The RIDUM By Pegasus
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 50.51 km
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Average duration: 17h 50
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: Yes
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Vertical gain: + 1,182 m
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Vertical drop: - 1,184 m
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Highest point: 361 m
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Lowest point: 46 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: Gelligaer
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Start/End: N 51.65186° / W 3.254449°
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 206 m
- 1 : km 0.26 - alt. 206 m - Keep right
- 2 : km 0.37 - alt. 201 m - Turn slight right
- 3 : km 0.48 - alt. 186 m - Turn left
- 4 : km 0.57 - alt. 184 m - Turn sharp right
- 5 : km 1.06 - alt. 155 m - Turn sharp left
- 6 : km 2.09 - alt. 141 m - Turn sharp right
- 7 : km 2.59 - alt. 142 m - Keep right onto Taff Vale extension
- 8 : km 3.77 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
- 9 : km 4.16 - alt. 137 m - Keep left onto Taff Vale extension
- 10 : km 4.66 - alt. 149 m - Turn right
- 11 : km 4.68 - alt. 150 m - Turn right onto Main Road, A472
- 12 : km 4.69 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
- 13 : km 4.73 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
- 14 : km 4.9 - alt. 159 m - Turn left onto Gellideg Isaf Rise
- 15 : km 4.94 - alt. 160 m - Turn slight right
- 16 : km 4.95 - alt. 161 m - Turn slight left
- 17 : km 4.99 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto St Anne's Gardens
- 18 : km 6.48 - alt. 235 m - Turn right onto The Bryn
- 19 : km 7.52 - alt. 276 m - Keep right
- 20 : km 10.09 - alt. 323 m - Keep left
- 21 : km 12.42 - alt. 227 m - Turn right
- 22 : km 12.5 - alt. 237 m - Keep left
- 23 : km 13.83 - alt. 317 m - Keep right
- 24 : km 13.94 - alt. 315 m - Keep left
- 25 : km 14.81 - alt. 360 m - Keep right
- 26 : km 14.82 - alt. 360 m - Turn slight right
- 27 : km 14.85 - alt. 361 m - Turn left
- 28 : km 15.01 - alt. 337 m - Keep left
- 29 : km 15.26 - alt. 284 m - Turn right
- 30 : km 15.5 - alt. 270 m - Turn slight right
- 31 : km 16.07 - alt. 204 m - Keep left
- 32 : km 16.13 - alt. 198 m - Keep left
- 33 : km 16.98 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Church Street
- 34 : km 17.12 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Commercial Road, A468
- 35 : km 17.26 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Forge Road
- 36 : km 17.44 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight right onto Glan Yr Afon
- 37 : km 17.45 - alt. 47 m - Keep right onto Green Row
- 38 : km 17.97 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
- 39 : km 18.37 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp left
- 40 : km 19.1 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight left
- 41 : km 19.42 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp left
- 42 : km 19.6 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
- 43 : km 20.2 - alt. 133 m - Turn left onto Cwmnofydd Lane
- 44 : km 20.59 - alt. 122 m - Keep right
- 45 : km 20.61 - alt. 121 m - Keep left
- 46 : km 21.47 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight right onto New Row
- 47 : km 21.55 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight right
- 48 : km 21.69 - alt. 74 m - Turn sharp right
- 49 : km 22.47 - alt. 129 m - Keep right
- 50 : km 24.02 - alt. 169 m - Turn slight left
- 51 : km 24.03 - alt. 169 m - Keep left
- 52 : km 24.7 - alt. 132 m - Turn slight left
- 53 : km 24.7 - alt. 132 m - Keep left
- 54 : km 25.15 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
- 55 : km 25.19 - alt. 142 m - Keep left
- 56 : km 26.92 - alt. 242 m - Keep right
- 57 : km 27.39 - alt. 253 m - Turn right
- 58 : km 27.4 - alt. 252 m - Turn left
- 59 : km 28.1 - alt. 246 m - Turn right
- 60 : km 28.17 - alt. 241 m - Keep left
- 61 : km 30.22 - alt. 214 m - Turn sharp right onto Thornhill Road, A469
- 62 : km 30.25 - alt. 211 m - Turn right
- 63 : km 30.96 - alt. 229 m - Turn right
- 64 : km 31.04 - alt. 249 m - Turn left
- 65 : km 31.25 - alt. 243 m - Turn right
- 66 : km 31.58 - alt. 223 m - Turn right onto Waunwaelod Way
- 67 : km 31.61 - alt. 225 m - Turn left onto A469
- 68 : km 31.63 - alt. 225 m - Turn sharp right
- 69 : km 31.85 - alt. 226 m - Keep right
- 70 : km 32.04 - alt. 216 m - Turn slight right
- 71 : km 32.57 - alt. 161 m - Turn sharp left
- 72 : km 32.96 - alt. 140 m - Turn slight right onto Blackbrook Road
- 73 : km 33.27 - alt. 122 m - Turn left
- 74 : km 33.56 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
- 75 : km 33.57 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp left
- 76 : km 33.76 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto A469
- 77 : km 33.87 - alt. 125 m - Keep left onto A469
- 78 : km 33.89 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
- 79 : km 34.05 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight left onto Old Nantgarw Road
- 80 : km 34.19 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Gypsy Lane
- 81 : km 34.2 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
- 82 : km 35.2 - alt. 187 m - Turn right onto Groeswen Road
- 83 : km 38.23 - alt. 261 m - Turn slight right onto Eglwysilan Road
- 84 : km 42.49 - alt. 325 m - Keep right
- 85 : km 43.02 - alt. 317 m - Turn slight left onto Bwlch Carnygelli
- 86 : km 43.31 - alt. 313 m - Turn right
- 87 : km 43.69 - alt. 315 m - Keep left
- 88 : km 45.02 - alt. 320 m - Turn left
- 89 : km 46.31 - alt. 287 m - Turn slight right onto Bwlch Carnygelli
- 90 : km 46.43 - alt. 283 m - Keep left onto Heol Fawr
- 91 : km 47.75 - alt. 198 m - Turn right
- 92 : km 48.19 - alt. 220 m - Turn sharp left
- 93 : km 48.7 - alt. 169 m - Turn sharp right onto A472
- 94 : km 48.72 - alt. 168 m - Turn left
- 95 : km 48.94 - alt. 149 m - Turn left
- 96 : km 49.16 - alt. 148 m - Keep right
- 97 : km 49.22 - alt. 150 m - Keep right
- 98 : km 49.32 - alt. 151 m - Keep right
- 99 : km 50.33 - alt. 201 m - Keep right
- S/E : km 50.51 - alt. 206 m
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