Group 3 Session 8 8 Miles

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.99 km
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    Calculated time: 4h 00 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
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    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 90 m
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    Vertical drop: - 90 m
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    Highest point: 97 m
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    Lowest point: 6 m
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    District: Uplands 
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    Start/End: N 51.61131° / W 3.96574°
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 7 m - Start near Mumbles Rd, Brynmill, Swansea SA2, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 7 m - Head west
  3. 3 : km 0.46 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.48 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.64 - alt. 8 m - Head southwest
  6. 6 : km 1.29 - alt. 8 m - Slight left
  7. 7 : km 1.6 - alt. 9 m - Head southwest
  8. 8 : km 2.47 - alt. 6 m - Head west toward Mumbles Rd/A4067
  9. 9 : km 3.52 - alt. 15 m - Head north
  10. 10 : km 3.71 - alt. 20 m - Head north
  11. 11 : km 4.1 - alt. 20 m - Head northwest toward Clyne Woods
  12. 12 : km 4.71 - alt. 30 m - Head west toward Clyne Woods
  13. 13 : km 5.45 - alt. 41 m - Head northwest
  14. 14 : km 5.51 - alt. 44 m - Turn right toward Gower Rd/A4118
  15. 15 : km 5.58 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Gower Rd/A4118
  16. 16 : km 5.67 - alt. 43 m - Head northeast on Gower Rd/A4118 toward Clyne Valley Rd
  17. 17 : km 5.91 - alt. 61 m - Head north on Gower Rd/A4118 toward Woodside Ave
  18. 18 : km 6.17 - alt. 72 m - Slight right to stay on Gower Rd/A4118
  19. 19 : km 6.2 - alt. 72 m - Enter the roundabout
  20. 20 : km 6.22 - alt. 72 m - Head east on Gower Rd/A4118 toward Goetre Fach Rd
  21. 21 : km 6.39 - alt. 76 m - Slight right to stay on Gower Rd/A4118
  22. 22 : km 6.73 - alt. 82 m - Head east on Gower Rd/A4118 toward Wimmerfield Dr
  23. 23 : km 7.2 - alt. 86 m - Head northeast on Gower Rd/A4118 toward Olchfa Ln
  24. 24 : km 7.27 - alt. 79 m - Slight right to stay on Gower Rd/A4118
  25. 25 : km 7.74 - alt. 95 m - Head east on Gower Rd/A4118 toward Beaconsfield Way
  26. 26 : km 8.19 - alt. 77 m - Head east on Gower Rd/A4118 toward Glan Yr Afon Rd
  27. 27 : km 8.88 - alt. 62 m - Head southeast on Gower Rd/A4118 toward Gower Rd/A4118
  28. 28 : km 9.26 - alt. 51 m - Head east on Gower Rd/A4118 toward Eversley Rd
  29. 29 : km 9.8 - alt. 51 m - Head east on Sketty Rd/A4118 toward Hawthorne Ave
  30. 30 : km 10.39 - alt. 38 m - Head east on Uplands Cres/A4118 toward Eaton Cres
  31. 31 : km 11.13 - alt. 18 m - Head east on Walter Rd/A4118 toward Nicholl St
  32. 32 : km 11.25 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Page St
  33. 33 : km 11.25 - alt. 21 m - Head southeast on Page St toward Page Ln
  34. 34 : km 11.43 - alt. 11 m - Head southwest on St Helen's Rd/B4290 toward Nicholl St
  35. 35 : km 11.7 - alt. 11 m - Head southwest on St Helen's Rd/B4290 toward Brunswick St
  36. 36 : km 11.99 - alt. 8 m - Head south on St Helen's Rd/B4290 toward Oxford St
  37. 37 : km 12.38 - alt. 8 m - Head southwest on Guildhall Rd S/B4290 toward Guildhall Rd S/B4290
  38. 38 : km 12.52 - alt. 7 m - Slight left to stay on Guildhall Rd S/B4290
  39. 39 : km 12.56 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Mumbles Rd/A4067
  40. 40 : km 12.63 - alt. 7 m - Head west on Mumbles Rd/A4067
  41. 41 : km 12.81 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 12.82 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 12.91 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 12.96 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  45. S/E : km 12.99 - alt. 7 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.

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