Walks from Pontarddulais
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Pontarddulais Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Pontarddulais by train.
Pontarddulais to Swansea
Pontarddulais to Ammanford
Fabulous views; You can expect some really stunning views. A challenging higher-level route following the Heart of Wales Line Trail, with a considerable climb (around 250m ascent) and a long crossing of open moorland with stunning views. Wet and boggy underfoot at the top after rain and but the climb is long rather than too steep. Follows the Heart of Wales Line Trail, well marked with its train-and-viaduct roundel. No facilities along the path between the two towns.
Hilly: a third on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Time: 4h–7h30
End-of-walk reward: Both towns have shops, pubs, cafes and stations.
Warnings: The open-moorland section is not advisable in extreme weather or low visibility. Some boggy sections; navigation on the moor follows a rough track and intermittent marker posts.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Reverse direction: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).
Pontarddulais to Gowerton
Llanelli to Pontarddulais
A beautiful view of the estuary. A mix of field paths, quiet country roads and housing estates, with several narrow kissing gates and some elevation gains and losses. A long stretch follows a busy main road and with sections of narrow roadside footpath and crossings. Dafen park offers an optional picnic spot.
Time: 3h30–7h
Warnings: Follows a busy road for a fifth of the walk. The A4138 is busy and difficult to cross, and there is a long, unpleasant 3km roadside walk into Dafen on a narrow footpath with constant traffic; staying on the south side is safer. A 700m gap in the main-road footpath is avoided via Llangennech.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Reverse direction: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).