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Outer Head Summit, Gower National Landscape

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Outer Head Summit, Gower National Landscape

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Outer Head Summit, Gower National Landscape

Name: Outer Head Summit, Gower National Landscape
Rating: 2

Recommended by 22 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Gower National Landscape

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Location: Rhossili, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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1. Worm's Head scramble from Rhossili — Gower Peninsula

7.64km

02:13

100m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Worms Head from Rhossili — Scramble / Tidal — Gŵyr / Gower

9.89km

02:50

150m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. View of Worm's Head – Devil's Bridge Rock Arch loop from Rhossili

4.32km

01:15

30m

Intermediate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Isaac Kenyon

July 23, 2020

If you venture this far, I recommend setting off around 2.5 hours before low tide. It is on average a 2-hour hike to this point from the Rhossili car park. It is a bit of a scramble/rock climb to the top of the land which rises steadily to the furthest section of the island, Outer Head. The path starts off on the south shore then cuts northwards, ending with a short climb up a slanted cliff, to the grassy summit right at the western tip, from where the views extend across the Bristol Channel out towards the Atlantic. On a clear day you can see Lundy Island and the hills of Exmoor Devon as well as Pembrokeshire coastline. Outer Head is out-of-bounds between March and September in order to protect nesting birds, including guillemots, kittiwakes and herring gulls.

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Elevation 70 m

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Location: Rhossili, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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Outer Head Summit, Gower National Landscape

1. Worm's Head scramble from Rhossili — Gower Peninsula

2. Worms Head from Rhossili — Scramble / Tidal — Gŵyr / Gower

3. View of Worm's Head – Devil's Bridge Rock Arch loop from Rhossili

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