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Walks in Swansea

11 routes pass through Swansea: 1 national trail, 3 long-distance routes and 7 walks. They start in Wales and the West Midlands.

Long-distance routesDots: where the walks start

The map draws routes of up to 60 miles, so it stays at the scale of the county. Longer routes are listed below.

Walks in Swansea, A to Z

  1. WA 1070Bishopston Valley Walk, GowerA 4-mile circular walk from Visitor Car Park, in Swansea, with about 60 m of climbing. About 1½ hours.
  2. WA 1103Circular Walk around the Vile, Rhosili, GowerA 1-mile circular walk from National Trust Car Park along the coast, in Swansea, with about 20 m of climbing. Under an hour.
  3. WA 1113Exploring Cwm Ivy, GowerA 1.5-mile walk from Cwm Ivy Car Park along the coast, in Swansea, with about 30 m of climbing. Under an hour.
  4. WA 1130North Gower Butterfly WalkA 1-mile circular walk from Welshmoor Layby car park, in Swansea, with about 10 m of climbing. Under an hour.
  5. WA 1030Rhosili Down, Hillend and beach walk, GowerA 5-mile circular walk from Visitor Car Park along the coast, in Swansea, with about 230 m of climbing. About 2 hours.
  6. WA 1059Rhosili Headland Walk, GowerA 3.5-mile circular walk from National Trust Shop along the coast, in Swansea, with about 90 m of climbing. About 1½ hours.
  7. WA 1065Southgate, Hunts Bay and Pwll Du walk, GowerA 4-mile there-and-back walk from Visitor Car Park along the coast, in Swansea, with about 160 m of climbing. About 1½ hours.

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Long-distance routes through Swansea

National trails first, then the longest. Each passes through the county for some of its length.

  1. UK 038Wales Coast PathAn 870-mile national trail from Chester to Chepstow along the coast, with about 29,230 m of climbing. 84 sections.Diversion in place
  2. WM 105Heart of Wales Line TrailA 141-mile long-distance route from Craven Arms to Llanelli, with about 5,950 m of climbing. 19 sections.Diversion in place
  3. WA 118St Illtyd's WalkA 64-mile long-distance route from Pembrey to Glyncorrwg, with about 1,550 m of climbing. 3 sections.
  4. WA 115The Gower WayA 35-mile long-distance route from Rhossili to Felindre, in Swansea, with about 1,140 m of climbing. 3 sections.