Top rated Hiking areas in Swansea, United Kingdom to elevate your visit (Updated May, 2024)

Top rated Hiking areas in Swansea

Experience the best that Swansea has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 12 places from Hiking area category.

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National Trust - Rhossili and South Gower Coast

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Absolutely stunning area to walk around in, with beautiful views of the Gower coastline. The path is easy to walk along, with a wide rocky gravel path and lots of grass spaces. It was dog friendly though note there are wild (albeit very tame and docile seeming) horses and sheep roaming. The Nation...

$$ $$

4.90 (5.4K reviews) (~24.44 km from centre)

Elidir Trail

Hiking area

👍👍 Nice walk through a deep wooded ravine. Worth noting that the carpark was closed when we visited (July 2021) so parking was VERY limited. The path is rough with embedded bounders and tree roots. There are a series of waterfalls along the route which takes about 45 minutes each way.

4.90 (55 reviews) (~29.27 km from centre)

Three Cliffs Bay

Hiking area

👍👍 Best beach in Wales. Bit of a trek. Which makes it all the better. Park in three cliff bay camp site. Enjoy the views as you walk down to the beach

4.90 (39 reviews) (~12.65 km from centre)

Waterfall Country

Hiking area

Hiking area famous for its many publicly accessible waterfalls, some of which can be stood behind.

4.80 (1.3K reviews) (~28.67 km from centre)

Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Awesome beach once you get through the sand dunes, it took us the best part of an hour to get through the dunes from the car park, but we had a real slow 4 Yr old with us, I reckhghon its probably 30 minutes at a decent pace. Beach is huge when tide is out. Car Park was £5 for the day and can pay on...

4.80 (684 reviews) (~26.78 km from centre)

Bwlch Mountain

Tourist attraction

👍 Ample parking, just dodge the inquisitive sheep. They will watch you eat and stare out your dogs, but I managed to stroke my newest butty on the nose. 🐑 There's an ice cream van up there for your treats and coffee, views for days, and a few hiking routes with wind turbines in every direction, don't...

4.80 (502 reviews) (~28.53 km from centre)

Margam Country Park

Country park

Vast terrain with a castle, orangery, gardens, narrow-gauge railway and rare breeds farm trail.

4.70 (4K reviews) (~16.28 km from centre)

Henrhyd Falls

Tourist attraction

National Trust 90-foot-high waterfalls in a scenic valley accessed via a bridge & footpath.

$$ $$

4.70 (3.3K reviews) (~27.45 km from centre)

Afan Forest Mountain Bike Trails

Hiking area

This hilly park features 6 rocky mountain-biking trails, plus a bike park with berms & jumps.

4.70 (896 reviews) (~16.85 km from centre)

Dinas Rock

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Very interesting formation! I was stunned by how big it is and that you can actually climb to the top of it! 🧗 The area called the Waterfall Country is surely worth exploring - seems to be ideal for spending some quality romantic time here 🥰 Spacious carpark, a place for picnic, lots of beautifu...

4.70 (426 reviews) (~29.79 km from centre)

Brombil Reservoir

Hiking area

👍👍 Beautiful place, unfortunately covered in trash. I never understand why people have enough energy to carry beer packs endless snacks and packets up the hill, but run out of energy to take much lighter litter back home! 🤔 Instead they leave rubbish filled bags allover the place. Tragically sad and s...

4.50 (101 reviews) (~15.23 km from centre)

Longford Waterfall | Coed Bach

Hiking area

👍 Lovely waterfalls the only problem was finding the entrance as it was a bit overgrown. The best way to find it is that it is next to the last house on the right as you travel up the hill 😀new photos of the second waterfall nice and cool in the valley 😎

4.30 (57 reviews) (~9.91 km from centre)

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Top rated Hiking areas in Swansea, United Kingdom