Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Risca and Cwmbran.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Risca and Cwmbran.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 1 person.
This route has been flagged (1 times) for reasons relating to safety.
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Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 1
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - No (1)
Problems reported - Safety (1)
Downloads - 1
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Risca
Grid Ref
ST2446890212
Lat / Lon
51.60566° / -3.09207°
Easting / Northing
324,468E / 190,212N
What3Words
takers.forest.crinkled
Cwmbran
Grid Ref
ST2979195859
Lat / Lon
51.65712° / -3.01635°
Easting / Northing
329,791E / 195,859N
What3Words
shower.unit.humans
Riscwm One's land is
| Risca | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | ST2446890212 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.60566° / -3.09207° |
| Easting / Northing | 324,468E / 190,212N |
| What3Words | takers.forest.crinkled |
| Cwmbran | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | ST2979195859 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.65712° / -3.01635° |
| Easting / Northing | 329,791E / 195,859N |
| What3Words | shower.unit.humans |
| Arable | 9.6% |
| Green urban | 1.3% |
| Pasture | 32.9% |
| Urban | 50.7% |
| Woods | 5.5% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
MaddyT
03 Jan 2022 (edited 29 Jan 2022)Much of this route is fine, but there are a couple of access and safety issues:
1) On the edge of Risca, the right of way from the end of Snowdon Close is unmarked and is barely a footpath - just a gap behind garden fences. I found a better route out of Risca along Craig y Wenallt (a track from Mountain Road).
2) The road section involves about 15 mins (0.6 miles) in a 40mph zone, mostly without a pavement and only a very narrow verge. This is the main reason why I don’t recommend this route.
See Riscwm2 for a better route.
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