Henrhyd Waterfalls (Sgwd Henrhyd) from Craig y Nos Walk

Rewarding walk through Craig y Nos Country Park and above the Tawe River or via the Cribarth limestone plateau, then up a scenic wooded gorge to South Wales' highest waterfall

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Small Waterfall in the Nant Llech Valley (Close-up)
Small Waterfall in the Nant Llech Valley (Close-up)

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Bluebells in Abercrave Wood on Descent from Cribarth Plateau (Detail)
Bluebells in Abercrave Wood on Descent from Cribarth Plateau (Detail)

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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SWC Advance Group behind Sgwd Henrhyd's Curtain of Water
SWC Advance Group behind Sgwd Henrhyd's Curtain of Water

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Boardwalk to side of another waterfall on the Nant Llech
Boardwalk to side of another waterfall on the Nant Llech

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Cribarth Plateau from across Cwm Tawe
Cribarth Plateau from across Cwm Tawe

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Craig y Nos Castle, from A4067
Craig y Nos Castle, from A4067

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Henrhyd Falls
Henrhyd Falls

May-22 • streety06 • On flickr

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Henrhyd Falls
Henrhyd Falls

Taken with a ND 3.0 filter

May-22 • streety06 • On flickr

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Waterfall on the Nant Llech
Waterfall on the Nant Llech

Taken with a ND 3.0 filter

May-22 • streety06 • On flickr

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Craig y Nos Country Park
Craig y Nos Country Park

May-22 • streety06 • On flickr

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Craig y Nos Country Park
Craig y Nos Country Park

May-22 • streety06 • On flickr

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Craig y Nos Country House
Craig y Nos Country House

May-22 • streety06 • On flickr

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Shakeholes Area NE of Cribarth
Shakeholes Area NE of Cribarth

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular) [Cribarth Plateau Start]

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Upper Cwm Tawe from Cribarth
Upper Cwm Tawe from Cribarth

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular) [Cribarth Plateau Start]

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Rock Slab near Cribarth Summit
Rock Slab near Cribarth Summit

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular) [Cribarth Plateau Start]

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Limestone Pavement, Cribarth
Limestone Pavement, Cribarth

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular) [Cribarth Plateau Start]

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Shakeholes on Cribarth
Shakeholes on Cribarth

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular) [Cribarth Plateau Start]

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Giedd Forest from Cribarth
Giedd Forest from Cribarth

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular) [Cribarth Plateau Start]

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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SWC Advance Group by Trigpoint on Cribarth
SWC Advance Group by Trigpoint on Cribarth

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular) [Cribarth Plateau Start]

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Landscape just off Cribarth Summit
Landscape just off Cribarth Summit

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular) [Cribarth Plateau Start]

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Tree Roots in Avbercrave Wood
Tree Roots in Avbercrave Wood

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular) [Cribarth Plateau Start]

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Bluebells in Abercrave Wood on Descent from Cribarth Plateau
Bluebells in Abercrave Wood on Descent from Cribarth Plateau

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular) [Cribarth Plateau Start]

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Bluebells in Nant Llech
Bluebells in Nant Llech

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Bluebells in Nant Llech
Bluebells in Nant Llech

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Bluebells in Nant Llech
Bluebells in Nant Llech

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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SWC Advance Group behind Sgwd Henrhyd's Curtain of Water
SWC Advance Group behind Sgwd Henrhyd's Curtain of Water

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Paul Emmanuel's Studio in converted chapel (I)
Paul Emmanuel's Studio in converted chapel (I)

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Paul Emmanuel's Studio in converted chapel (II)
Paul Emmanuel's Studio in converted chapel (II)

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Ceiling Rosary in Paul Emmanuel's Studio in converted chapel
Ceiling Rosary in Paul Emmanuel's Studio in converted chapel

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Craig y Nos Castle through trees
Craig y Nos Castle through trees

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Craig y Nos Country Park, bridge over Afon Tawe
Craig y Nos Country Park, bridge over Afon Tawe

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Craig y Nos Country Park, The Pavillion
Craig y Nos Country Park, The Pavillion

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Cribarth Mountain across the Cwm Tawe
Cribarth Mountain across the Cwm Tawe

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Cribarth Mountain
Cribarth Mountain

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Afon Tawe down a steep cliff
Afon Tawe down a steep cliff

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Rapids on the Afon Tawe from a steep cliff
Rapids on the Afon Tawe from a steep cliff

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Rapids on the Afon Tawe from a steep cliff
Rapids on the Afon Tawe from a steep cliff

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Cwm Tawe
Cwm Tawe

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Rapids on the Afon Tawe
Rapids on the Afon Tawe

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Mossy Treestump and Drystone Wall
Mossy Treestump and Drystone Wall

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Sheep
Sheep

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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In the Nant Llech Valley
In the Nant Llech Valley

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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In the Nant Llech Valley (II)
In the Nant Llech Valley (II)

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Small Waterfall in the Nant Llech Valley
Small Waterfall in the Nant Llech Valley

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Sandstone Slabs in the Nant LLech
Sandstone Slabs in the Nant LLech

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Top of small waterfall on the Nant Llech
Top of small waterfall on the Nant Llech

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Old Trees in the Nant Llech Valley
Old Trees in the Nant Llech Valley

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Tributary Stream in the Nant Llech Valley
Tributary Stream in the Nant Llech Valley

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Boardwalk to side of another waterfall on the Nant Llech
Boardwalk to side of another waterfall on the Nant Llech

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Landslip in the Nant Llech Valley
Landslip in the Nant Llech Valley

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Landslip on opposite side of Nant Llech
Landslip on opposite side of Nant Llech

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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First Sight of Sgwd Henrhyd
First Sight of Sgwd Henrhyd

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Sgwd Henrhyd and its Plunge Pool
Sgwd Henrhyd and its Plunge Pool

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Sgwd Henrhyd's Curtain of Water
Sgwd Henrhyd's Curtain of Water

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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From Behind Sgwd Henrhyd's Curtain of Water
From Behind Sgwd Henrhyd's Curtain of Water

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Sgwd Henrhyd's Curtain of Water
Sgwd Henrhyd's Curtain of Water

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Steep Rockface at Sgwd Henrhyd
Steep Rockface at Sgwd Henrhyd

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Sgwd Henrhyd and Plunge Pool
Sgwd Henrhyd and Plunge Pool

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Sgwd Henrhyd from Nant Llech Waterlevel
Sgwd Henrhyd from Nant Llech Waterlevel

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Sgwd Henrhyd from Nant Llech Waterlevel
Sgwd Henrhyd from Nant Llech Waterlevel

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Nant Llech just above Sgwd Henrhyd from Nant Llech Bridge
Nant Llech just above Sgwd Henrhyd from Nant Llech Bridge

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Nant Llech just above Sgwd Henrhyd from Nant Llech Bridge
Nant Llech just above Sgwd Henrhyd from Nant Llech Bridge

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Cribarth Plateau from highest point on the walk
Cribarth Plateau from highest point on the walk

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Cribarth Plateau from across Cwm Tawe
Cribarth Plateau from across Cwm Tawe

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Converted Chapel near the Nant-y-ffin
Converted Chapel near the Nant-y-ffin

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Fan Gyhirych from return route
Fan Gyhirych from return route

SWC Walk 280 Henrhyd Falls - Sgwd Henrhyd (Craig y Nos Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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