PGF To Ystradgynlais (Swansea Canal)

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.90 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 190 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 125 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 243 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 49 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 174 ft - Start on Heol Glannant
  2. 1 : mi 0 - alt. 174 ft - Turn right onto Heol Glannant
  3. 2 : mi 0.42 - alt. 69 ft - Turn left onto Clydach Road
  4. 3 : mi 0.55 - alt. 59 ft - Turn left onto Clydach Road
  5. 4 : mi 0.61 - alt. 52 ft - Turn left onto Clydach Road
  6. 5 : mi 0.68 - alt. 52 ft - Turn right
  7. 6 : mi 1.04 - alt. 52 ft - Turn left
  8. 7 : mi 1.06 - alt. 59 ft - Turn right
  9. 8 : mi 1.44 - alt. 59 ft - Turn left
  10. 9 : mi 1.45 - alt. 62 ft - Turn right onto Clydach Wharf
  11. 10 : mi 1.51 - alt. 62 ft - Turn right onto Clydach Wharf
  12. 11 : mi 1.81 - alt. 66 ft - Turn slight right
  13. 12 : mi 2.65 - alt. 82 ft - Keep left
  14. 13 : mi 3.57 - alt. 95 ft - Turn slight right
  15. 14 : mi 3.87 - alt. 98 ft - Keep left
  16. 15 : mi 4.82 - alt. 118 ft - Turn slight left
  17. 16 : mi 5.22 - alt. 118 ft - Turn slight left
  18. 17 : mi 6.38 - alt. 141 ft - Turn left
  19. 18 : mi 7.24 - alt. 154 ft - Turn right
  20. 19 : mi 7.34 - alt. 154 ft - Turn left
  21. 20 : mi 7.92 - alt. 177 ft - Turn left
  22. 21 : mi 8.15 - alt. 177 ft - Turn slight left
  23. 22 : mi 8.52 - alt. 200 ft - Turn right
  24. 23 : mi 8.74 - alt. 190 ft - Turn right
  25. 24 : mi 9.47 - alt. 226 ft - Turn sharp left onto Commercial Street
  26. 25 : mi 9.52 - alt. 240 ft - Turn sharp right onto Old Swansea Canal
  27. 26 : mi 9.84 - alt. 240 ft - Turn left onto Gurnos Road
  28. 27 : mi 9.85 - alt. 240 ft - At roundabout, take exit 2
  29. 28 : mi 9.89 - alt. 243 ft - Turn left
  30. E : mi 9.9 - alt. 240 ft

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