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Circular Walk around the Vile, Rhosili, Gower
Next nearby hike: Rhosili Headland Walk, Gower 0.2 mi · 0.4 kmExplore Swansea →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 10–17 °C (50–63 °F)
- J8°6°130
- F8°5°89
- M9°6°103
- A10°7°70
- M13°10°74
- J15°12°75
- J17°14°82
- A17°15°99
- S16°14°111
- O14°11°155
- N11°9°145
- D9°6°137
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
The Vile is an example of medieval strip farming, restored to wild flowers, traditional crops & pollinators. // Mae'r Vile yn enghraifft o ffermio stribedi canoloesol, wedi'u hadfer i flodau gwyllt, cnydau traddodiadol a pheillwyr.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 1.6 km · 1.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 2.0 km · 1.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 9.8 km SW of Llanrhidian (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
- National Trust Car Park, Rhosili, Swansea, SA3 1PR;SS414880 → National Trust Car Park, Rhosili, Swansea, SA3 1PR;SS414880
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 51.5662, -4.2924
- Route start
- 51.5678, -4.2966
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 17805662
- 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.
Nearest trails
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0.2 mi · 0.4 km · Swansea
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0.8 mi · 1.3 km
Rhosili Down, Hillend and beach walk, Gower
1.1 mi · 1.7 km
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16 mi · 26 km · Swansea
Black Mountain Quarries Walk
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