Swansea Canal

While the Swansea Canal is no longer fully navigable it is still a green and pleasant walking and cycling route, nestled at the bottom of the steep-sided Swansea Valley.

The Swansea Canal Society is working hard to restore the canal, and holds regular volunteering days. The canal is navigable from Clydach to Pontardawe, where the Society runs boat trips. The towpath of this section is also part of the National Cycle Network.

There is also a small heritage centre in Coed Gwilym Park Clydach. The Trust welcomes volunteers to help them run the centre

Nature has reclaimed many parts of the canal, which are habitats for eels and water birds. So plans for restoration have been designed to protect both the canal’s wildlife and its rich cultural heritage.

At the impressive Lower Clydach Aqueduct, you can see a grand meeting of the waters, where the canal joins with the Lower Clydach River and the River Tawe.

If you want to explore the River Tawe further the Swansea Community Boat Trust runs trip which explain the rich industrial past of the Swansea Valley and Copperopolis.

Find stoppages, restrictions and other navigational advice for this waterway.

Camlas Abertawe

Er na ellir mordwyo ar hyd bob rhan o Gamlas Abertawe mwyach, mae’n dal i fod yn llwybr cerdded a beicio gwyrdd a dymunol yng Nghwm Tawe, gyda llethrau serth bob ochr.

Mae Cymdeithas Camlas Abertawe’n gweithio’n galed i adfer y gamlas, ac mae’n cynnal diwrnodau gwirfoddoli rheolaidd. Gellir mordwyo’r gamlas o Glydach i Bontardawe, lle mae’r Gymdeithas yn trefnu teithiau cwch. Mae’r llwybr tynnu yn y rhan hon hefyd yn rhan o’r Rhwydwaith Beicio Cenedlaethol.

Mae yna hefyd ganolfan dreftadaeth fechan ym Mharc Coed Gwilym, Clydach. Mae’r Ymddiriedolaeth yn croesawu gwirfoddolwyr i’w helpu i reoli’r ganolfan.

Mae byd natur wedi meddiannu sawl rhan o’r gamlas, gan greu cynefinoedd i lysywod ac adar dŵr. Felly, mae cynlluniau adfer wedi’u cynllunio mewn ffordd sy’n diogelu bywyd gwyllt a threftadaeth ddiwylliannol gyfoethog y gamlas.

Ar Draphont Ddŵr Clydach Isaf, gallwch weld lle mae’r gamlas yn ymuno ag Afon Clydach Isaf ac Afon Tawe.