Routes and Maps (Walking)

Section 1: Penclawdd to Llanrhidian
(4.7 miles, 1 hour 45 minutes, difficulty level: Easy)

Stage 1: Penclawdd to Wernffrwd
Stage 2: Wernffrwd to Llanrhidian

Section 2: Llanrhidian to Llangennith
(10.2 miles, 5 hours 20 minutes, difficulty level: Easy to Moderate)

Stage 1: Llanrhidian to Cheriton
Stage 2: Cheriton to Llanmadoc
Stage 3: Llanmadoc to Llangennith

Section 3: Llangennith to Port Eynon
(11 miles, 4 hours 50 minutes, difficulty level: Moderate)

Stage 1: Llangennith to Rhossili
Stage 2: Rhossili to Llanddewi
Stage 3: Llanddewi to Port Eynon

Section 4: Port Eynon to Penmaen
(12.9 miles, 5 hours 55 minutes, difficulty level: mainly Moderate)

Stage 1: Port Eynon to Oxwich
Stage 2: Oxwich to Penrice
Stage 3: Penrice to Reynoldston
Stage 4: Reynoldston to Nicholaston
Stage 5: Nicholaston to Penmaen

Section 5: Penmaen to Bishopston
(8.8 miles, 4 hours 30 minutes, difficulty level: mainly Moderate)

Stage 1: Penmaen to Ilston
Stage 2: Ilston to Pennard
Stage 3: Pennard to Bishopston

Possible extensions to the route

It is also possible to walk from St Teilo’s in Bishopston to the three churches that
joined the Gower Ministry Area in 2022 – St Hilary’s in Killay, St Martin’s in Dunvant
and All Souls, Tycoch. A suggested route is as follows:

• Cross the South Gower Road and follow footpaths via Barland Common,
  Blackhills and Hen Parc Lane to Upper Killay.
• Turn left and walk along Gower Road, then before Fairwood Common take the
  footpath on the right behind the old Fairwood Hospital, past Ddol Farm to
  Fairwood Rd in Dunvant and St. Martin’s Church. 
• From St Martin’s, walk down Killan Road to Dunvant square and follow the old
  railway/cycle track to the Railway Inn, then along Gower Road to St. Hilary’s in
  Killay.
  From St Hilary’s, follow the Gower Road towards Swansea, turning left at Pen yr heol
  Drive and left into Harlech Crescent, arriving at All Souls Church.

Another possibility from Bishopston is to walk to the village of Three Crosses, via
Barland Common, Upper Killay and Dunvant. Capel y Crwys in Three Crosses is an
Independent Congregation chapel and is the largest in Gower, earning it the colloquial
nickname of Gower’s ‘Cathedral’. From Three Crosses, the start point of the Gower
Pilgrimage Way at St Gwynour’s Church, Llanernewydd, can be reached via the Gower Way and other
footpaths.