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Swansea Ramblers Walk


Llansamlet to Summer House Hill

Exploring hidden countryside in the Swansea Valley

5th March 2022

Leader: Clive Rees




Swansea Ramblers went on another of their regular Saturday walks.   This time we walked countryside near the Enterprise Zone which many people may not realise is there.

We had a lovely sunny day for the walk although it was still cold.   Clive showed us the extensive views at the border between Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.   



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Photographs



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Leader Clive Rees


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A lot of us gathered in Llansamlet for the walk


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We crossed the bridge over the main railway line to London


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Starting to get more rural


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With a panorama to the north-west


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The modern road to the M4


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And we pass this time under the railway line


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Heading for an old tramway path


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That brings us into more countryside


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Where there are sometimes horses


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Winter sun casts long shadows


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Will need to pass through an estate


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Green cross code time


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A lovely hidden pond area near one of the main roads through the Enterprise Zone


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Active Travel Paths go through the Enterprise Zone


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We followed this path north then west


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And arrive on the flood prevention scheme bund


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Which has another Active Travel path


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Not sure if we'd have a close encounter of the third kind!


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But we braved the tunnel anyway


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And emerged unscathed into the sunshine


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Crossed the bridge by the Fendrod Lake


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Then went along paths to Jersey Road


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We crossed over to the countryside of Winch Wen


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Then ascended to the top of Summerhouse Hill


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A scrollable 360 degree panorama from Summerhouse Hill
(Firefox users may need to click on the photo to activate the scroll bars)




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Following the countryside path


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Then descended into a magical ancient
Oak Woodland with twisted winter branches


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A lovely old path through the tangle of trees


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Into Cwm Crymlyn


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Which used to have a beautiful pond with wildlife until sombody dumped chemicals there


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Emerging from the valley


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And we joined yet another Active Travel path


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Where the views opened out again on our way back to the start





Ordnance Survey map of the route walked
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Green Swansea Ramblers logo markers where present can be clicked to provide more information



All photographs Copyright  Andrew Morgan 2022
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