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Rhossili Headland Walk

2.5 miles (4 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This circular walk takes you around the Rhossili headland on the beautiful Gower Peninsula.
The walk start from the car park in the village of Rhossili. Here there is a National Trust shop in one of the former coastguard cottages. You then follow a good surfaced footpath along the headland with wonderful views of the beautiful Rhossili Bay and beach. You continue towards Kitchen Corner where there are splendid views of Worm's Head. This unusual promontory, is shaped like a giant sea-serpent and marks the most westerly tip of Gower. It is possible to walk to Worm's Head  but only when the tide is out so check tide times before if you intend to extend your walk here.
The route continues along the coast to Tears Point with views of the lovely Fall Bay. The final section takes you through the countryside back to the car park.
If you would like to continue your walking in the area then you could climb to the high point of the Gower at Rhossili Down on our Rhossili Bay Walk.
The Gower Way long distance walk starts in Rhossili so you could follow the trail inland and visit the wonderful Cefn Bryn, an elevated sandstone ridge known as the 'backbone of Gower'.
You could also pick up the Wales Coast Path and follow it north along Rhossili Bay to Llangennith.
Using the google street view link below you can virtually explore area!

Postcode

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

Rhossili OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Rhossili Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

The Wales Coast path can be followed east to Port Eynon on the Rhossili to Port Eynon Walk. It's a particularly splendid cliff top section of the path with some wonderful limestone rock formations to see on the way.
For a longer walk try the Rhossili to Mumbles Coastal Walk which will take you to Mumbles point near Swansea.
For more walking ideas in the area see the Gower Walks page.

Photos

Rhossili Community, Fall Bay - geograph.org.uk - 185408

Rhossili Community, Fall Bay

Tears Point near Worm's Head, Gower peninsula - geograph.org.uk - 21308

Tears Point near Worm's Head, Gower peninsula

Rhossili and the Worm's Head - geograph.org.uk - 1057944

Rhossili and the Worm's Head

Kitchen Corner - geograph.org.uk - 1420073

Kitchen Corner Sea caves, cliffs, boathouse and a small cove north of the Coastguard's look-out station at Rhossili.

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

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

Memory Map Route

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