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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 16.36 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 97 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 94 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 97 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: -1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Sketty 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.609401° / W 3.972876°
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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 on Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  2. 2 : km 0.74 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  3. 3 : km 1.83 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  4. 4 : km 1.91 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 4.96 - alt. 43 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 5.02 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Gower Road, A4118
  7. 7 : km 5.22 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left onto Gower Road, A4118
  8. 8 : km 5.64 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Gower Road, A4118
  9. 9 : km 5.77 - alt. 74 m - Keep left onto Gower Road, A4118
  10. 10 : km 5.92 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left onto Gower Road, A4118
  11. 11 : km 6.72 - alt. 80 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Gower Road, A4118
  12. 12 : km 6.86 - alt. 87 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Gower Road, A4118
  13. 13 : km 7.76 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Clos Glan yr Afon
  14. 14 : km 7.77 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Gower Road, A4118
  15. 15 : km 9.66 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left onto Uplands Crescent, A4118
  16. 16 : km 10.68 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Page Street
  17. 17 : km 10.86 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Saint Helen's Road, B4290
  18. 18 : km 10.88 - alt. 11 m - Keep left onto St. Helen's Road, B4290
  19. 19 : km 10.89 - alt. 11 m - Keep right onto Dillwyn Street
  20. 20 : km 10.9 - alt. 11 m - Keep right onto Dillwyn Street
  21. 21 : km 11.06 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto West Way
  22. 22 : km 11.26 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 11.27 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto West Way
  24. 24 : km 11.32 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Wellington Street
  25. 25 : km 11.51 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 11.53 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Albert Row
  27. 27 : km 11.64 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 11.65 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left onto Oystermouth Road, A4067
  29. 29 : km 12.06 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 12.13 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right onto Somerset Place
  31. 31 : km 12.47 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 32 : km 12.63 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  33. 33 : km 12.88 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Trafalgar Bridge
  34. 34 : km 13 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 13.08 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 13.27 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 13.74 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Marine Way
  38. 38 : km 14.16 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  39. 39 : km 15.63 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 15.85 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 16.31 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 16.34 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  43. S/E : km 16.36 - alt. 7 m

Useful Information

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Walking Three Cliff Bay & Ilston Cwm from Southgate

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Walking Whiteford Sands from Llanmadoc

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Walking Harding's Down & Rhossili Down from Rhossili

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↔13.70 km ↗+335 m ↘-334 m ◔4h 50 ▲Moderate
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Walking Day 2 of the Brecon Beacons Way - Carreg Cennen Castle to YHA Llanddeusant

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

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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)

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