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Brecon Beacons

Region	Star	#	Walk	Km	Effort	Ht. gain	Description
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