Taff Trail (Part 1)

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.73 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 7h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 568 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 371 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 495 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 16 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 16 ft - Start on
  2. 1 : mi 0 - alt. 16 ft - Turn left
  3. 2 : mi 0.01 - alt. 16 ft - Turn sharp left
  4. 3 : mi 0.02 - alt. 20 ft - Turn slight right
  5. 4 : mi 0.14 - alt. 30 ft - Turn sharp left
  6. 5 : mi 0.16 - alt. 26 ft - Turn right
  7. 6 : mi 0.17 - alt. 30 ft - Turn left onto Bute Place
  8. 7 : mi 0.2 - alt. 23 ft - Turn slight left onto Bute Place
  9. 8 : mi 0.62 - alt. 30 ft - Turn right
  10. 9 : mi 0.75 - alt. 23 ft - Turn slight right onto Taff Embankment
  11. 10 : mi 1.09 - alt. 26 ft - Turn right
  12. 11 : mi 1.27 - alt. 26 ft - Turn right
  13. 12 : mi 1.3 - alt. 26 ft - Turn right
  14. 13 : mi 1.4 - alt. 23 ft - Keep left
  15. 14 : mi 1.83 - alt. 20 ft - Turn left
  16. 15 : mi 1.84 - alt. 23 ft - Turn right onto Coldstream Terrace
  17. 16 : mi 1.95 - alt. 26 ft - Turn slight right
  18. 17 : mi 1.98 - alt. 23 ft - Keep right
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  20. 19 : mi 2.16 - alt. 26 ft - Turn slight right
  21. 20 : mi 3.08 - alt. 33 ft - Turn right
  22. 21 : mi 3.13 - alt. 36 ft - Turn left
  23. 22 : mi 3.21 - alt. 36 ft - Keep left
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  26. 25 : mi 3.81 - alt. 43 ft - Keep left
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  32. 31 : mi 5.41 - alt. 75 ft - Turn slight left
  33. 32 : mi 5.61 - alt. 72 ft - Keep left
  34. 33 : mi 5.64 - alt. 59 ft - Turn right
  35. 34 : mi 5.67 - alt. 66 ft - Turn left
  36. 35 : mi 5.78 - alt. 72 ft - Turn slight left onto Ty Mawr Road
  37. 36 : mi 5.79 - alt. 72 ft - Turn left
  38. 37 : mi 5.84 - alt. 66 ft - Turn right
  39. 38 : mi 6.1 - alt. 69 ft - Turn left
  40. 39 : mi 6.15 - alt. 69 ft - Keep left
  41. 40 : mi 6.49 - alt. 75 ft - Turn slight left
  42. 41 : mi 7.3 - alt. 92 ft - Turn left
  43. 42 : mi 7.36 - alt. 95 ft - Turn right
  44. 43 : mi 7.73 - alt. 108 ft - Turn right onto Iron Bridge Road
  45. 44 : mi 7.9 - alt. 125 ft - Turn left onto Merthyr Road
  46. 45 : mi 8.16 - alt. 138 ft - Turn right
  47. 46 : mi 8.49 - alt. 138 ft - Turn right
  48. 47 : mi 8.75 - alt. 305 ft - Turn slight right onto Castell Coch
  49. 48 : mi 8.79 - alt. 338 ft - Turn right
  50. 49 : mi 8.8 - alt. 338 ft - Turn sharp left
  51. 50 : mi 8.82 - alt. 348 ft - Turn slight right
  52. 51 : mi 8.84 - alt. 341 ft - Turn left onto Taff Trail
  53. 52 : mi 8.98 - alt. 479 ft - Turn sharp left onto Taff Trail
  54. 53 : mi 9.67 - alt. 249 ft - Turn sharp right onto Taff Trail
  55. 54 : mi 10.68 - alt. 295 ft - Keep left onto Taff Trail
  56. 55 : mi 10.84 - alt. 230 ft - Turn right
  57. 56 : mi 11.2 - alt. 282 ft - Keep left
  58. 57 : mi 11.34 - alt. 295 ft - Turn left onto Graig View
  59. 58 : mi 11.35 - alt. 295 ft - Turn right onto Heol-y-Dderwen
  60. 59 : mi 11.37 - alt. 295 ft - Turn right onto Heol Y Gors
  61. 60 : mi 11.46 - alt. 308 ft - Keep left
  62. 61 : mi 11.61 - alt. 322 ft - Keep right
  63. 62 : mi 15.01 - alt. 213 ft - Turn left onto Cemetery Road
  64. 63 : mi 15.12 - alt. 203 ft - Turn right onto A4054
  65. 64 : mi 15.64 - alt. 226 ft - Keep left onto Ynysangharad Road
  66. E : mi 15.73 - alt. 213 ft

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