Swansea Canal Towpath – Swansea Bay loop from Ystradgynlais
Swansea Canal Towpath – Swansea Bay loop from Ystradgynlais
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Swansea Canal Towpath – Swansea Bay loop from Ystradgynlais
03:52
72.2km
320m
Mountain biking
Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: February 28, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 36.8 km for 98 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
Get Directions
12.7 km
Swansea Canal Towpath
Highlight • Trail
You can either walk or cycle on the towpath, which occasionally switches over the river on a series of narrow bridges.
Do take care if you're on a bike as there's often runners, walkers, children and dogs also using the shared path.
Tip by
25.5 km
Swansea Waterfront Cycling Route
Highlight • Viewpoint
26.1 km
View of Swansea Marina from Trafalgar Bridge
Highlight • River
Tip by
27.0 km
ABCC Meeting Point
Beach
28.0 km
Swansea Beach
Highlight (Segment) • Beach
33.0 km
Swansea Bay
Highlight • Beach
Tip by
36.8 km
Mumbles Pier and Lifeboat Station
Highlight • Viewpoint
Tip by
36.9 km
Mumbles Pier
Highlight • Structure
Tip by
37.5 km
Bracelet Bay and the Mumbles Lighthouse
Highlight • Monument
Surrounded by limestone cliffs, the bay is pebbly, with some sand. To the west, the bay is separated from Limeslade Bay by Tutt Hill, the location of a coastguard look-out station. A notable feature of the bay is the "Big Apple" kiosk, a concrete structure that was erected by the roadside during the 1930s as an advertising feature and has been a sales outlet ever since. Several similar kiosks were erected along the South Wales coast, but the one in Bracelet Bay is the only example surviving. In 2010 it was largely rebuilt after being damaged by a vehicle the previous year, and in 2019 it was designated a Grade II listed building.
The name 'Bracelet' is thought to be a corruption of 'Broad Slade'.
Tip by
72.2 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
58.6 km
6.26 km
4.65 km
1.81 km
432 m
315 m
247 m
Surfaces
46.1 km
20.7 km
4.17 km
912 m
216 m
< 100 m
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Tuesday 19 May
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9°C
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