Description
Book SynopsisDay Walks in the Brecon Beacons features 20 circular routes between 6.8 and 16.5 miles (11km and 16.6km) in length, suitable for hill walkers of all abilities.
Local author and walker Harri Roberts shares his favourite walks in the region, including circuits in the hills around Llangors Lake, the Taf Fechan Skyline and Pen y Fan, and the Llanbedr Horseshoe.
The routes are split into four areas - Blorenge and The Black Mountains, The Brecon Beacons, Mynydd Llangatwg and Mynydd Llangynidr, Fforest Fawr and The Black Mountain.
Each route features Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps, easy-to-follow directions, details of distance and navigation information, and refreshment stops and local information. The walks are illustrated with stunning photography by the author and outdoor photographer Adam Long.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Acknowledgements
About the walks
Walk times
Navigation
GPS
Mobile phones
Footpaths and rights of way
Comfort
Safety
Mountain Rescue
The Countryside Code
How to use this book
Km/mile conversion chart
Welsh place names
Brecon Beacons Area Map
Section 1 – Blorenge & The Black Mountains
1 A Circuit of the Blorenge
2 Ysgyryd Fawr & Bryn Arw
3 The Sugar Loaf & Crug Mawr
4 Llanthony, Cwmyoy & Hatterrall Hill
5 The Black Hill, Hay Bluff & Capel-y-ffin
6 Castell Dinas & Rhos Dirion
7 The Llanbedr Horseshoe
8 The Llangors Loop
Section 2 – The Brecon Beacons, Mynydd Llangatwg & Mynydd Llangynidr
9 Llangattock & Craig y Cilau
10 Cwm Cleisfer & Tor y Foel
11 The Llanfrynach Horseshoe
12 The Taf Fechan Skyline
13 Pen y Fan & the Cwm Llwch Horseshoe
Section 3 – Fforest Fawr
14 Craig Cerrig-gleisiad & Fan Fawr
15 Fan Nedd & Fan Gyhirych
16 The Waterfall Roundabout
Section 4 – The Black Mountain
17 Cribarth & Henrhyd Falls
18 Glyntawe & the ‘Fans’
19 The Llanddeusant Circuit
20 Carn Goch & Carreg Cennen Castle
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