Cardiff to Newport. Part of Around Wales
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 16.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 36 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 33 ft
- Max elevation
- 68 ft
- TrailRank
- 35
- Min elevation
- 1 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 1581
- Uploaded
- May 3, 2014
- Recorded
- May 2014
near Butetown, Wales (United Kingdom)
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Itinerary description
Part of Around Wales walks. 16.5 miles Cardiff Bay to Newport
Suspension Bridge.
A good walk. Good walking boots recommended. depending on weather some areas can be muddy. Of course, should you wish to walk off track, then the marshes are muddy :-)(Care - muddy and beware of tides)
Cardiff Bay is the area created by the Cardiff Barrage in South Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The regeneration of Cardiff Bay is now widely regarded as one of the most successful regeneration projects in the United Kingdom.
The Newport Transporter Bridge (Welsh: Pont Gludo Casnewydd) is a transporter bridge that crosses the River Usk in Newport, South Wales. The bridge is the lowest crossing on the River Usk. It is a Grade I listed structure. The transporter bridge is very rare, with only eight remaining in use worldwide.
Recommended book:
The Wales Coast Path: A Practical Guide for Walkers [Paperback]
Chris Goddard (Author), Katharine Evans (Author)
Amazon Price: £14.99 & FREE Delivery in the UK
http://www.walescoastpath.gov.uk/default.aspx
Suspension Bridge.
A good walk. Good walking boots recommended. depending on weather some areas can be muddy. Of course, should you wish to walk off track, then the marshes are muddy :-)(Care - muddy and beware of tides)
Cardiff Bay is the area created by the Cardiff Barrage in South Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The regeneration of Cardiff Bay is now widely regarded as one of the most successful regeneration projects in the United Kingdom.
The Newport Transporter Bridge (Welsh: Pont Gludo Casnewydd) is a transporter bridge that crosses the River Usk in Newport, South Wales. The bridge is the lowest crossing on the River Usk. It is a Grade I listed structure. The transporter bridge is very rare, with only eight remaining in use worldwide.
Recommended book:
The Wales Coast Path: A Practical Guide for Walkers [Paperback]
Chris Goddard (Author), Katharine Evans (Author)
Amazon Price: £14.99 & FREE Delivery in the UK
http://www.walescoastpath.gov.uk/default.aspx
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