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Swansea Ramblers Walk


Troserch Woods

An 8-mile (4 hour) Tuesday walk

30th January 2024

Leaders: Alan and Eleanor Strawbridge




Swansea Ramblers walked from Hendy to Troserch Woods along parts of St. Illtud's Walk and Heart of Wales Trail.

After about an hour, the sun came out to give us a fine winter's day walk in a lovely area that we haven't visited for some time.

Not only is there some lovely walking in the woods but when we emerge into farmland, there is an incredible panorama over the Loughor Estuary.

After the walk, we had a post-walk social in the Black Horse in Hendy.

Another great day out with Swansea Ramblers   



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Photographs



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Leaders Alan and Eleanor Strawbridge


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We walked the minor roads out of Hendy


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With signs for the Heart of Wales trail


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The image represents the rail viaduct in Cynghordy


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From the road we had a wide panorama over the area


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It was overcast until we entered the woods


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Time to leave the road on St. Illtud's Walk


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Nice to leave the tarmacadam behind and walk on softer ground


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Into the edge of Troserch Woods


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Where we picked up the riverside path


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Which is sometimes under water!


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We had a tea stop by the riverside


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Then continued south


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And crossed over


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To walk north on the opposite bank


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Where we passed a ruined watermill


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The sun came out and filtered through the wintery branches


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The sun streamed through, casting long shadows


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A number of old mine shafts for coal mining


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We crossed the river once more


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And explored the paths on the east bank


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The moss covers the trees here


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And the river rushes south to the sea


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Having re-crossed the bridge, we picked up the farm track at the western edge


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Which led us to a panorama over the Loughor Estuary


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And back to our first bridge


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To head further south on the east bank


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Almost in Llangennech, we turned east over an old stone stile


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Another panorama of Loughor Estuary


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We reached the minor road


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Then descended below the old chapel


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With views of the Loughor railway viaduct


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Then across the M4 back into Hendy





Ordnance Survey map of the route walked
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All photographs Copyright  Andrew Morgan 2024
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