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Route description |
Leg 1: Start of leg GR: SN585631
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| With your back to Wetherspoons and the railway station, turn right, passing bus stops to reach the iron gates at the entrance to Plas Crug Avenue. Turn right into the Avenue and walk up this avenue laid out as a public promenade around 1880 and still remaining a plesant traffic free walk. Walk the 700 yards to reach Plascrug School and one end of the Aberystwyth Rugby Club pitch. |
Leg 2: Start of leg GR: SN590812
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| On reaching the school and the rugby pitch, walk on 50 yards and look in the left hedge for a pedestrian gate into the cemetery Walk straight along the main roadway through this itnteresting cemetery and go through the iron entrance gates to the A44 main road |
Leg 3: Start of leg GR: SN592814
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| Cross the main A44 at the pedestrian crossing and go right for a few yards when immediately after the Gorwel building you will see a track on the left.Follow the track as it turns into a steepish path up the hill until you reach the corner of the National Library of Wales building. |
Leg 4: Start of leg GR: SN594816
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| Visitors are welcome in the copyright library, one of five in Great Britain and Ireland. Otherwise walk up between the library and the car park passed the road barrier and within a few yards you will arrive at the University sports centre with its artificial pitches and running track. |
Leg 5: Start of leg GR: SN596816
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| Follow the road alongside the sports pitches for, say, 50 yards, following it right and as it bends left follow the steps you will see in front of you. Ascend the steps, cross the University access road, and walk up the wide steps to the front of the Arts Centre which is worth exploring even for cups of tea or coffee |
Leg 6: Start of leg GR: SN598818
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| At the Arts Centre face the Llyfrgell Hugh Owen, the Hugh Owen Library. On the left of the library walk along the paved passage then zigzag right left And 20 yards afterwards turn right onto the tarmac path which emerges out onto a University access Road |
Leg 7: Start of leg GR: SN597819
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| Cross the road on to the path opposite and follow it up the short distance to another access road.Turn left and walk up the access road ignoring a left trending footway then turning left along another access road to a university residence signed Penbryn |
Leg 8: Start of leg GR: SN598820
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| Keeping the whole of the student residence called penbryn to your right turn immediately right after the building along the paved walkway to the pedestrian road bridge you can see ahead of you. Look at the aea view from the centre of the bridge and then walk over it to the stone inscribed Pentre Jane Morgan. |
Leg 9: Start of leg GR: SN598821
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| Across the bridge is the Pentre Jane Morgan stone. Just after the bridge and just before the Pentre Jane Morgan stone turn left down a concrete walkway. Go down the hill at the foot way T junction turn right, keeping the first adjacent building on your left, aiming for the small student car parking area you should be able to see upwards ahead of you. |
Leg 10: Start of leg GR: SN597822
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| Exit the Small Car Park by a path on its upper left and walk up until within a few yards you reach another access road. At this road look half left and you will see a short tarmac road leading to a track entering the woods. Walk the short distance to the woodland entrance track which is just after a stone inscribed Parc Natur Penglais. |
Leg 11: Start of leg GR: SN597822
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| Walk along this track and as you come to a house on your right the track veers left and turn right as you reach another track just beyond.Keep on this track you past the Parc Natur Penglais information board . Walk along the track through a variety of trees, passing through a darker glade of beech trees.Keep your eyes open and you will arrive at a Y junction. |
Leg 12: Start of leg GR: SN589821
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| Keep right at the Y junction, a few yards further on the path is supported by a stone retaining wall. After about 100 yards turn right,walk up the path, passing through one view point to reach a second, better, viewpoint with information plaques showing details of the view. |
Leg 13: Start of leg GR: SN588821
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| From the viewpoint retrace your steps 30 yards and take the short path going right to join the main path onto which you again turn right walking down to a road |
Leg 14: Start of leg GR: SN587821
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| Walk uphill the short distance to Brynymor Road and as it flattens out you will see on the left a downhill footpath signed Gelli Anwen |
Leg 15: Start of leg GR: SN586822
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| Walk down the footpath to emerge on North road, turn right along the road and take the left hand pavement with, below you, tennis courts and a bowling green. At the end of this park you see a pedestrian gate on your left. |
Leg 16: Start of leg GR: SN585822
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| Take the downhill path from the gate and pass the Aberystwyth Bowling Club to emerge on Queen's Street with Flatiau St John opposite you. Turn left to arrive at the busy junction ahead of you. Before you get there note from the signpost the A487 exit, which is roughly straight over the crossing. |
Leg 17: Start of leg GR: SN586818
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| Find a safe way to take the second exit off the roundabout along Stryd Thespian, also marked A487 Cardigan. When the street turns right you will see the station clock tower which marks the end of the walk, Hope you enjoyed it. |
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