Connect Swansea with Slow Ways
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Swansea
Slow Ways linking Swansea and Gorseinon, Gowerton, Neath, Pontardawe, Pontarddulais, Port Eynon, Port Talbot
Wales / Swansea / Swansea
Swansea’s seven Slow Ways are 46% checked
Help connect Swansea
Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to Swansea from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Gorseinon—Swansea
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Gorswa one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 166m | Descent 159m | |
Gowerton—Swansea
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Gowswa one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 108m | Descent 118m | ||
Gowerton—Swansea
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Gowswa two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 203m | Descent 212m | ||
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Pontarddulais—Swansea
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Ponswa one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 17km/10mi | Ascent 352m | Descent 356m | ||
Port Eynon—Swansea
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Porswa one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 28km/17mi | Ascent 503m | Descent 500m | |
Swansea—Neath
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Swanea one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 137m | Descent 137m | ||
Swansea—Pontardawe
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Swapon one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 17km/10mi | Ascent 285m | Descent 256m | |
Swansea—Port Talbot
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Swapor one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 17km/10mi | Ascent 107m | Descent 111m |
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Collective progress
47% of Swansea’s seven route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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6 people have contributed to Swansea’s Slow Ways
3 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Swansea
98km out of 123km have been walked and reviewed
175km of reviews have been shared in Swansea
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Great easy walk along coast then up former railway track. All tarmac. Fair few bikes....
Keith Halfacree
Nice to pass Blackpill Lido - anyone doing this route on a hot day, don't miss the free lido - perfect for a wade around in the shallows and an ice cream from the kiosk....
Hannah
It mostly follows a dismantled railway line that snakes through nature reserves and woods, including Clyne Wood....
danravenellison
There's a solid, flatish easy route from Swansea to Pontardawe along the 43 cycle path. But ignore the detours and follow the cycle path!...
leiafee
I started from the Swansea end and the Gorseinon-Fforestfach stretch starts promisingly but has waymarkers lost is a sea of undergrowth and I lost the path entirely after they disappeared and had to turn back....
leiafee
I went back the following weekend to explore some of the paths leading from it!...
leiafee
Excellent route as not only do we get the excellent cycle path down Clyne Valley but also the might Railway pub near Upper Killay! Easy and straightforward and often scenic....
Keith Halfacree
May have to leave Swansea along a horrid A road but can soonneasy divert off this to the east and follow more or less parallel quieter road....
Keith Halfacree
Nice easy walk, mainly paved and follow in large part the Wales cycle network route 43....
Dave Floyd
We were lucky enough to have amazing weather so we were able to do the walk safely. Some parts of the walk could be made easier and there are also parts where it's not accurate on the map. Many stys to cross over and the final leg of the walk has cycling and walking lanes....
STEPPERS UK
Takes a slightly odd detour up to to Amazon roundabout and another through the Bay campus rather than sticking to the main road and there's a lot of time spent on the cycle path that runs parallel to the dual carriageway at the Swansea end which is easy and fast on wheels but mildly unappealing on foot - for this stretch the route offered on the Swanea route along the canal path is nicer for the Port Tenant to Briton Ferry stretch....
leiafee
Only one unpaved section, along the canal from Jersey Marine to Port Tenant and you could follow the route of the cycle path alongside the main road as an alternative if needed....
leiafee
Slow Ways added Ponswa one, a new walk from Pontarddulais to Swansea
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Porswa one, a new walk from Port Eynon to Swansea
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Swapon one, a new walk from Swansea to Pontardawe
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Swapor one, a new walk from Swansea to Port Talbot
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Swansea’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SS6569193082
Lat / Lon
51.62049° / -3.94147°
Easting / Northing
265,691E / 193,082N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Swansea's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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