Wales Coast Path: Pennard Burrows to Rhossili

Wales Coast Path: Pennard Burrows to Rhossili

Walked  13th August 2012 Approximate distance: 16 miles. Overall quite demanding. A little taxing at first with a short steep climb in the dunes. Mostly the path is then on firm surfaces with a steep section after Oxwich Bay and several climbs and descents around the...
Wales Coast Path: Swansea Bay to Pennard Burrows

Wales Coast Path: Swansea Bay to Pennard Burrows

Walked 15th July 2012 Distance: around 12 miles. Easy walking on good paths around the Bay. Some  climbs and descents around the bays that are steep at times but the path surfaces are good. Soft sand around Pennard Burrows. OS map: Explorer 165 and 164 Having got the...
Wales Coast Path: Port Talbot to Swansea Bay

Wales Coast Path: Port Talbot to Swansea Bay

Approximate distance: 11 miles. An easy walk on the level on mostly firm paths with no significant climbs. One soft section at Aberavon sands and a not very nice stretch for about a mile and a half  by the A48. Walked 30 th June 2012 I had had the worst of nights at...
Wales Coast Path: Ogmore to Port Talbot

Wales Coast Path: Ogmore to Port Talbot

Walked 29th June 2012. Approximate distance: 15 miles. At first the route can be tiring as you are walking on sandy ground and some dunes. From Porthcawl the path is firm through to Kenfig when it is through dunes again. After that I made life more difficult for...
Wales Coast Path: Llantwit Major to Ogmore

Wales Coast Path: Llantwit Major to Ogmore

Approximate distance: 13 miles Walked 22nd June 2012-  with 30mph headwinds, but no rain! I left the car out the outskirts of Llantwit and took the path that goes by Rosedew Farm, where some outbuildings have been converted to a holiday let, to rejoin the Coast Path....
Wales Coast Path: Barry to Llantwit Major

Wales Coast Path: Barry to Llantwit Major

Walked 11th June 2012 Approximate distance: 14 miles This section comes within the Vale of Glamorgan. Their Rights of Way Officer is Gwyn Teague, e-mail: gwteague@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk Tel: 01446 704810 I had left the last section just short of Barry Island and had...
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