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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.41 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 45 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 44 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 44 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 6 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 21 m - Start on Fairways Crescent
  2. 2 : km 0.19 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight left onto Bwlch Road
  3. 3 : km 0.74 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp right onto Ely Trail
  4. 4 : km 0.82 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Ely Trail
  5. 5 : km 1.21 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight right onto Wroughton Place
  6. 6 : km 1.32 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.33 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left onto Wroughton Place
  8. 8 : km 1.48 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.5 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left
  10. 10 : km 1.66 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.79 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 1.79 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Cowbridge Road East, A4161
  13. 13 : km 2.18 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 2.18 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 2.26 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Paper Mill Road
  16. 16 : km 2.67 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Sanatorium Road
  17. 17 : km 2.79 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 2.8 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 3.16 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 3.48 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 3.56 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 3.6 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left
  23. 23 : km 3.71 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 4.42 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Leckwith Road, B4267
  25. 25 : km 4.63 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 26 : km 4.85 - alt. 26 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 5.88 - alt. 16 m - Turn slight left
  28. 28 : km 7.09 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 7.09 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Colin Way
  30. 30 : km 7.23 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Cowbridge Road West, A48
  31. 31 : km 7.65 - alt. 13 m - Enter roundabout
  32. 32 : km 7.77 - alt. 11 m - Keep left onto Western Avenue, A48
  33. 33 : km 7.79 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Ely Road
  34. 34 : km 7.88 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Saint Fagans Road
  35. 35 : km 7.91 - alt. 10 m - Keep left onto Brook Road
  36. 36 : km 8.07 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Norbury Road
  37. 37 : km 8.19 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight right onto Finchley Road
  38. 38 : km 9.21 - alt. 17 m - Keep right onto Fairways Crescent
  39. S/E : km 9.41 - alt. 22 m

Useful Information

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