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west Wales and the south-west

Gower Road

A4118

Also runs asSouth Gower Road
  • Forest
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26 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A4118 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
4.7 km
How curvy
Properly twisty
18% curviness — Tight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
Curvy metres
863
How these scores are measured

Curvy metres is curviness multiplied by length: how much genuine curve this road actually gives you, rather than how tight its tightest corner is. It is the number that separates a mountain pass from a housing estate.

Speed limits along it

What is on the poles along this stretch, by share of its length.

  • 20 mph33%
  • 30 mph67%

Runs past

  • Upper Killay·village·10 m
  • Dunvant·village·1.1 km
  • Penyrheol·suburb·10 m
  • Sketty·suburb·40 m
  • Olchfa·suburb·40 m
  • Killay·suburb·130 m

Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Bartram's

    Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 2 on the map:The Dunvant

    Pub · 720 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 3 on the map:Vivian Arms Hotel

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 4 on the map:Gilligan’s Restaurant

    Restaurant · 30 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • outdoor seating
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 5 on the map:Dilly's Kitchen

    Café · 40 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 6 on the map:Hen Dderwen

    Pub · 250 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A4118 yet. Plan the first one.

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