
Gowerton Rail Station
- Special Area of Conservation
- National Landscape
- Heritage Coast
- Peaks nearby
- 30
- highest 98m
- Walking routes
- 8
- within 10 miles
What's on the doorstep
Gower National LandscapeNational Landscape · 2.0 mi (about 2.5 mi on foot)
GowerHeritage Coast · 4.5 mi (about 6 to 7 mi on foot)Also nearby
- Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd
Special Area of Conservation
0.9 mi (about 1 mi on foot)
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
About Gowerton Rail Station
Gowerton is a large village and community, about 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Swansea city centre, Wales. Gowerton is often known as the gateway to the Gower Peninsula. Gowerton's original name was Ffosfelin. The village falls within the Gowerton electoral ward of the City and County of Swansea Council, which elects one councillor. The community had a population of 5,212 and the built-up area with Waunarlwydd 8,183.
Hills, trails and walks from the platform
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
| Three Crosses Hill | 144m | 1.6 mi (about 2 to 2.5 mi on foot) |
| Carnglas Hill | 176m | 2.0 mi (about 2.5 to 3 mi on foot) |
| Graig-neddfwch Wood Hill | 108m | 2.2 mi (about 3 mi on foot) |
| Penyrheol | 66m | 2.6 mi (about 3.5 mi on foot) |
| Pen-clawdd | 103m | 3.1 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot) |
No National Trails within 10 miles.
Route data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL – coverage and route quality vary by area.
| The Gower Way ↗Regional | 34.9 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Heart of Wales Line Trail ↗Regional | 143.3 mi | 1.9 mi |
| St Illtyd's Walk ↗Regional | 29.4 mi | 4.4 mi |
| Bishopston Valley Walk, Gower ↗Local | 2.2 mi | 4.5 mi |
| Wales Coast Path (South Wales) ↗National | 113.6 mi | 4.9 mi |







