My Ridegway Walk, South Wales, 31 Mile

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 50.04 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 17h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,178 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,378 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 300 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 29 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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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 : km 0 - alt. 269 m
  2. 1 : km 0.02 - alt. 270 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 0.35 - alt. 228 m - Keep left
  4. 3 : km 0.81 - alt. 189 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 0.84 - alt. 190 m - Keep left
  6. 5 : km 0.85 - alt. 190 m - Turn left
  7. 6 : km 1.2 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  8. 7 : km 1.21 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 1.43 - alt. 185 m - Turn left
  10. 9 : km 1.47 - alt. 191 m - Keep right
  11. 10 : km 1.58 - alt. 192 m - Keep right
  12. 11 : km 1.79 - alt. 200 m - Keep right
  13. 12 : km 1.9 - alt. 208 m - Keep right
  14. 13 : km 3.1 - alt. 200 m - Keep left
  15. 14 : km 3.3 - alt. 167 m - Turn slight left
  16. 15 : km 3.31 - alt. 167 m - Keep right
  17. 16 : km 3.4 - alt. 144 m - Turn slight left
  18. 17 : km 3.71 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight left onto Taff Trail
  19. 18 : km 4.04 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 4.33 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Rhiw'r Ddar
  21. 20 : km 4.92 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Ffordd Bleddyn
  22. 21 : km 4.98 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  23. 22 : km 5.01 - alt. 40 m - Keep left
  24. 23 : km 5.03 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight right
  25. 24 : km 5.13 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 5.26 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Cardiff Road
  27. 26 : km 5.29 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 5.34 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  29. 28 : km 5.56 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto The Zig-Zag
  30. 29 : km 5.73 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Main Road
  31. 30 : km 5.88 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Route Des Alpes
  32. 31 : km 5.98 - alt. 92 m - Keep left onto Route Des Alpes
  33. 32 : km 6.02 - alt. 97 m - Turn slight left onto Route Des Alpes
  34. 33 : km 6.5 - alt. 153 m - Turn sharp right
  35. 34 : km 6.62 - alt. 174 m - Turn right
  36. 35 : km 6.74 - alt. 241 m - Turn right
  37. 36 : km 6.76 - alt. 245 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 6.84 - alt. 271 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 6.93 - alt. 271 m - Keep left
  40. 39 : km 7.09 - alt. 291 m - Keep right
  41. 40 : km 7.56 - alt. 298 m - Keep left
  42. 41 : km 7.73 - alt. 300 m - Keep left
  43. 42 : km 7.76 - alt. 300 m - Keep left
  44. 43 : km 7.92 - alt. 288 m - Turn slight left
  45. 44 : km 8.03 - alt. 275 m - Keep right
  46. 45 : km 8.22 - alt. 254 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 8.25 - alt. 253 m - Keep left
  48. 47 : km 8.32 - alt. 248 m - Turn left
  49. 48 : km 8.34 - alt. 245 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 8.48 - alt. 249 m - Turn slight left
  51. 50 : km 8.91 - alt. 220 m - Turn left
  52. 51 : km 8.98 - alt. 216 m - Turn right
  53. 52 : km 9.32 - alt. 188 m - Turn left
  54. 53 : km 9.91 - alt. 158 m - Turn right
  55. 54 : km 10.28 - alt. 106 m - Keep right
  56. 55 : km 10.69 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left onto Tyn-y-coed Road
  57. 56 : km 10.7 - alt. 89 m - Keep left onto Tyn-y-coed Road
  58. 57 : km 11.2 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Heol Creigiau
  59. 58 : km 11.4 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto DRE/71/2
  60. 59 : km 11.83 - alt. 62 m - Keep right onto ANT/285/1
  61. 60 : km 12.2 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  62. 61 : km 12.27 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  63. 62 : km 12.36 - alt. 103 m - Keep right
  64. 63 : km 13.49 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  65. 64 : km 13.71 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp left
  66. 65 : km 13.89 - alt. 80 m - Keep right
  67. 66 : km 14.26 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Rhiwsaeson Road
  68. 67 : km 14.49 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Rhiwsaeson Road
  69. 68 : km 14.52 - alt. 53 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Llantrisant Road
