Wales is renowned for its stunning scenery and wild walks. It has five areas of outstanding natural beauty and three national parks, making it a walker's paradise. But as to the best walks - that's a matter of opinion.
To test the opinion, Consumer magazine Which? asked 1,087 readers to rate walks from all corners of Britain out of five for scenery, places of interest, and peace and quiet as well as the more practical elements such as visitor facilities, difficulty and accessibility. Each scored at least 75% overall and four stars or more for places of interest. You can read more lifestyle stories here.
And Wale's most interesting walk has been named as the Rhossili Headland walk. The walk is 3.5 miles long and has been given a difficulty rating of two out of five. It got the full five stars for scenery and four stars for places of interest. It also scored four stars for wildlife, food and drink, visitor facilities and accessibility. You can get more Swansea news and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
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The circular route starts in Rhossili, heading past the remnants of an Iron Age fort and onto Worm's Head, a viewing point at the tip of the Gower peninsula which can be accessed at low tide. The award-winning Rhossili beach can be seen below, and when the tide is out, the remains of an an 18th century Norwegian barque, called the Helvetia, can be seen. The route continues back up the cliffs passing The Vile, a medieval open strip field system.
Second on the list is the Beddgelert and Aberglaslyn walk in Snowdonia. This walk is slightly longer, at five miles and has also been given two out of five for difficulty. Stories of wizards, dragons, warriors and kings characterise this walk. One of the most famous stories is that of a dog named Gelert who was killed by a Welsh prince after he mistakenly thought the dog had murdered his son.
The dog’s grave in Beddgelert can be visited en route before the walk continues along the banks of the Afon Glaslyn river and past the old copper mines of Sygun and Cwm Bychan.
There are breathtaking views of the Llyn Dinas lake towards the end, which legend says is home to a red dragon slumbering in its depths. The route from Beddgelert scored five stars for scenery and four for places of interest.
