Swansea Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 28.77 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 332 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 332 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 191 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: -1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Castle 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.625839° / W 3.940849°
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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.

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. 19 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp right onto High Street, B4489
  3. 3 : km 0.17 - alt. 21 m - Keep right onto Prince Of Wales Road
  4. 4 : km 0.19 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.24 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Jockey Street
  6. 6 : km 0.34 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto New Cut Road, A483
  7. 7 : km 0.5 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Pottery Street
  8. 8 : km 0.55 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Haynes Court
  9. 9 : km 0.7 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 0.74 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.06 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 1.1 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  13. 13 : km 1.19 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 2.61 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 2.71 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp left onto A4217
  16. 16 : km 2.93 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Pentre-Chwyth Road, B5444
  17. 17 : km 2.98 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 2.99 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 3.04 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left
  20. 20 : km 3.26 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 3.33 - alt. 53 m - Turn sharp left
  22. 22 : km 3.6 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 3.71 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 4.08 - alt. 119 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 25 : km 5.09 - alt. 167 m - Turn slight right
  26. 26 : km 5.51 - alt. 188 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 5.54 - alt. 188 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 5.61 - alt. 172 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 5.69 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 5.81 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp right
  31. 31 : km 5.87 - alt. 134 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 5.94 - alt. 109 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 6.17 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp right
  34. 34 : km 6.33 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto St. Illtyd's Crescent
  35. 35 : km 6.37 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight left onto Harbour View Road
  36. 36 : km 6.56 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Grenfell Park Road
  37. 37 : km 6.65 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Kinley Street
  38. 38 : km 6.96 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 7.03 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 7.18 - alt. 9 m - At roundabout, take exit 3
  41. 41 : km 7.29 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 7.81 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 7.84 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto King's Road
  44. 44 : km 7.86 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 7.94 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 8.04 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 8.18 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 8.19 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 8.33 - alt. 1 m - Turn sharp right
  50. 50 : km 8.82 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Marine Way
  51. 51 : km 9.24 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  52. 52 : km 10.71 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  53. 53 : km 10.93 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 10.98 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  55. 55 : km 11.19 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left
  56. 56 : km 11.22 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 11.23 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 11.45 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 11.48 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  60. 60 : km 12.28 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  61. 61 : km 12.38 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  62. 62 : km 12.41 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 12.45 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  64. 64 : km 13.39 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  65. 65 : km 13.42 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  66. 66 : km 13.44 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  67. 67 : km 13.47 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  68. 68 : km 16.52 - alt. 43 m - Keep left onto Clyne Cycle Path
  69. 69 : km 18.18 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  70. 70 : km 18.24 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 18.25 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight left onto Dunvant Road, B4296
  72. 72 : km 18.81 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Dunvant Road
  73. 73 : km 19.51 - alt. 114 m - Keep left onto Dunvant Road
  74. 74 : km 19.6 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp right onto Wimmerfield Drive
  75. 75 : km 19.61 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp left
  76. 76 : km 20.1 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Gower Road, A4118
  77. 77 : km 20.17 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp right onto Olchfa Lane
  78. 78 : km 21.1 - alt. 31 m - Keep left
  79. 79 : km 21.39 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Rhyd Y Defaid Drive
  80. 80 : km 22.57 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Sketty Lane, A4216
  81. 81 : km 22.62 - alt. 44 m - Keep left
  82. 82 : km 22.89 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  83. 83 : km 23.02 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  84. 84 : km 23.11 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  85. 85 : km 23.38 - alt. 23 m - Keep left
  86. 86 : km 23.58 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 23.67 - alt. 18 m - Keep right
  88. 88 : km 24.08 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Brynmill Lane
  89. 89 : km 24.09 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Mumbles Road, A4067
  90. 90 : km 24.12 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 24.13 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  92. 92 : km 24.16 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 24.18 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  94. 94 : km 25.49 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  95. 95 : km 25.56 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  96. 96 : km 25.75 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 25.94 - alt. 7 m - Keep left onto Oystermouth Road
  98. 98 : km 26.15 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Oystermouth Road, A4067
  99. 99 : km 26.17 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 26.17 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  101. 101 : km 26.22 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  102. 102 : km 26.3 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Victoria Quay
  103. 103 : km 26.3 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  104. 104 : km 26.32 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 27.08 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  106. 106 : km 27.1 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  107. 107 : km 27.15 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  108. 108 : km 27.17 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  109. 109 : km 27.18 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto East Burrows Road
  110. 110 : km 27.26 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  111. 111 : km 27.72 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  112. 112 : km 27.75 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left
  113. 113 : km 27.77 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  114. 114 : km 27.78 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 27.85 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  116. 116 : km 27.86 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  117. 117 : km 27.93 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  118. 118 : km 27.95 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  119. 119 : km 27.97 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  120. 120 : km 27.98 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  121. 121 : km 28.01 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  122. 122 : km 28.11 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  123. 123 : km 28.12 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  124. 124 : km 28.24 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto The Strand
  125. 125 : km 28.29 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Strand Ringmore
  126. 126 : km 28.38 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 28.49 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  128. 128 : km 28.51 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  129. 129 : km 28.64 - alt. 19 m - Turn sharp right
  130. 130 : km 28.65 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  131. 131 : km 28.66 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto High Street, B4489
  132. 132 : km 28.72 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  133. 133 : km 28.73 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight left
  134. 134 : km 28.75 - alt. 19 m - Keep right
  135. S/E : km 28.77 - alt. 19 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.

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