Walking The Valleys - Gelli

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.98 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 200 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 199 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 343 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 143 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 143 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
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  6. 6 : km 0.31 - alt. 152 m - Turn sharp left onto Gelligaled Road, A4058
  7. 7 : km 0.41 - alt. 152 m - Turn sharp right onto Brook Street
  8. 8 : km 0.49 - alt. 147 m - Turn right onto River Street
  9. 9 : km 0.49 - alt. 147 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 0.66 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Nant Gwyddon Close
  11. 11 : km 0.69 - alt. 155 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 1.35 - alt. 152 m - Turn left onto Gelli Road
  13. 13 : km 1.69 - alt. 153 m - Turn left onto Rees Street
  14. 14 : km 1.75 - alt. 151 m - Turn left
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  17. 17 : km 1.84 - alt. 150 m - Turn slight right
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  20. 20 : km 1.99 - alt. 152 m - Turn slight right
  21. 21 : km 2.02 - alt. 153 m - Turn left onto Park View
  22. 22 : km 2.02 - alt. 153 m - Turn right onto Lon-y-Parc
  23. 23 : km 2.13 - alt. 153 m - Turn right onto Gelli Road, B4223
  24. 24 : km 2.38 - alt. 155 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 2.38 - alt. 155 m - Turn left onto Gelli Road, B4223
  26. 26 : km 2.57 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp right onto Albion Street
  27. 27 : km 2.58 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 2.63 - alt. 154 m - Turn right onto Tudor Road
  29. 29 : km 2.67 - alt. 157 m - Turn left onto Stanley Road
  30. 30 : km 2.75 - alt. 156 m - Turn left onto Farm Road, B4223
  31. 31 : km 2.81 - alt. 159 m - Turn right onto Alexandra Road
  32. 32 : km 3.04 - alt. 159 m - Turn left onto Smith Street, B4223
  33. 33 : km 3.04 - alt. 159 m - Turn left onto Bronllwyn Road, B4223
  34. 34 : km 3.33 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 6.64 - alt. 166 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 6.64 - alt. 166 m - Turn sharp left onto Nant-y-Gwyddon Road, B4223
  37. 37 : km 6.65 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto Nant Gwyddon Close
  38. 38 : km 6.75 - alt. 156 m - Turn left onto Nant Gwyddon Close
  39. 39 : km 6.8 - alt. 155 m - Turn slight right
  40. 40 : km 6.84 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
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  44. S/E : km 6.98 - alt. 144 m

Other walks in the area

Walking Four falls trail

Walker
Four falls trail
↔8.29 km ↗+256 m ↘-262 m ◔3h 05 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Ystradfellte (Powys)
This trail leads you to Sgwd-yr-Eira, Sgwd y Pannwr, Sgwd Isaf Clun-Gwyn and Sgwd Clun-Gwyn.

Walking Day 4 of the Brecon Beacons Way - Craig-y-Nos to YHA Brecon Beacons

Association or club
↔26.13 km ↗+859 m ↘-765 m ◔9h 55 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Tawe-Uchaf (Powys)
We're now well into the Brecon Beacons Way and this route begins with a walk through the Ogof Ffynnon Ddu National Nature Reserve, designated to protect its limestone pavements, associated flora and caves beneath. Then it heads north to climb up to Fan Llia and follow the crags over to Storey Arms. It then takes the Taff Trail to YHA Brecon Beacons.

Walking Day 5 of the Brecon Beacons Way - YHA Brecon Beacons to YHA Danywenallt

Association or club
↔29.48 km ↗+1,088 m ↘-1,211 m ◔11h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Glyn Tarell (Powys)
The route continues on the west-to-east Brecon Beacons Way, now over halfway to its final destination at Abergavenny Station. This is possibly the most strenuous day's walking as there are a number of climbs, starting with Corn Du and Pen y Fan. However, on a clear day, the views are spectacular.

Walking Day 6 of the Brecon Beacons Way - YHA Danywenallt to YHA Llangattock

Association or club
↔28.41 km ↗+1,040 m ↘-906 m ◔11h 05 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Talybont-on-Usk (Powys)
The route goes from YHA to YHA but essentially follows the Brecon Beacons Way going west-to-east. This section goes through a Site of Special Scientific Interest as it passes Llangorse Lake (Lyn Syfaddan). Formed in the Ice Age, it is one of the few naturally eutrophic lakes in Wales and is of national if not international importance.

Walking Highest Peaks of the Brecon Beacons

Walker
↔16.81 km ↗+889 m ↘-923 m ◔7h 20 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Glyn Tarell (Powys)
This Powys walk starts from Cwmgwdi and visits Corn Du passing the monument to the Lost Lad before continuing to Pen y Fan, the highest point in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Continuing, the walk then visits the summits of Cribyn and Fan y Big before returning to the start along the western side of Cwm Cynwyn.

Walking Day 7 of the Brecon Beacons Way - YHA Llangattock to Llantony

Association or club
↔24.29 km ↗+1,042 m ↘-1,116 m ◔9h 55 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Llangattock (Powys)
This route takes us across the River Usk and through Crickhowell, up Table Mountain to visit Crug Hywel (fort), over the Grwyne Fechan valley, up to Crug Mawr and down into Grwyne Fawr valley. It passes Partrishow Church, parts of which date from before 1065. Then it's a climb up Garn Wen and Bâl Bach before dropping down to Llantony and the Prior.

Walking Llyn-y-Fan-Fawr, Mynydd Ddu from Llanddeusant

Walker
↔17.99 km ↗+651 m ↘-686 m ◔7h 00 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Llanddeusant (Carmarthenshire)
This is a brilliant linear trail in the Brecon Beacons National Park, incorporating many good viewpoints and one extra-special one. It begins in Carmarthenshire near the village of Llandeusant and ends in Powys in the Glyntawe valley, crossing a mountain ridge that beats Pen-y-Fan in my view, but because it's less accessible is less well-known.

Walking Day 3 of the Brecon Beacons Way - YHA Llanddeusant to Craig-y-Nos

Association or club
↔16.03 km ↗+672 m ↘-739 m ◔6h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Llanddeusant (Carmarthenshire)
The route leaves Llanddeusant and heads into the Black Mountains on the third leg of the Brecon Beacons Way. It's generally a walk south along ridges and mountain tops to finally drop down to the Craig-y-nos Country Park on the Afon Tawe river.

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