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The Mumbles – Three Cliffs Bay loop from Gowerton

The Mumbles – Three Cliffs Bay loop from Gowerton

Moderate

5.0

(5)

520

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The Mumbles – Three Cliffs Bay loop from Gowerton

02:48

61.0km

700m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 11.3 km for 7 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.75 km

The Mumbles

Highlight • Settlement

The Mumbles is a great place to stop off on your tour. It's one of Dylan Thomas’ (many) stomping grounds and is home to the infamous "Mumbles Mile" of drinking …

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10.9 km

Mumbles Promenade

Highlight • Cycleway

Looks beautiful now the works have finished to improve the flood defence systems. Can get a little busy at times

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11.8 km

The Big Apple Descent (View of Swansea Bay)

Highlight • Viewpoint

The rock-cut away both sides feels like you are being teleported to another scene and in many ways reminds me of the famous climb of Sa Calobra in Mallorca. The …

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26.0 km

Three Cliffs Bay

Highlight • Beach

Three Cliffs Bay is a beautiful, secluded stretch of beach on the Gower Peninsula. Three striking cliffs, after which the bay is named, jut out across the sands. This bay …

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32.4 km

Cefn Bryn

Highlight • Viewpoint

This ancient 5-mile (3 km) long sandstone ridge is the highest point on the Gower Peninsula. The ridge is made up of historic common land and Arthur's Stone, a large …

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33.3 km

View of Gower National Landscape High Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a scenic stretch of trail in the Gower, offering an uphill or downhill route (depending on direction) that passes near the area's highest point.

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33.6 km

View from the Top of Cefn Bryn

Highlight • Summit

Views go on for miles, some of the best in the world!

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34.6 km

Broad Pool

Lake

53.5 km

The Old Railway Path

Highlight • Structure

The old London Midland Scottish railway from Swansea Victoria to Shrewsbury passed through the valley. Its trackbed now forms the park's main footpath and cycleway.

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56.9 km

Killay Marsh Local Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

61.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.1 km

15.2 km

14.2 km

1.01 km

167 m

166 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

60.6 km

389 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Friday 4 September

18°C

10°C

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The Mumbles – Three Cliffs Bay loop from Gowerton

The Mumbles

Mumbles Promenade

The Big Apple Descent (View of Swansea Bay)

Three Cliffs Bay

Cefn Bryn

View of Gower National Landscape High Point

View from the Top of Cefn Bryn

The Old Railway Path

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