Pwlldu Head – Pwll Du Bay loop from Bishopston

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Pwlldu Head – Pwll Du Bay loop from Bishopston

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Pwlldu Head – Pwll Du Bay loop from Bishopston

01:05

8.56km

140m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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Gower National Landscape

Waypoints

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3.12 km

Ruined Stone Structure in Gower National Landscape

Highlight • Structure

Do not know what it was. If you do know please comment, thanks.

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3.22 km

Pwll Du Bay River Crossing Bridge

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Lovely river crossing over the river that enters Pwlldu Bay.

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4.27 km

Pwlldu Head

Highlight • Natural Monument

Pwlldu Head gives you expansive rugged views down towards Pwlldu Bay. Views like this are just the norm on the Gower.

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5.33 km

Once a haven for smugglers and later a centre for limestone quarrying. There is a history of a wreck here when the navy would try to recruit from the Gower the boat crashed! It is called Caesars Wreck.

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5.62 km

Gower Beach

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From the path above Pwll Du beach

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7.26 km

Brandy Cove Lead and Silver Mine Entrance

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One of the entrances to the Lead mine here at the top of the Cove. Many years previously the Romans also mined the area for precious Silver.

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8.56 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.10 km

1.26 km

1.03 km

131 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.99 km

1.27 km

170 m

138 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 6 October

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9°C

14 %

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Pwlldu Head – Pwll Du Bay loop from Bishopston

Ruined Stone Structure in Gower National Landscape

Pwll Du Bay River Crossing Bridge

Pwlldu Head

Pwll Du Bay

Gower Beach

Brandy Cove Lead and Silver Mine Entrance

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