PGF: Penllergaer Woods Loop
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 8.71 mi
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Average duration: 4h 35
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Back to start: No
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Ascent: + 640 ft
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Descent: - 787 ft
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Highest point: 522 ft
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Lowest point: 56 ft
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Country: United Kingdom
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City: Morriston
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Start: N 51.680499° / W 3.927201°
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End: N 51.668542° / W 3.922622°
Waypoints
- S : mi 0 - alt. 210 ft - Start on Rhodfa Fadog
- 1 : mi 0.01 - alt. 210 ft - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Heol Maes Eglwys
- 2 : mi 0.68 - alt. 328 ft - Turn left onto Pant Lasau Road
- 3 : mi 1.55 - alt. 322 ft - Turn right onto Clasemont Road
- 4 : mi 1.57 - alt. 318 ft - Turn left onto Heol Fach
- 5 : mi 1.61 - alt. 315 ft - Turn right
- 6 : mi 1.88 - alt. 249 ft - Turn left
- 7 : mi 3.1 - alt. 217 ft - Turn right onto A48
- 8 : mi 3.1 - alt. 217 ft - Turn left
- 9 : mi 3.2 - alt. 180 ft - Keep left
- 10 : mi 3.29 - alt. 174 ft - Keep left
- 11 : mi 3.37 - alt. 171 ft - Keep left
- 12 : mi 3.42 - alt. 174 ft - Keep right
- 13 : mi 3.58 - alt. 154 ft - Turn right
- 14 : mi 3.75 - alt. 213 ft - Turn left
- 15 : mi 3.85 - alt. 151 ft - Turn right
- 16 : mi 4.26 - alt. 135 ft - Turn right
- 17 : mi 5.03 - alt. 167 ft - Turn left onto Pentregethin Road
- 18 : mi 5.11 - alt. 197 ft - Turn left onto Woodford Road
- 19 : mi 5.68 - alt. 348 ft - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Milford Way
- 20 : mi 6.2 - alt. 433 ft - Turn left onto Mynydd Newydd Road
- 21 : mi 8.19 - alt. 240 ft - Turn right onto Cwmbath Road
- 22 : mi 8.38 - alt. 138 ft - Turn left onto Bryneithin Terrace
- 23 : mi 8.42 - alt. 138 ft - Turn right onto Rock Terrace
- 24 : mi 8.54 - alt. 85 ft - Turn right onto Pentrepoeth Road
- 25 : mi 8.56 - alt. 85 ft - Keep left
- 26 : mi 8.59 - alt. 75 ft - Turn slight left onto Sway Road
- E : mi 8.71 - alt. 56 ft
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Bishopston Valley and Pwlldu Bay
Pwlldu is a pretty little bay on the south coast of the Gower Peninsula, which stretches west of Swansea. This bay is unique in that it is only accessible on foot or by mountain bike, although the two or three dwellings (holiday lettings) are probably accessible by quad bike or a small off-road vehicle capable of negotiating a very stony track and fording a river. Whilst all the tracks and paths taken are officially signposted as footpaths, most of the forest sections are barely passable, such is the extent to which the vegetation has grown since the last local roadmender retired. It is mainly brambles and fallen trees blocking the way that hinder progress. There are indeed ‘Pwlldu’ signposts along the first three kilometres, but these too are sometimes in a dreadful state. In short, a truly wonderful experience as an introduction to the Gower Peninsula.
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Whiteford Point & Broughton Bay from Llanmadoc
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