Stage 9 of 13 · Offa's Dyke Path

Pant, Cross Guns → Rhosywaun

Distance

22.3 km

Ascent

+713 m

Descent

-678 m

Est. Time

6h 30m

Altitude

96.3–376.6 m

Type

point-to-point

🏔️ Mountainous🌲 Lowland

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22.3 km Distance713 m Climb6h 30m Est. time377 m High pointHARD Difficulty

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Getting Here

Pant, Cross Guns (bus stop)

885m from trailhead · ~11 min walk

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Getting Out

Rhosywaun (bus stop)

1872m from trail end · ~23 min walk

Elevation Profile

Flat (<5%) Gentle (5–10%) Moderate (10–15%) Steep (15–25%)

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Segment Breakdown

Auto-analyzed from the elevation profile. Each segment shows the dominant character for planning your effort.

Segment	Dist	↑ / ↓	Time	Character
Pant, Cross Guns → km 16.7 (377m) 96–377m	16.7 km	+685m / -443m	4h 42m	📈 Climbing
km 16.7 (377m) → km 17.3 (349m) 0–377m	0.5 km	+349m / -377m	52 min	🥾 Rolling Terrain
km 17.3 (349m) → km 17.9 (301m) 301–349m	0.6 km	+0m / -48m	8 min	🥾 Rolling Terrain
km 17.9 (301m) → km 19.0 (99m) 99–301m	1.2 km	+0m / -202m	20 min	🔻 Steep Descent
km 19.0 (99m) → Rhosywaun 99–250m	3.3 km	+151m / -87m	57 min	📈 Climbing
Total	22.3 km	+713m / -678m	7h 01m

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Est. Finish Time

3h 46m

Calories

1,895 kcal

Water Needed

2.7 L

Effort Distance

32.8 km

flat-equivalent

🍫 Recommended: ~45g carbs/hr (170g total) 🧂 Electrolytes: ~1884mg sodium/hr 🩹 Consider anti-chafe and blister prevention

Terrain Analysis

Runnability

Steep / Technical

% of route below 15% gradient

Climb Ratio

32 m/km

Moderate profile

↑ 713m ↓ 678m

Surface & Technicality

Terrain Difficulty Breakdown

Runnable Flat (50%) Easy Grade (50%)

🏃 Mostly runnable with gentle terrain. Great for fast trail running.

Surface

≈43% paved · ≈57% unpaved

Mixed paved & unpaved

Estimated for the full route from the 57% with mapped surface data in OpenStreetMap.

Current Conditions

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Conditions for July

ℹ️ Shoulder season

Snow Risk

Unlikely

Mud Risk

10%

Low

Ice Risk

Unlikely

✅ Snow unlikely at this elevation in July. Trail conditions expected to be clear.

Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

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Suggested Gear List

Auto-generated based on 22.3 km, 713m ascent, max altitude 376.6m, ~7h duration.

Essential 5 items

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Trail running shoes / hiking boots

Required for any trail
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Phone (charged) + offline map

Navigation & emergency contact
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3L hydration vest

No water sources on route
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Trail mix, bars & sandwich

Est. 2280 kcal burn
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Emergency space blanket

Critical for preventing hypothermia if you stop moving