Swansea Valley (1) (Riverside, lakeside and back to river)
Start at the new Sail Bridge and use the A483 bridge to swap banks. In the main, you will be following Sustrans Route 43 signs | More utilitarian than scenic perhaps, this first section is pleasant enough until....... | ||||||||
Calamity! A section of very attractive river bank has temporarily been lost to redevelopment. Click here for map of diversion | The circuit of the lake is an optional extra. Bring a rod ? | ||||||||
Over just a few yards, the transformation from Ferry Boat Close to river bank is amazing. Now just follow the river | You reach open country side and it just gets better and better. | ||||||||
Be careful not to miss this fork as you pass under the M4 | Somebody somewhere is to be congratulated on this splendid adaptation of flood defences | ||||||||
A country lane beckons closed off to traffic apart from the occasional Council vehicle, of which be mindful | Follow the lane, a bit rough in parts, skirt some playing fields, until you approach Clydach and........(goto Swansea Valley 2 ) |