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Southgate, Hunts Bay and Pwll Du walk, Gower
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 11–18 °C (52–64 °F)
- J8°5°134
- F8°4°92
- M9°5°107
- A11°7°70
- M13°9°77
- J16°12°76
- J18°14°82
- A18°14°100
- S16°13°115
- O14°11°156
- N11°8°149
- D8°6°139
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 beautiful but challenging there and back walk along the South Gower coast, passing over clifftops and down through wooded valleys. Enjoy stupendous views, discover rare and fascinating flora, and root around an Iron Age hillfort.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 6.4 km · 4.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 3.9 km · 2.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- At Southgate (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, Southgate, Swansea, SA3 2DH;51.56698, -4.08785;SS554874 → Visitor Car Park, Southgate, Swansea, SA3 2DH;51.56698, -4.08785;SS554874
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 51.5626, -4.0734
- Route start
- 51.5663, -4.0869
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19750761
- 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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