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Bishopston Valley Walk, Gower
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 10–18 °C (50–64 °F)
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- M9°5°110
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- M13°9°79
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Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
A challenging walk through a hidden valley. Discover a secret world of limestone caves, underground rivers & ancient woodland and emerge onto one of Gower's most beautiful secluded beaches. Keen eyes may be able to find trees such as the wild service tree
OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 6.4 km · 4.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 3.6 km · 2.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 1.7 km SW of Bishopston (City and County of Swansea, Wales) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Nov
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Swansea
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Visitor Car Park, Kittle Hill Lane, Pennard, Kittle, Swansea, SA3 3JQ;51.58467, -4.05988;SS573893 → Visitor Car Park, Kittle Hill Lane, Pennard, Kittle, Swansea, SA3 3JQ;51.58467, -4.05988;SS573893
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 51.5746, -4.0632
- Route start
- 51.5643, -4.0592
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19691022
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/cy/visit/wales/rhosili-and-
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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