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Brecon Beacons
Region | Star | # | Walk | Km | Effort | Ht. gain | Description | London |
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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 | 1,075 | 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 | 775 | 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 | 575 | 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 | 875 | 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 | 925 | 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 | 600 | 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 | 1,100 | 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 | 1,000 | 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 | 975 | 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 | 525 | 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 | 30.0 | 10 | 925 | 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 | 19.0 | 6 | 750 | 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 | 1,575 | 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 | 725 | 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 |
Last Updated : Dec-23