Taff Trail V2

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 24.93 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 175 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 119 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 129 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Penylan 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.497152° / W 3.142736°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.516869° / W 3.311043°
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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. 8 m
  2. 1 : km 0.02 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.13 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 0.14 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Newport Road
  6. 5 : km 0.22 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Colchester Avenue
  7. 6 : km 0.23 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Newport Road
  8. 7 : km 0.26 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 0.27 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 0.44 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  11. 10 : km 0.45 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Rover Way
  12. 11 : km 1.08 - alt. 7 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Rover Way
  13. 12 : km 1.16 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  14. 13 : km 1.2 - alt. 9 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Rover Way
  15. 14 : km 1.69 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 1.71 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 4.59 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Rover Way
  18. 17 : km 4.76 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ocean Way
  19. 18 : km 4.9 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 4.91 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 6.13 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Caspian Way
  22. 21 : km 6.14 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Pierhead Street
  23. 22 : km 6.5 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 6.5 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 6.66 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 25 : km 6.71 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  27. 26 : km 6.74 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 6.76 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 6.76 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  30. 29 : km 6.77 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 6.85 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 31 : km 6.88 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  33. 32 : km 7.07 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left
  34. 33 : km 7.1 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  35. 34 : km 7.11 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Bute Place
  36. 35 : km 7.16 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto Bute Place
  37. 36 : km 7.84 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 7.85 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 8.06 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Taff Embankment
  40. 39 : km 8.61 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  41. 40 : km 8.9 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 8.91 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Taff Embankment
  43. 42 : km 9.09 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  44. 43 : km 9.1 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  45. 44 : km 9.21 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  46. 45 : km 9.36 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  47. 46 : km 9.71 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 9.99 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  49. 48 : km 10.2 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  50. 49 : km 10.33 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  51. 50 : km 10.4 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  52. 51 : km 10.81 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  53. 52 : km 11.8 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  54. 53 : km 11.9 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  55. 54 : km 12.02 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  56. 55 : km 12.08 - alt. 12 m - Keep left
  57. 56 : km 12.93 - alt. 12 m - Keep right
  58. 57 : km 12.99 - alt. 13 m - Keep left
  59. 58 : km 13.52 - alt. 14 m - Keep right
  60. 59 : km 13.68 - alt. 15 m - Keep left
  61. 60 : km 13.71 - alt. 15 m - Keep left
  62. 61 : km 13.98 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  63. 62 : km 15.15 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 15.57 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left
  65. 64 : km 15.89 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
  66. 65 : km 16.34 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  67. 66 : km 16.36 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  68. 67 : km 16.42 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight left
  69. 68 : km 16.43 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Ty Mawr Road
  70. 69 : km 16.98 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  71. 70 : km 17.07 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  72. 71 : km 17.48 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  73. 72 : km 17.55 - alt. 21 m - Keep left
  74. 73 : km 18.11 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left
  75. 74 : km 18.7 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
  76. 75 : km 19.4 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  77. 76 : km 19.59 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp left
  78. 77 : km 19.69 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp left
  79. 78 : km 20.08 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
  80. 79 : km 20.12 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right onto Tŷ Nant Road
  81. 80 : km 20.17 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Chapel Road
  82. 81 : km 20.32 - alt. 53 m - Keep left
  83. 82 : km 20.91 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  84. 83 : km 21.39 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Pant Tawel Lane
  85. 84 : km 21.86 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  86. 85 : km 22.81 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right onto Church Road
  87. 86 : km 22.85 - alt. 76 m - Keep left
  88. 87 : km 23.01 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  89. 88 : km 23.39 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Heol-Y-Parc
  90. 89 : km 23.77 - alt. 124 m - Keep left
  91. 90 : km 23.9 - alt. 126 m - Keep right
  92. 91 : km 24.39 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Heol Pant y gored
  93. 92 : km 24.74 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  94. E : km 24.93 - alt. 65 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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