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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 83.02 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 26h 35 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,007 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 995 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 370 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 6 m
  • ⚐
    District: Sketty 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.61777° / W 3.98468°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.61853° / W 3.9872°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 61 m - Start near 11 Gower Road, Sketty, Swansea SA2 9BX, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 61 m - Head north-west on Gower Rd/A4118 towards Eversley Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.14 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Vivian Rd/A4216
  4. 4 : km 2.51 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Cwmbach Rd/B4295
  5. 5 : km 3.36 - alt. 73 m - Head west on Cwmbach Rd/B4295 towards Ystrad Rd
  6. 6 : km 7.15 - alt. 20 m - Head north-west on Gorwydd Rd/B4295 towards Mill St/B4296
  7. 7 : km 7.37 - alt. 14 m - Take the 1st right onto Mill St/B4296
  8. 8 : km 8.6 - alt. 9 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Loughor Rd/B4620
  9. 9 : km 8.75 - alt. 9 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto West St/B4296
  10. 10 : km 9.31 - alt. 16 m - Head north on West St/B4296 towards Dyffryn Rd
  11. 11 : km 10.34 - alt. 31 m - Head north on Pontardulais Rd/B4296 towards Pontardulais Rd/B4296
  12. 12 : km 14.56 - alt. 26 m - Head north on Pentre Rd/B4296 towards Llys Ger Y Llan
  13. 13 : km 14.82 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto St. Teilo St/A48
  14. 14 : km 15.71 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Water St/A48
  15. 15 : km 16.73 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Llanedi Rd/B4297
  16. 16 : km 17.26 - alt. 70 m - Head north on Llanedi Rd/B4297 towards Heol Ty Llwyd
  17. 17 : km 21.89 - alt. 132 m - Turn right onto A483
  18. 18 : km 22.03 - alt. 135 m - Head north-east on A483 towards Pontardulais Rd
  19. 19 : km 27.32 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto A474
  20. 20 : km 27.62 - alt. 34 m - Head south-east on Ffordd William Walker/A474
  21. 21 : km 27.66 - alt. 33 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Heol Breuillet/A474
  22. 22 : km 32.69 - alt. 93 m - Turn left towards Station Rd
  23. 23 : km 33.09 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Station Rd
  24. 24 : km 33.16 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Folland Rd
  25. 25 : km 33.27 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 33.28 - alt. 95 m - Head south-west towards Heol Tir-Y-Coed
  27. 27 : km 33.29 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Heol Tir-Y-Coed
  28. 28 : km 33.83 - alt. 121 m - Continue onto Mountain Rd
  29. 29 : km 36.5 - alt. 199 m - Head north-west
  30. 30 : km 36.57 - alt. 192 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 38.6 - alt. 154 m - Head north-west
  32. 32 : km 39.45 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 41.23 - alt. 78 m - Head west towards A483
  34. 34 : km 41.25 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto A483
  35. 35 : km 47.8 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Wind St/A483
  36. 36 : km 47.92 - alt. 36 m - Head south-west on Wind St/A483 towards A474
  37. 37 : km 48.01 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto A474
  38. 38 : km 48.35 - alt. 33 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Heol Breuillet/A474
  39. 39 : km 48.47 - alt. 36 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Park St
  40. 40 : km 48.83 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Colonel Rd
  41. 41 : km 49.65 - alt. 80 m - Slight left onto Waun-Gron Rd
  42. 42 : km 49.95 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Maesquarre Rd
  43. 43 : km 51.21 - alt. 172 m - Head south-east
  44. 44 : km 54.26 - alt. 349 m - Head south-west
  45. 45 : km 58.23 - alt. 288 m - Head south
  46. 46 : km 61.89 - alt. 122 m - Head south towards Rhyddwen Road
  47. 47 : km 62.18 - alt. 109 m - Continue straight onto Rhyd-Y-Pandy Rd
  48. 48 : km 64.37 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Mynydd Gelli Wastad Rd
  49. 49 : km 64.45 - alt. 100 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Pant Lasau Rd
  50. 50 : km 65.85 - alt. 98 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Clasemont Rd/A48
  51. 51 : km 65.88 - alt. 98 m - Head north-west on Clasemont Rd/A48 towards Heol Fach
  52. 52 : km 69.12 - alt. 89 m - Head north-east on A48
  53. 53 : km 69.33 - alt. 83 m - At the roundabout, take the 5th exit onto A483
  54. 54 : km 71.93 - alt. 49 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A484
  55. 55 : km 75.05 - alt. 8 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Victoria Rd/B4296
  56. 56 : km 76.04 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Sterry Rd/B4296
  57. 57 : km 76.05 - alt. 14 m - Head south-east on Sterry Rd/B4296 towards Hill St
  58. 58 : km 78.34 - alt. 58 m - Head south on Garrod Ave/B4296 towards Dunvant Square
  59. 59 : km 79.07 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Dunvant Square/B4296
  60. 60 : km 79.15 - alt. 54 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Dunvant Rd/B4296
  61. 61 : km 80.51 - alt. 72 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Gower Rd/A4118
  62. 62 : km 80.9 - alt. 79 m - Head east on Gower Rd/A4118 towards Wimmerfield Dr
  63. E : km 83.02 - alt. 72 m

Useful Information

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