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BLAEN-Y-GLYN WATERFALLS Near Tall-y-Bont On Usk (Grid Ref. SO 062176) |
Travel east out of Brecon town
to the roundabout.
Continue straight over on the A40 towards
Abergavenny
Go about ¼ mile and turn first turning left, got
to ‘T’junction turn left to
Tall-y-Bont
On reaching the village take the second turning right and cross the lift Lift bridge over the canal.
Follow this road all the way going past the
Tall-Y-Bont Reservoir.
Continue on another couple of miles until you reach a narrow bridge over the stream.
Cross the bridge and turn left to the car park or park on the side of the road. (Grid Ref. SO 063170)
This is a busy road, so park with care!
Walk up the path to the left of
the stream just over ¼ mile, crossing a concrete slab bridge and then fork
right.
Go downhill and cross the stile.
BLAEN-Y-GLYN waterfall
(Grid Ref. SO 062176)
If you wish to go to the top of the falls and then on up into the Cwm turn left over the wooden bridge, otherwise cross the bridge follow path allongside the river back down to road car park.
Carrying
on in your original direction, drive up the STEEP HILL, then after crossing
Cattle Grid and hard left bend, turn IMMEDIATELY HARD RIGHT, almost coming back
on yourself, into a rough track.
Follow this over cattle grid into a car park. (Grid Ref. SO 055177)
From here there are many fine walks, and a number of waterfalls to see.
The
first small waterfall was on your right as you came over cattle grid at the
entrance to the car park.
If you wish, follow the path downhill from here through the forest it will lead you back to the concrete bridge near the BLAEN-Y-GLYN waterfall.
(Grid Ref. SO 062176)
Or if walk back to and cross the cattle grid, turn right and climb uphill near the fence and you will see the
UPPER TORPANTAU FALLS (Grid Ref. SN 054178)
For the very energetic only: -
Providing
that there is another person to drive your car back to Brecon for you!
If you continue up on this path past the waterfalls, it is possible to walk right back to Brecon via the tops of the mountains:
Fan-Y-Big; Cribyn, Pen-Y-Fan, Corn Du
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