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Worm's Head Walk

4.97 miles (8 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap Visit this spectacular promontory in Rhossili on this wonderful coastal walk on the Gower Coast. Worm's Head is shaped like a giant sea-serpent and marks the most westerly tip of Gower. It's a unique place and one of the most fascinating features of this beautiful area of Wales.
Start your walk from the National Trust's car park at Rhossili, where there's a visitor centre with lots of information about the area. You can then pick up the coastal path to Kitchen Corner where you descend to the Worm's Head causeway. At low tide you can cross the causeway on foot to reach Inner Head. You can also see the remains of several shipwrecks, wood from the wreck of the Helvetia being the most prominent when looking north from Rhossili.
The causeway is only exposed for about two and a half hours before and after low tide, so please check the tide times before attempting the walk.
After crossing the causeway you climb up to Inner Head which stands at a height of 47 metres (154 feet). Continue west and you will come to the wonderful Devil's Bridge, a natural rock bridge leading to Outer Head.
To extend your walking in the area you can try our Rhossili Circular Walk which takes you around the headland with wonderful views of the beautiful Rhossili Bay and beach.
The Rhossili Bay Walk will take you along the beautiful beach before climbing to the high point of the Gower on Rhossili Down.
The long distance Gower Way also passes through the area. You can follow it east and visit the wonderful Cefn Bryn, an elevated sandstone ridge known as the 'backbone of Gower'.

Postcode

SA3 1PR - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

Worm's Head OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Worm's Head Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

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Photos

Kitchen Corner - geograph.org.uk - 1420073

Kitchen Corner 1

Kitchen Corner, Worms Head - geograph.org.uk - 124158

Kitchen Corner 2

Anchor on the crossing to Worm's Head - geograph.org.uk - 1153024

Anchor on the crossing to Worm's Head

Inner Head Causeway and a Flowing Tide - geograph.org.uk - 1420103

Inner Head Causeway and a Flowing Tide

Inner Head of Worms Head - geograph.org.uk - 385954

Inner Head of Worms Head

Worm's head

Stunning view

Worm's Head and Devil's Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1420117

Devil's Bridge

Looking back from Worm's Head to Rhossili Bay - geograph.org.uk - 226049

Looking back from Worm's Head to Rhossili Bay

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

Worm's Head.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)

Memory Map Route

Worm's Head.mmo (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold >Download Linked File)