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Gowerton To Pembrey

Your cycling starts at a village by the name of gowerton,(see places to stay also places to eat and drink) approaching the lights at gowerton follow signs for llanelli(via penclawdd road), you will enter a village called loughor(places to eat and drink) bear left following signs for llanelli over loughor bridge.After bridge there is a roundabout take a right,about twenty metres from roundabout on left you will see entrance to carpark and start of path.

Cycle over bridge,stop if you want to see wonderful view of estuary and rest of coast.Follow path around for a few miles until you reach a lake where you could stop for a drink and maybe spot of lunch(sandpiper).After lunch maybe start your trek once again admiring the wonderful view of llanelli's and the burry port coast. If its been a long day burry port is another chance to quench your thirst(see pubs).Now it's off to pembrey country park (place to stay,)
(info on biking in pembrey country park)





GOWERTON TO MUMBLES

(10 MILES ROUND TRIP)

Your starting point could be the commercial carpark,from here cycle up past sun tan centre to end of street this is where you join cycle path.About two or three miles down the path you will come to your first drinking hole THE RAILWAY INN you can stop for quick one or leave it for on the way back.Once you've reached the end of path cross at bike crossing and turn right through blackpill kids playing area (also has a nice restaurant here).You are now at swansea bay to your left you can see swansea to your right your destinationMUMBLES.About halfway down there is a great place to stop a pub called the THE WEST CROSS INN,not far to go now.There is a ice cream parlour bit further down if you didn't fancy a drink yet.Once you get to mumbles there are many places to see,eat,drink and crash out if you want to make base here. Press on above mumbles icon...



PHOTO GALLERY OF MUMBLES

Mumbles lighthouse Aerial view of mumbles Aerial view of pier Mumbles pier

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MORE INFO ON MUMBLES PRESS HERE(places to stay)


CYCLING THE GOWER




THE GOWER GALLERY

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Rhossili Oxwich Porteynon Llangennith

The gower peninsula is an undulating countryside of hills and valleys,making much of it unsuitable for younger cyclists and also the increase in summer traffic.But a great place to cycle none the less.During the more popular cycling months which really dictate its suitability for the more experienced cyclist...There are great views to see (e.g rhossili downs,cefn bryn)...If you end up camping down llangennith try your hand at surfing...Also there are many places to eat and drink.And great places to stay (campsites).......(hotels) around the gower.

There are many routes to choose from:

  1. GOWERTON,PENCLAWDD,LLANRHIDIAN,LLANGENITH
  2. GOWERTON,PENCLAWDD,LLANRHIDIAN,LLANMADOC,BURRY GREEN,FERRY HILL,REYNOLDSTON, CEFN BRYN,LLANRHIDIAN,PENCLAWDD,GOWERTON
  3. GOWERTON,PENCLAWDD,LLANRHIDIAN,CEFNBRYN,REYNOLDSTON,PARKMILL, BISHOPSTON,MUMBLES,GOWERTON
  4. LLANGENITH,BURRY GREEN,SCURLAGE,RHOSILLI
  5. GOWERTON,PENCLAWDD,LLANRHIDIAN,LLANMADOC,BURRY GREEN,FERRY HILL,REYNOLDSTON, SCURLAGE,PORTEYNON,HORTON,PARKMILL,THREE CROSSES,GOWERTON

OR JUST MAKE UP YOUR OWN


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kidwelly or bust

(60 miles round trip)

A good start for this journey would be swansea seafront then up the cyclepath to gowerton.This trip takes you via burry port on the the millenium coastal path, you cycle through pembrey country park,stop for something to eat if you like. There is a number of cafe's within the park...head your way out of park follow signs for kidwelly...Another 10/15 miles to go...You go via road or there is a path otherside of park ...There are many places to eat...drink and stay when you get there...And it is a well deserved drink plus rest.


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