The Wildthings Wild Swimming Walks of South Wales explores South Wales’ spectacular coasts, waterfalls, tarns and river valleys.
How best to introduce a part of the world with such variety of landscapes, richness of culture and layer upon layer of history? South Wales is a land of ever-changing scenery, of glacier-carved mountains, ancient forested gorges, lush pastoral valleys, towering cliffs, windswept sand dunes and tidal sands. The water is as varied as the land, with glittering mountain streams, gentle winding rivers, glinting lakes and fairy-tale waterfall pools deep inside wooded gorges, not forgetting the ever-changing waters of the South Wales coastline, gently lapping in sheltered coves or bursting with energy in exposed tidal bays.
Ascend to south Wales’ highest peak and tarn then descend through a valley of secret waterfalls
Walk through woodland gorges carved by cascades
Find secret low tide bays and giant rock pool lagoons
Follow pretty river valleys dipping as you walk
About the author: Nia Lloyd Knott was brought up on the Glamorgan coast and is a Mountain Leader qualified in water safety. She guides walking groups, loves swimming and has two daughters.
Contents – the 28 walks:
Rhossili and Blue Pool Circular 30
Mewslade and Fall Bay 36
Oxwich and Slade 42
Pwlldu and Brandy Cove Circular 48
Cwm Clydach Circular 54
Twrch Valley Circular 62
Llandovery Circular 68
Llyn Y Fan Fawr Circular 74
Cwm Haffes Circular 80
Tawe River at Abercraf 88
Sgwd Henrhyd and Nant Llech Gorge 94
Sgwd Gwladus Circular 100
Mellte Gorge 106
Penderyn Circular 112
Pen-Pych, Rhondda 118
Fan Fawr Circular 124
Corn Du and Pen y Fan Circular 132
Blaen y Glyn Circular 138
Llangynidr 144
Hay-on-Wye Circular 150
Keeper’s Pond and Blorenge 156
Skenfrith 162
The Wye at Monmouth 168
River Wye at Penallt 174
Clytha Usk Circular 180
River Taff Cardiff Circular 186
Nash Point and Monknash 192
Merthyr Mawr and Newton 198