Local Trails & Walking Routes
There is a wide variety of trails around Rhoscrowther for all different levels of ability, and these trails take you through places that allow you to experience the culture, heritage, nature and scenery of this wonderful area. From heritage trails and pilgrimage routes to modern footpaths and cycle routes, there is something for everyone. The biggest cycle route in the area is part of the Ironman Wales Triathlon course, and if you would like to know more about cycle routes in Rhoscrowther then please visit our Cycle Routes Page. If you prefer walking or hiking there are many footpaths in the area and one of the major trails is the Wales Coast Path which is also the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, but there are also Ramblers, Ordnance Survey, ACE (Accessible Countryside for Everyone) and Outdooractive routes in the area and many other individual routes and blogs can be found online. Some links to Outdooractive routes in the Rhoscrowther area can be found below.
Rhoscrowther Route - 7.65 miles / 12.31 km
Angle - Kilpaison Route - 10.13 miles / 16.30 km
The Priors and Pilgrims Heritage Trail / Llwybr Prioriaid A Phererinion takes you around the Rhoscrowther area and further afield. The trail includes 26 locations and was created to help people discover and better understand the rich local culture and heritage. To find out more about this and to see the map please visit our Priors and Pilgrims page.
A Vintage Tractor Run in memory of Lloyd Richards of Angle is held in the Rhoscrowther area every year. From its starting point in Hundleton, 60 tractors of varying ages travel routes around places such as Sawdern Point, Popton, Kilpaison, Rhoscrowther, Newton, Wallaston and Angle to raise money for charity.
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Photo - Ford, Nuffield and Massey Ferguson tractors, amongst others, taking part in the Vintage Tractor Run.
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Historically there are many other well-known tours, maps and histories of Pembrokeshire and the Rhoscrowther area, that have been written about over the centuries, including those by Mary Mirehouse (1910), Henry Timmins (1895) and Richard Fenton (1811). Speed's Map (1601) and Saxton's Map (1578) record many of the places and farms in the Rhoscrowther area that can still be recognised today. Even earlier in history and for over 1,000 years, Christians travelled the Western sea routes from the Mediterranean area of Europe, through France to Pembrokeshire, Cornwall and Ireland, and many pilgrims also left South Pembrokeshire to travel to Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, Ireland and Rome. One of these pilgrims was St Decuman, who was born in Rhoscrowther but left to travel to Dunster and then to Watchet in Somerset, where there is a Church today in his name. Another local saint, St Petrox, also left South Pembrokeshire to cross the Bristol Channel to Cornwall where several Churches and villages bear his name. St Govan is another local saint who also travelled the waters of the Bristol Channel and a Chapel dedicated to him is nestled in the rocky cliffs of the South Pembrokeshire Coast near the Green Bridge of Wales. If you would like to read more about St Decuman and his works then please visit our St Decuman's Church Page and our Friends of St Decuman Page.