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Swansea Bay Cycle Path – View over Rhossili Bay loop from Swansea

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Swansea Bay Cycle Path – View over Rhossili Bay loop from Swansea

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Swansea Bay Cycle Path – View over Rhossili Bay loop from Swansea

04:30

70.2km

740m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 0 m for 235 m

After 14.6 km for 119 m

After 14.9 km for 274 m

After 70.0 km for 235 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.78 km

Swansea Bay Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Along Swansea's seafront, there is a wonderful bike path that traces Swansea Bay. With fantastic views across the bay, the traffic-free path leads 5.8 miles (9.3 km) between the Observatory …

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10.1 km

Mumbles Pier

Highlight • Structure

Mumbles Pier is one of Swansea’s most iconic and recognisable landmarks. The Mumbles Pier is one of only six surviving iron piers in Wales. The 835ft structure is free to walk along and enjoy.

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10.4 km

Bracelet Bay and the Mumbles Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Bracelet Bay is a small bay on the south of the Gower Peninsula. It is the first bay one comes to after leaving Swansea Bay and rounding Mumbles Head.
Surrounded …

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10.8 km

Limeslade Bay

Highlight • Natural

Limeslade Bay is a small, sheltered cove that offers a bay with lots of rockpools to explore.

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14.6 km

Caswell Bay Beach

Highlight • Beach

Lovely little cafe with great views of the Caswell Bay. Good to stop by and recharge your batteries.

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15.1 km

Caswell Bay Beach

Highlight • Natural

Caswell Bay hosts a beautiful beach, popular with surfers as well as families, so it can get busy. At low tide there is plenty of clean sand to enjoy and rock pools to explore.

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39.0 km

View over Rhossili Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

Rhossili Bay is the focal point of the Gower Peninsula. It is just such an iconic destination. In the immediate vicinity, you have views of the amazing rocky peninsula of …

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50.4 km

Oxwich Towers (Gothic Folly at Penrice Castle Gates)

Highlight • Historical Site

Oxwich Towers is a lodge at the main gates of Penrice Castle that was constructed in the 1790s as an extravagant Gothic folly designed to resemble a ruined castle.

It …

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70.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.0 km

24.8 km

16.6 km

649 m

637 m

492 m

Surfaces

62.3 km

6.38 km

1.07 km

421 m

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Swansea Bay Cycle Path – View over Rhossili Bay loop from Swansea

Swansea Bay Cycle Path

Mumbles Pier

Bracelet Bay and the Mumbles Lighthouse

Limeslade Bay

Caswell Bay Beach

Caswell Bay Beach

View over Rhossili Bay

Oxwich Towers (Gothic Folly at Penrice Castle Gates)

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