8 Mile Run

Technical sheet

n°54293215
Creation
Last update
–
  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.90 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 59 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 59 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 58 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: -1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Sketty 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.61755° / W 3.98386°
  • Today’s forecast: … Loading…
Downloads
Open in the mobile app
Download GPX GPX
Download PDF PDF

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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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/E : km 0 - alt. 58 m - Start near 66 Gower Road, Sketty, Swansea SA2, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 58 m - Walk east on Gower Rd/A4118
  3. 3 : km 0.2 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.25 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.39 - alt. 36 m - Walk south-east
  6. 6 : km 0.79 - alt. 23 m - Walk south-east
  7. 7 : km 1.15 - alt. 9 m - Walk south-east towards Brynmill Ln
  8. 8 : km 1.37 - alt. 7 m - Slight right onto Brynmill Ln
  9. 9 : km 1.4 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Mumbles Rd/A4067
  10. 10 : km 1.43 - alt. 7 m - Turn right towards NCN4
  11. 11 : km 1.44 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto NCN4
  12. 12 : km 1.47 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 1.5 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 1.57 - alt. 8 m - Walk north-east towards NCN4
  15. 15 : km 2.18 - alt. 7 m - Slight right onto NCN4
  16. 16 : km 3.13 - alt. 8 m - Walk east on NCN4
  17. 17 : km 4.58 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 4.6 - alt. 9 m - Walk east towards NCN4
  19. 19 : km 4.62 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto NCN4
  20. 20 : km 4.81 - alt. 6 m - Turn right to stay on NCN4
  21. 21 : km 4.9 - alt. -1 m - Walk north-east on NCN4
  22. 22 : km 5.15 - alt. 5 m - Walk north-west on NCN4
  23. 23 : km 5.24 - alt. 6 m - Turn right towards Kings Rd
  24. 24 : km 5.28 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Kings Rd
  25. 25 : km 5.45 - alt. 6 m - Walk north-east on Langdon Rd
  26. 26 : km 5.82 - alt. 10 m - Enter the roundabout
  27. 27 : km 5.85 - alt. 9 m - Walk west towards Langdon Rd
  28. 28 : km 5.91 - alt. 9 m - Walk north-west towards Langdon Rd
  29. 29 : km 5.91 - alt. 9 m - Exit the roundabout onto Langdon Rd
  30. 30 : km 6.28 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Kings Rd
  31. 31 : km 6.31 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto NCN43
  32. 32 : km 6.59 - alt. 6 m - Continue onto Somerset Pl
  33. 33 : km 6.74 - alt. 6 m - Turn left towards NCN4
  34. 34 : km 7.79 - alt. 7 m - Turn left towards NCN4
  35. 35 : km 7.85 - alt. 8 m - Turn left towards NCN4
  36. 36 : km 7.92 - alt. 8 m - Turn right towards NCN4
  37. 37 : km 7.96 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto NCN4
  38. 38 : km 8.16 - alt. 8 m - Walk west on NCN4
  39. 39 : km 8.93 - alt. 7 m - Slight right to stay on NCN4
  40. 40 : km 10.56 - alt. 9 m - Walk south-west on NCN4
  41. 41 : km 10.6 - alt. 9 m - Turn right towards Mumbles Rd/A4067
  42. 42 : km 10.65 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Mumbles Rd/A4067
  43. 43 : km 11.09 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 11.36 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 11.72 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 11.73 - alt. 16 m - Sharp right
  47. 47 : km 11.79 - alt. 12 m - Walk north-west
  48. 48 : km 11.85 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 12.07 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 12.44 - alt. 34 m - Walk north-west
  51. 51 : km 12.64 - alt. 45 m - Turn right towards Gower Rd/A4118
  52. 52 : km 12.69 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Gower Rd/A4118
  53. 53 : km 12.89 - alt. 58 m - Enter the roundabout
  54. S/E : km 12.9 - alt. 58 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

Other walks in the area

Walking Coastal hike through Mumbles

Walker
Coastal hike through Mumbles
↔5.98 km ↗+98 m ↘-99 m ◔2h 00 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Mumbles (Swansea)

A pleasant coastal loop starting from The Mumbles then through Limeslade and Langland bay.

Walking Three Cliff Bay & Ilston Cwm from Southgate

Walker
↔15.01 km ↗+181 m ↘-186 m ◔4h 50 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Pennard (Swansea)

This walk is one of the classic routes in the Gower Peninsula offering some wonderful coastal and inland scenery. The highlights are many and varied from Three Cliff Bay to Ilston Cwm. The walk follows a section of the Wales Coast Path.

Walking Whiteford Sands from Llanmadoc

Walker
↔7.99 km ↗+49 m ↘-47 m ◔2h 25 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton (Swansea)

The Gower coast offers many excellent walking opportunities. This route starts from Llanmadoc and uses a section of the Wales Coast Path to follow an anti-clockwisde route around Whiteford Sands a spit that extends out into the Loughor Estuary.

Walking Whiteford Point & Broughton Bay from Llanmadoc

Walker
↔13.66 km ↗+204 m ↘-201 m ◔4h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton (Swansea)

This walk in the County of Swansea features some of the wonderful coastal scenery found in the the Gower Peninsula. The route includes a length section on a sandy beach and includes the wonderful viewpoint of Llanmdoc Hill from where you can see most of the walk just undertaken.

Walking Harding's Down & Rhossili Down from Rhossili

Walker
↔13.70 km ↗+335 m ↘-334 m ◔4h 50 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Rhossili (Swansea)

This walk in the Gower Peninsula combines excellent coastal walking with an exploration of the inland countryside including two hills that offer some wonderful views. Careful navigaation is required for the inland section.

Walking Day 2 of the Brecon Beacons Way - Carreg Cennen Castle to YHA Llanddeusant

Association or club
↔20.21 km ↗+647 m ↘-619 m ◔7h 35 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Dyffryn Cennen (Carmarthenshire)

This walk takes us north from Carreg Cennen Castle, into the Black Mountains on the second leg of the Brecon Beacons Way. There are a couple of climbs but nothing too difficult and there's plenty to see along the way.

Walking Day 4 of the Brecon Beacons Way - Craig-y-Nos to YHA Brecon Beacons

Association or club
↔26.13 km ↗+863 m ↘-768 m ◔9h 55 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Tawe-Uchaf (Powys)

We're now well into the Brecon Beacons Way and this route begins with a walk through the Ogof Ffynnon Ddu National Nature Reserve, designated to protect its limestone pavements, associated flora and caves beneath. Then it heads north to climb up to Fan Llia and follow the crags over to Storey Arms. It then takes the Taff Trail to YHA Brecon Beacons.

Walking Llyn-y-Fan-Fawr, Mynydd Ddu from Llanddeusant

Walker
↔17.99 km ↗+652 m ↘-685 m ◔7h 00 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Llanddeusant (Carmarthenshire)

This is a brilliant linear trail in the Brecon Beacons National Park, incorporating many good viewpoints and one extra-special one. It begins in Carmarthenshire near the village of Llandeusant and ends in Powys in the Glyntawe valley, crossing a mountain ridge that beats Pen-y-Fan in my view, but because it's less accessible is less well-known.

For more walks, use our search engine.

The GPS track and description are the property of the author.

Loading…