14 Miles - 10/03

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 23.23 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 176 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 169 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 102 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 6 m
  • ⚐
    District: Sketty 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.598684° / W 3.994478°
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Description

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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 Mumbles Road
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.07 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  5. 5 : km 0.12 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.15 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.18 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Derwen Fawr Road
  8. 8 : km 1.77 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Beech Tree Lane
  9. 9 : km 1.77 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.99 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 2.06 - alt. 46 m - Keep left onto Sketty Park Road
  12. 12 : km 2.4 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp left onto Sketty Park Drive
  13. 13 : km 2.81 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Heather Crescent
  14. 14 : km 2.86 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 2.96 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 3.02 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight left onto Baytree Avenue
  17. 17 : km 3.17 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Parkway
  18. 18 : km 3.64 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Gower Road
  19. 19 : km 3.81 - alt. 87 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Gower Road
  20. 20 : km 3.94 - alt. 82 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Gower Road
  21. 21 : km 4.98 - alt. 73 m - Keep left onto Gower Road
  22. 22 : km 5.06 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight right onto Goetre Fawr Road
  23. 23 : km 5.72 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight left onto Dunvant Road
  24. 24 : km 9.38 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Sterry Road
  25. 25 : km 9.51 - alt. 14 m - Turn sharp right onto Mill Street
  26. 26 : km 9.77 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto B4295
  27. 27 : km 10.17 - alt. 20 m - Keep left onto Gorwydd Road
  28. 28 : km 14.61 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  29. 29 : km 14.94 - alt. 97 m - Keep right onto Station Road
  30. 30 : km 14.97 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 15 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight right onto Carmarthen Road
  32. 32 : km 16.41 - alt. 62 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Carmarthen Road
  33. 33 : km 16.61 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 16.64 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Carmarthen Road
  35. 35 : km 16.83 - alt. 46 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Carmarthen Road
  36. 36 : km 17.83 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Dyfatty Street
  37. 37 : km 18.42 - alt. 18 m - Keep left onto Orchard Street
  38. 38 : km 19.13 - alt. 11 m - Keep right onto The Kingsway
  39. 39 : km 19.24 - alt. 11 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Saint Helen's Road
  40. 40 : km 20.09 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Guildhall Road South
  41. 41 : km 20.37 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto B4290
  42. 42 : km 20.46 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Mumbles Road
  43. 43 : km 20.64 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 20.66 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  45. 45 : km 20.91 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 22.02 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  47. 47 : km 23.1 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  48. 48 : km 23.18 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  49. S/E : km 23.22 - alt. 6 m

Useful Information

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Walking Three Cliff Bay & Ilston Cwm from Southgate

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Walking Harding's Down & Rhossili Down from Rhossili

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

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