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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.36 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 195 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 188 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 159 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Mynyddbach 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.658311° / W 3.940394°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.658815° / W 3.95003°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 126 m
  2. 1 : km 0.35 - alt. 122 m - Turn right onto Gellifach Crescent
  3. 2 : km 0.44 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Cwmgelli Road
  4. 3 : km 0.66 - alt. 137 m - Turn left onto Mynydd Garnlwyd Road
  5. 4 : km 6.14 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Vivian Road, A4216
  6. 5 : km 7.05 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Lewis Street
  7. 6 : km 7.08 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Dillwyn Road, A4216
  8. 7 : km 7.13 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight right onto Sketty Park Drive
  9. 8 : km 7.16 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp right onto Sketty Park Road, A4216
  10. 9 : km 7.5 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Derwen Fawr Road, B4436
  11. 10 : km 8.45 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto The Ridge
  12. 11 : km 8.5 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Derwen Fawr Road, B4436
  13. 12 : km 9.54 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Mumbles Road, A4067
  14. 13 : km 10.38 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Mumbles Road, A4067
  15. 14 : km 10.51 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  16. 15 : km 10.52 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  17. 16 : km 10.56 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 11.47 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 11.49 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 13.12 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  21. 20 : km 13.64 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Marine Way
  22. 21 : km 14.07 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  23. 22 : km 14.54 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 14.72 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 14.75 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  26. 25 : km 14.76 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  27. 26 : km 14.88 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 14.93 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  29. 28 : km 15.18 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  30. 29 : km 15.22 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto King's Road
  31. 30 : km 15.4 - alt. 6 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto King's Road
  32. 31 : km 15.59 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  33. 32 : km 15.6 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 15.66 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  35. 34 : km 15.68 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto King's Road
  36. 35 : km 15.71 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  37. 36 : km 15.71 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 15.75 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 15.75 - alt. 7 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto East Bank Way
  40. 39 : km 15.87 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  41. 40 : km 15.89 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 15.9 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 16.03 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  44. 43 : km 16.04 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto New Cut Road, A483
  45. 44 : km 16.52 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Morfa Road
  46. 45 : km 16.92 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 16.98 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Morfa Road
  48. 47 : km 18.13 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight right onto B4603
  49. 48 : km 18.26 - alt. 18 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A4067
  50. 49 : km 18.83 - alt. 19 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Cwm Level Road
  51. 50 : km 19.72 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Llangyfelach Road, B4489
  52. 51 : km 21.35 - alt. 137 m - Turn left onto Heol Ddu
  53. E : km 21.36 - alt. 138 m

Useful Information

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⚑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

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↔15.01 km ↗+181 m ↘-186 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 Whiteford Sands from Llanmadoc

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↔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 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 Harding's Down & Rhossili Down from Rhossili

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

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↔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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