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The “ Valleys Hundred ”in Pontypool

The “ Valleys Hundred ”in Pontypool. The walk starts from Pontypool. To be able to walk a hundred miles you have to be good at map reading, You would not want to get lost and walk further than you need to!

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The “ Valleys Hundred ”in Pontypool

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  1. The “Valleys Hundred”in Pontypool The walk starts from Pontypool. To be able to walk a hundred miles you have to be good at map reading, You would not want to get lost and walk further than you need to! In this work you will look at a map of Pontypool and decide what information the walker will need to know.

  2. National Curriculum LevelsIn this work you will: • Locate places on a map using a four or six figure grid reference (Level 5) • Use correct geographical vocabulary (Level 6)

  3. Learning Objective • Understand OS map symbols, use four/six figure grid references and locate given places on the map

  4. Walkers often want to find various places when they come down off the mountains and hit civilisation. All participants on the Hundred will have OS maps of the area. Help them find the nearest places to the start of the walk at. Give them a six figure grid reference for the following using the Ordnance Survey Explorer Newport & Pontypool Map OS -152

  5. Train station • Caravan site • Pub • Church with a tower • Museum • Leisure centre • Public telephone • Dry Ski Slope

  6. Now find your house on the OS map and give a six figure grid reference for its location

  7. Check your answers • Did you get them all right? • Give your partner the grid reference for your house. Were they able to locate it on the map? Well done, now you will never get lost, (well in Pontypool anyway)!

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