Gower Part 1

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 56.94 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 18h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 663 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 649 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 92 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Waterfront 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.61999° / W 3.931077°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.612816° / W 4.284841°
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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. 6 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp left
  3. 3 : km 0.34 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.45 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Trafalgar Bridge
  5. 5 : km 0.58 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 0.59 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.61 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.79 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left
  9. 9 : km 0.8 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left
  10. 10 : km 1.28 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Marine Way
  11. 11 : km 1.47 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Marine Way
  12. 12 : km 1.7 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  13. 13 : km 3.17 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 3.39 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 3.85 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 3.88 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  17. 17 : km 4.68 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  18. 18 : km 5.76 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 5.8 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  20. 20 : km 9.34 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 9.52 - alt. 6 m - Keep left onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  22. 22 : km 9.76 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 10 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 10.18 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 25 : km 10.2 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 10.29 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Mumbles Road
  27. 27 : km 10.79 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 10.86 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight left onto Mumbles Road
  29. 29 : km 10.95 - alt. 14 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 11.19 - alt. 16 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 11.29 - alt. 22 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 15.29 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left onto Caswell Road
  33. 33 : km 15.32 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 15.81 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 16.42 - alt. 17 m - Keep left
  36. 36 : km 17.44 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight left
  37. 37 : km 17.54 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 17.76 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 17.82 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 40 : km 17.84 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left
  41. 41 : km 17.87 - alt. 14 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 18.08 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 18.18 - alt. 78 m - Turn sharp left
  44. 44 : km 19.4 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 19.93 - alt. 69 m - Turn slight left onto Eastcliff
  46. 46 : km 19.97 - alt. 68 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 20.24 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto Eastcliff
  48. 48 : km 20.3 - alt. 72 m - Keep left
  49. 49 : km 21.19 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  50. 50 : km 21.29 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight left onto Westcliff
  51. 51 : km 21.51 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 21.51 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 21.81 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left
  54. 54 : km 21.82 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 21.87 - alt. 62 m - Keep left
  56. 56 : km 21.89 - alt. 62 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 21.91 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight right
  58. 58 : km 21.94 - alt. 64 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 21.97 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight left
  60. 60 : km 22.11 - alt. 67 m - Keep right
  61. 61 : km 22.62 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 22.71 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp right
  63. 63 : km 22.81 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 22.91 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 23.57 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 23.6 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 23.97 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp right
  68. 68 : km 24.08 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  69. 69 : km 24.43 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  70. 70 : km 24.77 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 24.86 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  72. 72 : km 24.88 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right
  73. 73 : km 25.06 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp left
  74. 74 : km 25.53 - alt. 55 m - Keep right
  75. 75 : km 25.75 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 25.81 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 25.82 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 26.45 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  79. 79 : km 26.84 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right
  80. 80 : km 27.14 - alt. 16 m - Keep left
  81. 81 : km 27.24 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 29.4 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 29.43 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  84. 84 : km 30.01 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 30.06 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left
  86. 86 : km 30.17 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 30.25 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  88. 88 : km 30.31 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  89. 89 : km 30.39 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  90. 90 : km 30.9 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 31.69 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight right
  92. 92 : km 32.28 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight right
  93. 93 : km 32.64 - alt. 27 m - Keep left
  94. 94 : km 32.77 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 35.27 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 35.48 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 36.84 - alt. 15 m - Keep left
  98. 98 : km 36.86 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 38.2 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  100. 100 : km 38.46 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 38.57 - alt. 42 m - Keep left
  102. 102 : km 38.59 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  103. 103 : km 39.37 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  104. 104 : km 39.62 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 40.28 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  106. 106 : km 40.66 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  107. 107 : km 40.67 - alt. 56 m - Keep left
  108. 108 : km 40.95 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  109. 109 : km 41.21 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp right
  110. 110 : km 42.83 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  111. 111 : km 43.21 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  112. 112 : km 43.69 - alt. 63 m - Keep right
  113. 113 : km 43.82 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  114. 114 : km 43.82 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  115. 115 : km 45.65 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  116. 116 : km 46.12 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight right
  117. 117 : km 46.47 - alt. 47 m - Keep left
  118. 118 : km 46.64 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  119. 119 : km 47.63 - alt. 42 m - Keep left
  120. 120 : km 47.67 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  121. 121 : km 47.72 - alt. 43 m - Keep right
  122. 122 : km 47.77 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  123. 123 : km 47.97 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right
  124. 124 : km 48.12 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight right
  125. 125 : km 49.27 - alt. 81 m - Keep left
  126. 126 : km 49.29 - alt. 81 m - Keep left
  127. 127 : km 49.3 - alt. 81 m - Keep right
  128. 128 : km 49.31 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  129. 129 : km 49.42 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  130. 130 : km 49.49 - alt. 82 m - Keep right
  131. 131 : km 49.57 - alt. 81 m - Keep left
  132. 132 : km 52.13 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  133. 133 : km 52.32 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp right
  134. 134 : km 52.37 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  135. 135 : km 52.42 - alt. 27 m - Keep left
  136. 136 : km 52.52 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight left
  137. 137 : km 52.62 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  138. 138 : km 52.74 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  139. 139 : km 52.89 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  140. 140 : km 53.11 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  141. 141 : km 54.9 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  142. 142 : km 55.05 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  143. 143 : km 55.36 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight right
  144. 144 : km 56.41 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  145. 145 : km 56.79 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  146. E : km 56.94 - alt. 12 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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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 Whiteford Point & Broughton Bay from Llanmadoc

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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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