Start of walk around Wales
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This blog is to record my planned walk around Wales. Proposed route is from my home in Cardiff to Chepstow on the Wales coast path; Chepstow to Prestatyn on Offa's Dyke Path; Prestatyn to Conwy onもっと詳しく
This blog is to record my planned walk around Wales. Proposed route is from my home in Cardiff to Chepstow on the Wales coast path; Chepstow to Prestatyn on Offa's Dyke Path; Prestatyn to Conwy onもっと詳しく
Walk took me through Bute park, passed these beautiful flowers beside the dock's feeder. Then onto Cardiff Castle, the south end of the Cambrian way.
Next section will be through the city centre toもっと詳しく
Through Cardiff much of the Wales Coast path is forced inland by the docks. The docks feeder canal supplies water to the docks to maintain its level, compensating for water lost when the locks areもっと詳しく
Where I gained the coast at Splott Beach there was a lot of industrial detritus - oil, scrap metal, tyres, bricks and concrete blocks. This is the first of the 4 left turns I will make on my odyssey,もっと詳しく
200 yards after crossing the river Rhymney wales coast path makes a right turn directly to the coast. After 1000 yards it slopes up onto Rumney great wharf. This is the west most point of a 22 mile /もっと詳しく
Up at 07:30 this morning but had a lazy start eventually leaving camp at 11:00. Retraced yesterday's route back to Golf club, through their grounds and onto the sea defence dyke. Fewer dog walkersもっと詳しく
Some distance after Peterstone Gout, where the foreshore was deeper, the concrete sea defence ended and a dyke resumed. Further along at Lighthouse Park was a sculpture of a Roman soldier andもっと詳しく
Up at 06:30 away at 08:30, I am getting better at this! Overcast cool start requiring fleece and trousers instead of shorts of first two days.
Followed Google Maps' suggested route back to the coastもっと詳しく
Back on the coastal path approached the modern A48 bridge over the river Usk. Just before the bridge, on the south side happened upon a park built around a disused graving dock. Amazed to see it wasもっと詳しく
Good nights sleep, up lateish and used pub benches to make tea and cook porridge. Short distance planned today so late start this morning, after packing away at 10:30. Retraced last nights walkもっと詳しく