78 - alt. 26 ft - Turn left onto Herbert Street
- 51 : mi 16.78 - alt. 26 ft - Keep left onto Herbert Street
- 52 : mi 16.89 - alt. 26 ft - Turn left
- 53 : mi 16.9 - alt. 26 ft - Turn right
- 54 : mi 16.91 - alt. 26 ft - Keep left
- 55 : mi 16.96 - alt. 26 ft - Turn slight left
- 56 : mi 17.02 - alt. 23 ft - Turn right
- 57 : mi 17.04 - alt. 23 ft - Turn right
- 58 : mi 17.07 - alt. 23 ft - Turn left
- E : mi 17.07 - alt. 23 ft
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