  70. 69 : km 14.57 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  71. 70 : km 14.75 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Main Road
  72. 71 : km 15.64 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Insole Terrace
  73. 72 : km 15.72 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight left
  74. 73 : km 15.9 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp right
  75. 74 : km 15.91 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp left
  76. 75 : km 16.24 - alt. 88 m - Keep left
  77. 76 : km 16.41 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto A4119
  78. 77 : km 16.61 - alt. 56 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A4119
  79. 78 : km 17.53 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight left
  80. 79 : km 17.92 - alt. 102 m - Turn sharp right
  81. 80 : km 18.52 - alt. 123 m - Keep left
  82. 81 : km 19.03 - alt. 207 m - Turn slight right
  83. 82 : km 19.44 - alt. 231 m - Turn sharp right
  84. 83 : km 19.5 - alt. 228 m - Turn sharp left
  85. 84 : km 20.47 - alt. 240 m - Turn slight left
  86. 85 : km 20.48 - alt. 240 m - Turn sharp left
  87. 86 : km 21.28 - alt. 196 m - Turn left
  88. 87 : km 21.77 - alt. 230 m - Turn left
  89. 88 : km 23.19 - alt. 252 m - Turn left
  90. 89 : km 23.23 - alt. 250 m - Turn sharp right
  91. 90 : km 26.3 - alt. 261 m - Turn slight left onto Ogwr Ridgeway Path
  92. 91 : km 26.86 - alt. 265 m - Keep right
  93. 92 : km 28.27 - alt. 259 m - Turn slight left onto Ogwr Ridgeway Path
  94. 93 : km 28.31 - alt. 255 m - Turn sharp right
  95. 94 : km 28.48 - alt. 255 m - Turn slight right onto Ogwr Ridgeway Path
  96. 95 : km 28.71 - alt. 256 m - Turn slight left onto Ogwr Ridgeway Path
  97. 96 : km 29.75 - alt. 186 m - Keep right
  98. 97 : km 30.16 - alt. 117 m - Turn right
  99. 98 : km 30.22 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Old Parish Road
  100. 99 : km 30.52 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  101. 100 : km 30.64 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Meadow View
  102. 101 : km 30.67 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp right onto Blackmill Road
  103. 102 : km 30.7 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  104. 103 : km 30.8 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  105. 104 : km 30.9 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight right
  106. 105 : km 31.46 - alt. 193 m - Turn right
  107. 106 : km 32.11 - alt. 199 m - Turn right
  108. 107 : km 32.27 - alt. 194 m - Turn sharp left
  109. 108 : km 33.11 - alt. 189 m - Turn right
  110. 109 : km 33.12 - alt. 189 m - Keep left onto Ogwr Ridgeway Walk
  111. 110 : km 33.81 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  112. 111 : km 33.95 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Heol Pandy
  113. 112 : km 34.16 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  114. 113 : km 34.21 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  115. 114 : km 34.97 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  116. 115 : km 35.01 - alt. 134 m - Turn left onto Betws Road
  117. 116 : km 35.09 - alt. 128 m - Turn sharp right
  118. 117 : km 36.27 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Ogwr Ridgeway Path
  119. 118 : km 36.56 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  120. 119 : km 36.73 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Bridgend Road
  121. 120 : km 36.77 - alt. 74 m - Turn sharp left
  122. 121 : km 39.64 - alt. 234 m - Turn slight left
  123. 122 : km 40.63 - alt. 199 m - Turn sharp left onto Ffordd-y-Gyfraith
  124. 123 : km 41.95 - alt. 163 m - Turn sharp right
  125. 124 : km 42.89 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto New Road
  126. 125 : km 44.5 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  127. 126 : km 45.54 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  128. 127 : km 45.86 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  129. 128 : km 45.9 - alt. 85 m - Turn slight left
  130. 129 : km 46.46 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  131. 130 : km 46.86 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp left
  132. 131 : km 48.6 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  133. 132 : km 48.68 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  134. 133 : km 49.42 - alt. 104 m - Keep left
  135. 134 : km 49.58 - alt. 95 m - Keep left
  136. 135 : km 49.9 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  137. 136 : km 50.01 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  138. 137 : km 50.02 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  139. E : km 50.04 - alt. 60 m

Useful Information

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