Walking in Gower: 30 walks exploring the National Landscape in South Wales

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 3–13 miles (5–21km) and can be enjoyed in 1–6 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

Table of Contents:
Route summary table INTRODUCTION Geology History Wildlife habitats Transport to and around Gower Staying in Gower Using this guide GPX tracks THE ROUTES 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, Oxwich, 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 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 with Worms Head option 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, Arthur’s Stone, Llanrhidian and Weobley Castle Walk 28 Cefn Bryn, Llanrhidian and Weobley Castle Walk 29 Llanrhidian and Weobley Castle Walk 30 Llanrhidian, Cilifor Top, Parc le Breos and Cefn Bryn Appendix A Local points of interest index Appendix B Useful websites

About the Author :
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.