Description
A really beautiful route with some great views and a lot of open countryside. Very easy to do for the first 3 miles but could be a bit muddy when it has been wet. There is a short uphill path at 3 miles which can be a bit overgrown in the summer so you might need a stick or long trousers. Most of the route sticks religously to paths which are very obvious although there is one track where a farm gate needs to be climbed over, and one field where the path isn't obvious even though the gate on the other side is. A mixture between fields and woodland until reaching the top of the walk where there are views over the Severn Estuary to England and also into Cardiff itself. Once down the hill to Leckwith there is an urban stretch with is very easy to navigate and takes you straight into Cardiff Central Station, but with many transport options to get there for weary legs
A really beautiful route with some great views and a lot of open countryside. Very easy to do for the first 3 miles but could be a bit muddy when it has been wet. There is a short uphill path at 3 miles which can be a bit overgrown in the summer so you might need a stick or long trousers. Most of the route sticks religously to paths which are very obvious although there is one track where a farm gate needs to be climbed over, and one field where the path isn't obvious even though the gate on the other side is. A mixture between fields and woodland until reaching the top of the walk where there are views over the Severn Estuary to England and also into Cardiff itself. Once down the hill to Leckwith there is an urban stretch with is very easy to navigate and takes you straight into Cardiff Central Station, but with many transport options to get there for weary legs
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This route has been reviewed by 6 people.
This route has potentially been flagged (3 times) for reasons relating to access.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 6
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (3) No (2) Maybe (1)
Problems reported - Access (3)
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The narrowest part of the path is 100.0cm (1)
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The steepest uphill gradient West: no data
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How clear is the waymarking on the route: Unclear in places (1)
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40.0% of the route is on roads (1)
40.0% of the route is lit at night (1)
40.0% of the route is paved (1)
30.0% of the route is muddy (1)
40.0% of the route is over rough ground (1)
25.0% of the route is through long grass (1)
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Dinas Powis
Grid Ref
ST1536470998
Lat / Lon
51.43164° / -3.21888°
Easting / Northing
315,364E / 170,998N
What3Words
visual.fool.cage
Cardiff
Grid Ref
ST1824075910
Lat / Lon
51.47622° / -3.17865°
Easting / Northing
318,240E / 175,910N
What3Words
hill.trees.faded
| Dinas Powis | |
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| Grid Ref | ST1536470998 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.43164° / -3.21888° |
| Easting / Northing | 315,364E / 170,998N |
| What3Words | visual.fool.cage |
| Cardiff | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | ST1824075910 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.47622° / -3.17865° |
| Easting / Northing | 318,240E / 175,910N |
| What3Words | hill.trees.faded |
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