A guidebook to 30 circular walks in the Gower National Landscape. Exploring the beautiful scenery of the Gower Peninsula, the routes are suitable for walkers of all abilities and are perfect for walking year-round.
Walks range from 314 miles (423km) and can be enjoyed in 25 hours. Options for all abilities.
Many of the walks take in sections of the Wales Coast Path Easy access from Swansea Detailed information on refreshments and transport options for each walk Routes take in local points of interest such as Rhossili and Three Cliffs Bay 1:50,000 OS map extracts included for each walk
Map key Overview map Introduction Geology History Wildlife habitats
Transport to and around Gower Staying in Gower Using this guide Walk 1 The
Mumbles, Langland and Caswell Walk 2 Caswell, Pwlldu and Bishopston Valley
Walk 3 Bishopston Valley Walk 4 Pwlldu Head and Bishopston Valley Walk
5 Pobbles, Three Cliffs Bay and Pennard Pill and Castle Walk 6 Three
Cliffs Bay, Pennard Pill, Ilston Cwm and Bishopston Valley Walk 7 Pennard
Pill, Three Cliffs Bay and Parc le Breos Walk 8 Cefn Bryn, Broad Pool and
Parc le Breos Walk 9 Three Cliffs Bay, Tor Bay, Nicholaston Woods and Cefn
Bryn Walk 10 Millwood, Cefn Bryn, Reynoldston and Berry Wood Walk 11
Penrice Castle, Cefn Bryn, Three Cliffs Bay and Oxwich NNR Walk 12 Oxwich
National Nature Reserve Walk 13 Oxwich Point Walk 14 Oxwich, Horton and
Millwood Walk 15 South Gower Cliffs and Port Eynon Walk 16 Thurba Head
and South Gower Cliffs Walk 17 Rhossili Down, South Gower Cliffs and Port
Eynon Walk 18 Rhossili Down and Bay, Fall Bay and Mewslade Bay Walk 19
Rhossili, Fall Bay and Mewslade Bay Walk 20 Rhossili Down, Llanmadoc Hill
and Broughton Burrows Walk 21 Gower Coast NNR, Rhossili Down and Hardings
Down Walk 22 Mewslade Bay, Fall Bay, Rhossili Down and Hardings Down Walk
23 Llanmadoc Hill, Llangennith, Burry Holms and Broughton Bay Walk 24
Llanmadoc Hill, Broughton Bay and Whiteford NNR Walk 25 Whiteford National
Nature Reserve Walk 26 Landimore Marsh, Cheriton, Burry Pill and Weobley
Castle Walk 27 Landimore Marsh, Arthurs Stone, Llanrhidian and Weobley
Castle Walk 28 Cefn Bryn, Llanrhidian and Weobley Castle Walk 29
Llanrhidian and Weobley Castle Walk 30 Llanrhidian, Cil Ifor Top, Parc le
Breos and Cefn Bryn Appendix A Walk summary table Appendix B Index
of information boxes Appendix C Useful websites
Andy Davies has been a professional photographer for over 20 years and specialises in wildlife and landscape photography. He moved to West Wales in 1999 to be immersed in the environment which inspires. A former university lecturer, he now combines his love of photography and his passion for passing on skills to others in a series of photographic and video workshops in West Wales. He is also an external tutor for Aberystwyth University in outdoor and wildlife photography.
