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Picws Du, from Fan Foel
Picws Du, from Fan Foel

SWC Walk 86 Fan Brycheiniog and Fan Foel (The Black Mountain)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Black Mountain from Glyntawe

A strenuous start then easy route finding along a glacial ridge through wild upland scenery to one of the highest peaks in the Brecon Beacons National Park with spectacular views.

Ascending from Myndd Du car park in the Grwyne Fawr valley
Ascending from Myndd Du car park in the Grwyne Fawr valley

May-22 • streety06 • On flickr

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Black Mountains Ridge

Spectacular mountain ridge walk - Hay Bluff, Lord Hereford's Knob, & Waun Fach. Tough, with shorter easier options. Car only.

Blorenge/Blorens, from Castle Meadows, Abergavenny
Blorenge/Blorens, from Castle Meadows, Abergavenny

SWC Walk 372 - Blorenge (Abergavenny Circular)

Aug-20 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Blorenge from Abergavenny

Initial brutal ascent then gentle contours along a tramroad, past ruins of the industrial past to Blorenge's upland plateau. Fantastic views of Usk Valley and Black Mountains

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Corn Du, Pen y Fan. the shortcut path from the col runs left-right

Apr-11 • Andrew Murphy • On picasa

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Brecon Beacons Horseshoe from Neuadd Reservoir

A classic horseshoe walk of the Brecon Beacons (Pen y Fan, Corn Du, Fan y Big) around a glacial valley, with an extension to Waun Rydd

Trig Point on Pen-y-crug
Trig Point on Pen-y-crug

SWC Walk 306 - Brecon Circular (via Y Gaer, Battle and Pen-y-crug)

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Brecon Circular via Y Gaer Battle and Pen Y Crug

Lowland walk along rivers, via a Roman Fort and a low ridge to an ancient hill fort

Mynydd Llangorse towards Mynydd Troed
Mynydd Llangorse towards Mynydd Troed

SWC Walk 308 - Bwlch Circular (via Mynydd Troed and Llangorse Lake)

Jan-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Bwlch Circular via Mynydd Troed and Llangors Lake

Via an easily accessible glacial ridge to the largest natural lake in South Wales and an ancient hillfort

The Lonely Shepherd and Sugar Loaf and The Skirrid
The Lonely Shepherd and Sugar Loaf and The Skirrid

SWC Walk 370 Crickhowell Circular via Mynydd Llangatwg and Craig y Cilau

Aug-20 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Crickhowell Circular via Mynydd Llangatwg and Craig y Cilau

Llangattock Escarpment with surreal slag heaps, quarries and cliffs, optional caving and a raised bog. Then lush pastures along the Usk Valley with Black Mountains views.

Table Mountain/Crug Hywel from road before final descent
Table Mountain/Crug Hywel from road before final descent

SWC Walk 333 - Crickhowell Circular (via Table Mountain and the Three Pens) [Road Ending]

Apr-19 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Crickhowell Circular via Table Mountain and the three Pens

Table Mountain and an airy ridge walk in the Black Mountains across three tops with a scenic descent.

Re-ascent ahead: Cribyn and the big 2
Re-ascent ahead: Cribyn and the big 2

SWC 285 - Fan Dance (Brecon Beacons Endurance Walk)

May-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Fan Dance

SAS fitness exercise. Storey Arms over Pen y Fan to Torpantau, and back again, against the clock, with a full pack

Walker on Dismantled Tramway through Gash in Limestone Wall
Walker on Dismantled Tramway through Gash in Limestone Wall

SWC Walk 307 - Fforest Fawr Traverse (Craig y Nos to Llwyn-y-celyn)

May-17 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Craig Y Nos to Llwyn Y Celyn

Remote mountain traverse: limestone scenery, Fan Gyhirych, a glacial escarpment, great views all around. Bus travel.

