Pennard Pill Stepping Stones – View of Three Cliffs Bay loop from Pennard

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Pennard Pill Stepping Stones – View of Three Cliffs Bay loop from Pennard

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Pennard Pill Stepping Stones – View of Three Cliffs Bay loop from Pennard

03:42

13.1km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Oxwich National Nature Reserve

Gower National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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Gower Heritage Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

It is a lovely rural life museum based around a working 12th-century water-mill. It has tearoom craft shops, craft activities, old fashioned games arcade, sandpit area, adventure playground, soft play …

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View of Three Cliffs Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

Go along the fence line attached to the gate for the best views.

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Lime Kiln at Gower National Landscape

Highlight • Monument

The lime kiln is used to produce quicklime through the calcination of limestone (calcium carbonate). This reaction takes place at 900 °C but a temperature around 1000 °C is usually …

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8.11 km

View of Tor Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stunning view of Tor Bay. At low tide Tor Bay, Oxwich Bay and Three Cliffs Bay can be walked along and at high tide they are all separated into different bays

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8.47 km

Remains of Chapel

Archaeological Site

9.46 km

Three Cliffs Labyrinth

Highlight • Structure

The circles were built by a hippy Moroccon in 1976 and are called the Three Cliffs labyrinth. They are always added to and when they are moved or destroyed they get re-built...

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9.56 km

Pennard Pill Stepping Stones

Highlight • Structure

On high tide, these are underwater (you can still walk across but be careful) and low tide they resurface above water. Really fun walk across.

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10.3 km

View of Three Cliffs Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here you have a great view looking down onto Three Cliffs Bay and Three Cliffs itself. This is one of my favourite views of the Gower. I love the climbing …

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11.0 km

View of Three Cliffs Bay

Highlight • Natural Monument

Stunning views of Three Cliffs bay as you meander down throught sand dunes from Pennard Castle.

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13.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.24 km

2.67 km

1.65 km

987 m

296 m

154 m

124 m

Surfaces

5.27 km

2.89 km

1.50 km

1.34 km

1.22 km

910 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

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Weather

Wednesday 14 October

19°C

12°C

78 %

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Max wind speed: 31.0 km/h

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Comments

March 16, 2025,Pennard

This is a circular tour: my start and end point was Pennard Golf Club.
The path makes its way on the edge of the Golf club towards the beach by a number of sandy paths. There are several paths to choose from and the one I chose undulating a lot before reaching a steep sandy path to the beach. There …