Rhossili Bay loop — Gower Peninsula

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Rhossili Bay loop — Gower Peninsula

Moderate

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Rhossili Bay loop — Gower Peninsula

04:21

15.4km

310m

Hiking

The Rhossili Bay loop on the Gower Peninsula offers a diverse hiking experience, combining sandy beaches, grassy moorland, and rocky clifftops. This moderate route spans 9.6 miles (15.4 km) with an elevation gain of 1016 feet (310 metres), typically taking around 4 hours and 20 minutes to complete. You will…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Gower AONB

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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181 m

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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1.02 km

Rhossili Bay Beach

Highlight • Beach

One of the most beautiful beaches in Great Britain on sunny days!

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3.63 km

View of Worm's Head from Rhossili Beach

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Llangennith works best on Easterly to North-Easterly winds. A long sandy beach over 3 miles long! At the far southerly point you can see the Worm's head in the distance. …

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5.18 km

View of Worm's Head

Highlight • Natural Monument

This is such an expansive long beach, nearly five kilometres from end to end. It is a great place, there are beautiful views of Rhossili Downs overlooking the beach, super …

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7.28 km

Blue Pool (Blue Pool Bay)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Blue Pool is a large natural rockpool that is simply awesome to jump into! It sits back off the beach on a small cove bordered by cliffs, and is accessible …

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10.7 km

PJ's Surf Shop

Highlight • Structure

TJ is an absolute legend of UK surf culture. The shop itself is like a museum of surf history.

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11.6 km

View of Rhossili Bay from Rhossili Down

Highlight • Beach

On the western tip of the Gower Peninsula is the long, sweeping bay of Rhossili. It is bordered with Worms Head on the one side and Burry Holmes Island on …

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12.7 km

Rhossili Down Summit

Highlight • Summit

Rhossili Down is a long ridge on the western tip of the Gower Penninsula. It stretches from Worms Head to Burry Holmes Island. It is a marvellous bit of high …

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13.0 km

View of Rhossili Bay from Rhossili Down

Highlight • Viewpoint

Gower is a great place to walk great views lookout for the sheep they have free rain on the land and roads

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15.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.72 km

4.02 km

3.23 km

1.12 km

332 m

Surfaces

7.73 km

4.97 km

877 m

857 m

591 m

404 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

14°C

7°C

26 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

August 20, 2024,Rhossili Bay loop from Rhossili (P100) — Gower AONB

Rhossili Bay loop from Rhossili

This is a super nice walk that takes in Llanmadoc Hill and Rhossili Down, as well as a long walk on the beach. The start point is the National Trust Car Park in the charming coastal village of Rhossili, from here there are great views of Worms Head, but you are heading north down a …