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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Henrhyd Waterfalls from Craig y Nos

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

Clouds Rolling Down from the Waun Rydd
Clouds Rolling Down from the Waun Rydd

SWC Walk 332 Llangynidr to Bwlch or Circular

May-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Llangynidr to Bwlch or Circular

Up a tight valley to the Chartist Cave in the limestone uplands of Mynydd Llangynidr, return along the rim of the Crawnon Valley.

Along the Skirrid ridge
Along the Skirrid ridge

SWC Walk 347 - Llanvihangel Crucorney Circular (via Bryn Arw and The Skirrid) [taken by Jenny P]

Sep-21 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Llanvihangel Crucorney Circular via Bryn Arw and The Skirrid

Two easily accessible ridge walks south east of the Black Mountains, quiet pastures with views and a Michelin-starred lunch pub

Llanthony Priory Ruins
Llanthony Priory Ruins

SWC Walk 335 - Pandy Inn to Llanvihangel Crucorney (via Llanthony and Cwmyoy)

May-18 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Pandy Inn to Llanvihangel Crucorney

Offa's Dyke Path along Hatterrall Hill and Ridge, return through the Vale of Ewyas past Llanthony Priory and the Leaning Church in Cwmyoy

Corn Du and Pen y Fan, from Craig Gwaun Taf
Corn Du and Pen y Fan, from Craig Gwaun Taf

SWC Walk 85 - Pen Y Fan and Corn Du from Storey Arms

Jul-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Pen Y Fan and Corn Du from Storey Arms

A classic, and very popular, short walk climbing up to the two highest peaks in the Brecon Beacons along an engineered path.

The long descent off Fan Fawr to Gwaun Cefnygarreg
The long descent off Fan Fawr to Gwaun Cefnygarreg

SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)

Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular via Ystradfellte

Strenuous route in the Fforest Fawr: 4 peaks, upland moor, limestone plateaus, and a glorious descent into the Usk Valley. Stretches of pathless terrain

Sugar Loaf from Pandy Inn Walk
Sugar Loaf from Pandy Inn Walk

SWC Walk 334 - Sugar Loaf (Abergavenny Circular)

Apr-19 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Sugar Loaf Circular from Abergavenny

Ascent of the iconic Sugar Loaf along quiet paths: lush pastures, ancient oak woods, grassy ridges, heather and gorse. Tea at a vineyard.

Fan Foel, in the shade
Fan Foel, in the shade

SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)

Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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The Black Mountain from Glyntawe

A spectacular ridge walk to Fan Brycheiniog, Fan Foel and Waun Lefrith. Return via a glacial valley below the ridge, or remote moorland, shakeholes and a waterfall

Lower Clydach Falls
Lower Clydach Falls

SWC Walk 371 The Clydach Gorge (Brynmawr to Abergavenny or vice versa)

Aug-20 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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The Clydach Gorge

Wild and dramatic Clydach Gorge: waterfalls, cascades, fast-flowing waters, ancient beechwoods as well as an ironworks' ruins and an elevated railway line

Sgwd Ddwli Isaf/The Lower Gushing Falls on the Nedd Fechan
Sgwd Ddwli Isaf/The Lower Gushing Falls on the Nedd Fechan

SWC Walk 400 - Waterfall Country (Pontneddfechan Circular)

Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Waterfall Country

More rapids, cascades and waterfalls than any other walk, wooded gorges, limestone uplands, caves, mines and far views

