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Swansea Ramblers Walk


White Rock to West Pier

A 6-mile Saturday walk

6th January 2024

Leader: Chris Rees




Swansea Ramblers' first Saturday walk of 2024 attracted 56 participants.   This included quite a few who had come along for the first time to experience a group walk with us.

We had a lovely sunny day to walk south to the West Pier where on the beach we had our lunch.

We then headed north again, passing through Hafod on the multi-user path to reach the site of the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks.

Everybody enjoyed the walk and we will be looking forward to seeing our new walkers again on another walk.   



Swansea Ramblers offer a range of walks for most abilities.

Try an easy walk of 2-3 hours or our longer strenuous mountain walks for the experienced walker.

Maybe you'd like to explore walking for the first time with a friendly group of people?
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If you'd like to try a Swansea walk then do come along and find out what the great outdoors is all about.

It won't cost you anything to come along and see if walking is for you.
You'll be very welcome to join us for three free walks.

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When you join us for a Swansea Walk, ask us about the other walks and social events we do.






Photographs



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Leader Chris Rees


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We gathered at White Rock


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And ascended the man-made hill


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With views across the Tawe of the last Chimney Stacks


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Looking south down the Tawe


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We descended and headed south


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Then followed an old canal


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Which our leader told us about


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Our leader brought lots of information about the area


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We then joined the multi-user path


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Which was once a canal then a railway


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We crossed Quay Parade to visit SA1


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And the Merchant Navy War Memorial


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We then passed the Ice House


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And followed the Tawe south


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The Sail Bridge over the Tawe


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Trafalgar Bridge in the distance


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A Cormorant dries its wings while a boat sails out of the Marina


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There are often Cormorants here


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We had to wait while the boat sailed through the lock


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Eventually, we reached the beach


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Mumbles Lighthouse lay across the water


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We were dwarfed by the high rise buildings


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Now to walk to the end of the pier


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There were a lot of fishermen on the pier


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We headed back for the beach


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Where we had lunch in the sunshine


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Eventually, it was time to begin the return journey


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Through the South Dock Basin


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And the Tawe alongside Sainsbury's


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We made our way to the Hafod multi-user path


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Across the multi-million pound Railway washing depot for the electric trains that never came to Swansea


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And headed north to Hafod-Morfa Copperworks


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The new Penderyn Distillery in the background


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Then back to the start at White Rock





Ordnance Survey map of the route walked
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(Can be reset to original dimensions by refreshing the page)
Green Swansea Ramblers logo markers where present can be clicked to provide more information



All photographs Copyright  Andrew Morgan, Mike Jones, R Morris and C Rees 2024
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