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Rhosili Headland Walk, Gower
Next nearby hike: Circular Walk around the Vile, Rhosili, Gower 0.3 mi · 0.5 kmExplore Swansea →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Nov · highs 11–17 °C (52–63 °F)
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- F7°5°92
- M8°6°106
- A10°7°71
- M12°9°76
- J15°12°77
- J17°14°84
- A17°15°102
- S16°13°114
- O14°11°159
- N11°8°149
- D9°6°140
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
Views across Rhosili Bay and out to Worm’s Head. Return through the Vile, the remnants of an ancient landscape & can see the Helvetia wreck when the tide is low. Listen out for yellowhammers & cough. Potential livestock. Uneven terrain & gentle gradients
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 5.6 km · 3.5 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 4.3 km · 2.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 9.2 km SW of Llanrhidian (City and County of Swansea, Wales) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Nov
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Swansea
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- National Trust Shop, 3 Coastguard Cottages, Swansea, SA3 1PR;SS414881 → National Trust Shop, 3 Coastguard Cottages, Swansea, SA3 1PR;SS414881
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 51.5651, -4.2931
- Route start
- 51.5694, -4.2883
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 17803768
- 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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