Region Star # Walk Km Effort Ht. gain Description London
Brecon Beacons 86 Black Mountain from Glyntawe 14.6 6 1,225 A strenuous start then easy route finding along a glacial ridge through wild upland scenery to one of the highest peaks in the Brecon Beacons National Park with spectacular views.
Brecon Beacons 339 Black Mountains Ridge 24.9 10 1,100 Spectacular mountain ridge walk - Hay Bluff, Lord Hereford's Knob, & Waun Fach. Tough, with shorter easier options. Car only.
Brecon Beacons 372 Blorenge from Abergavenny 19.6 7 1,000 Initial brutal ascent then gentle contours along a tramroad, past ruins of the industrial past to Blorenge's upland plateau. Fantastic views of Usk Valley and Black Mountains
Brecon Beacons 278 Brecon Beacons Horseshoe from Neuadd Reservoir 15.3 6 800 A classic horseshoe walk of the Brecon Beacons (Pen y Fan, Corn Du, Fan y Big) around a glacial valley, with an extension to Waun Rydd
Brecon Beacons 306 Brecon Circular via Y Gaer Battle and Pen Y Crug 18.1 5 600 Lowland walk along rivers, via a Roman Fort and a low ridge to an ancient hill fort
Brecon Beacons 308 Bwlch Circular via Mynydd Troed and Llangors Lake 21.6 7 900 Via an easily accessible glacial ridge to the largest natural lake in South Wales and an ancient hillfort
Brecon Beacons 370 Crickhowell Circular via Mynydd Llangatwg and Craig y Cilau 18.9 6 950 Llangattock Escarpment with surreal slag heaps, quarries and cliffs, optional caving and a raised bog. Then lush pastures along the Usk Valley with Black Mountains views.
Brecon Beacons 333 Crickhowell Circular via Table Mountain and the three Pens 20.4 8 1,125 Table Mountain and an airy ridge walk in the Black Mountains across three tops with a scenic descent.
Brecon Beacons 285 Fan Dance 21.8 8 1,125 SAS fitness exercise. Storey Arms over Pen y Fan to Torpantau, and back again, against the clock, with a full pack
Brecon Beacons 307 Craig Y Nos to Llwyn Y Celyn 21.5 8 1,000 Remote mountain traverse: limestone scenery, Fan Gyhirych, a glacial escarpment, great views all around. Bus travel.
Brecon Beacons 280 Henrhyd Waterfalls from Craig y Nos 13.4 3 625 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
Brecon Beacons 332 Llangynidr to Bwlch or Circular 21.9 7 1,125 Up a tight valley to the Chartist Cave in the limestone uplands of Mynydd Llangynidr, return along the rim of the Crawnon Valley.
Brecon Beacons 347 Llanvihangel Crucorney Circular via Bryn Arw and The Skirrid 20.5 7 1,025 Two easily accessible ridge walks south east of the Black Mountains, quiet pastures with views and a Michelin-starred lunch pub
Brecon Beacons 335 Pandy Inn to Llanvihangel Crucorney 24.7 8 1,000 Offa's Dyke Path along Hatterrall Hill and Ridge, return through the Vale of Ewyas past Llanthony Priory and the Leaning Church in Cwmyoy
Brecon Beacons 85 Pen Y Fan and Corn Du from Storey Arms 7.6 3 550 A classic, and very popular, short walk climbing up to the two highest peaks in the Brecon Beacons along an engineered path.
Brecon Beacons 401 Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular via Ystradfellte 30 10 950 Strenuous route in the Fforest Fawr: 4 peaks, upland moor, limestone plateaus, and a glorious descent into the Usk Valley. Stretches of pathless terrain
Brecon Beacons 334 Sugar Loaf Circular from Abergavenny 19 6 775 Ascent of the iconic Sugar Loaf along quiet paths: lush pastures, ancient oak woods, grassy ridges, heather and gorse. Tea at a vineyard.
Brecon Beacons 279 The Black Mountain from Glyntawe 21.9 8 1,600 A spectacular ridge walk to Fan Brycheiniog, Fan Foel and Waun Lefrith. Return via a glacial valley below the ridge, or remote moorland, shakeholes and a waterfall
Brecon Beacons 371 The Clydach Gorge 17.9 4 750 Wild and dramatic Clydach Gorge: waterfalls, cascades, fast-flowing waters, ancient beechwoods as well as an ironworks' ruins and an elevated railway line
Brecon Beacons 400 Waterfall Country 22.4 8 950 More rapids, cascades and waterfalls than any other walk, wooded gorges, limestone uplands, caves, mines and far views