A picturesque walking route between two Gower communities has been upgraded to provide improved accessibility for everyone using it.
Swansea Council has just completed the final two sections of the Gower coast path (310 metres) between Rotherslade and Limeslade, installing a concrete path that is 1.5 metres wide along its length.
In total, the path between the two communities stretches for 1.7km and in recent years the council has had to create new sections along the route due to coastal erosion.
In March this year, a brand new 450 metre section of path was created along the route and is in addition to a previous section, stretching for a further 270 metres, which was completed in 2022.
The latest upgrade is part of an £80,000 investment and funded through the council’s wider highways maintenance programme.
Andrew Stevens, Cabinet Member for Environment and Infrastructure, said: “The Gower coast path is an extremely popular and a well-loved asset for the city. Thousands of people walk it each year.
“The section between Limeslade and Rotherslade has unfortunately been a victim of coastal erosion in recent years, and we have done all we can to create new sections and divert it away from the affected area.
“This has also given us the opportunity to create a more accessible walking route that everyone can access.
“We have now completed the final two short sections that have not been upgraded and while they were not impacted by coastal erosion, they now provide improved access for families with pushchairs and also wheelchair users.
“We’ve chosen to invest some of our highways and transport budget to enable the upgrade to take place.”
Swansea’s section of the All Wales Coast Path was officially opened in 2012, where 61km of coast path around the peninsula have been joined together to enable walkers to trek from Swansea’s waterfront in SA1 and walk right through to Loughor, travelling through Caswell Bay, Port Eynon, Rhossili and Llanmadoc.
