Brecon Beacons Trails, Accommodation Ideas & Backpacking Adventures

Waun Fach Circular – 16 km Ridge Walk from Mynydd Du Car Park, via Chwarel y Fan, Rhos Dirion and Pen y Manllwyn.

27 July 2025 2 Comments

This classic high ridge walk (approx. 16 km / 10 miles) explores the eastern escarpment of the…

Pen y Fan & Corn Du Circular Walk – 8km Brecon Beacons Hike from Pont ar Daf National Trust Car Park. Highest Points in South Wales.

5 June 2025 No Comments

The Pen y Fan Circular is one of the most popular hikes in the Brecon…

Llanthony Priory circular up to Hatterall ridge via Black Mountain South Top, along Offa’s Dyke path on the Wales, England border.

21 April 2025 No Comments

LLanthony Priory is a partly ruined former Augustinian Priory, in the secluded Vale of Ewyas,…

Hay Bluff & Lord Herefords Knob (Twmpa) Circular Walk, near Hay on Wye on the Welsh, English border.

2 March 2025 No Comments

Llyn y Fan Fach, Picws Du, and Llyn y Fan Fawr Circular Walk in the…

Llyn y Fan Fach, Fan Brycheiniog and Llyn y Fan Fawr Circular Walk, where folklore connects to the legend of ‘The Lady of the Lake’.

4 November 2024 No Comments

Llyn y Fan Fach, Picws Du, and Llyn y Fan Fawr Circular Walk in the…

Blorenge easy hike from Pen-ffordd-goch (Keepers Pond). Flat walk to the Trigg and Blorenge edge and back, via Fox Hunter car park.

26 June 2024 No Comments

The Blorenge is an iconic mountain in the Black Mountains, and this easy walk is…

The Skirrid (Ysgyryd Fawr) Circular Walk in the Black Mountains, Abergavenny

26 April 2024 No Comments

The Skirrid is the smallest of the 3 in Abergavenny, but I think it may…

4 Waterfalls Walk from Gwaun Hepste Car Park – Brecon Beacons National Park

4 April 2024 No Comments

The Four Waterfalls Walk in the Bannau Brycheiniog is one of the best walks you…

Sugar Loaf, Abergavenny – Up St Mary’s Vale Wood, Down Deri Allt Valley

13 January 2024 No Comments

This is the very first mountain I hiked up, and for a long time it…

Blaen-Y-Glyn Waterfalls Circular Walk, Wellington Bomber Memorial & Fan-Y-Big Diving Board

30 October 2023 No Comments

The Brecon Beacons Blan-y-Glyn Waterfalls has many circular walks you can follow, and this is…

Blorenge Circular Walk, from Llanfoist nr. Abergavenny – via the Punchbowl & Keepers Pond

9 October 2023 2 Comments

The Blorenge is one of three mountains that surround the town of Abergavenny, the other…

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Beat The Beacons (BEAT) 2023 – 22 Mile Endurance Route – Highest points in the Brecon Beacons

3 October 2023 No Comments

Beat The Beacons starts and finishes at Henderson Hall in Talybont-on-Usk takes place in the…

Crickhowell, Llangattock Escarpment circular up to Craig Y Cilau & visit Eglwys Faen or Church Cave

4 July 2023 No Comments

Crickhowell and Llangattock have a large number of hiking and walking routes in and around…

Talgarth Walking Festival – The Three Pens of Crickhowell Circular: Pen Gloch-y-pibwr, Pen Allt-mawr & Pen Cerrig-calch

4 May 2023 No Comments

The 2023 Talgarth Walking Festival, the 9th event, took place between Friday April 28th and…

The South Wales Three Peaks Trial Challenge 2023 – In Partnership with Outdooractive

30 March 2023 No Comments

The South Wales Three Peaks Trial is an organised challenge walk arranged each year in…

Horseshoe Ridge Walk Circular – Brecon Beacons – Fan-Y-Big, Cribyn, Pen-Y-Fan & Corn-Du

10 March 2023 13 Comments

The best place to start for the Horseshoe Ridge Walk is in my opinion the…

Dragons Back & Waun Fach Circular – Pengenffordd, Black Mountains in the Bannau Brycheiniog

15 February 2023 2 Comments

The Dragons Back as you can imagine is named because you have a collection of…

Sugar Loaf Circular, Abergavenny – Classic, Easier, Shorter Route

12 January 2023 4 Comments

This is the very first mountain I hiked up, and for a long time it…

Crickhowell to Sugar Loaf Circular Walk, Abergavenny, Black Mountains

29 July 2022 No Comments

It's amazing how many of our walks have started in Crickhowell, and they are all…

Table Mountain Crickhowell, Pen Cerrig Calch (Peak), Glanusk Estate, Llangattock – Circular

18 July 2022 No Comments

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Pen Y Fan Sunset Walk in June – Organised by Mike Croft at Undy & Redwick Roadrunners

21 June 2022 No Comments

All of my walking guides and adventures are free to read, and always will be.…

Abergavenny 3 Peaks 43km Challenge for charity – Campaign Against Living Miserably

31 December 2021 No Comments

The ‘Abergavenny 3 Peaks’ are a group of stunning mountains, which includes the Blorenge, the…

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Corvara to Pisciadù Waterfall via Tru dles Cascades, Passo Gardena & Rifugio Jimmy to Colfosco Loop – Dolomites

Review: Decathlon Quechua Hiking Boots MH100: Budget Boots, are they Punching above their Weight?

Pralongià Plateau Panorama Loop from Corvara, viewpoints of the Sella, Marmolada and Sassongher – Dolomites, Italy

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Waun Fach Circular – 16 km Ridge Walk from Mynydd Du Car Park, via Chwarel y Fan, Rhos Dirion and Pen y Manllwyn.

Pen y Fan & Corn Du Circular Walk – 8km Brecon Beacons Hike from Pont ar Daf National Trust Car Park. Highest Points in South Wales.

Llanthony Priory circular up to Hatterall ridge via Black Mountain South Top, along Offa’s Dyke path on the Wales, England border.

Hay Bluff & Lord Herefords Knob (Twmpa) Circular Walk, near Hay on Wye on the Welsh, English border.

Llyn y Fan Fach, Fan Brycheiniog and Llyn y Fan Fawr Circular Walk, where folklore connects to the legend of ‘The Lady of the Lake’.

Blorenge easy hike from Pen-ffordd-goch (Keepers Pond). Flat walk to the Trigg and Blorenge edge and back, via Fox Hunter car park.

The Skirrid (Ysgyryd Fawr) Circular Walk in the Black Mountains, Abergavenny

4 Waterfalls Walk from Gwaun Hepste Car Park – Brecon Beacons National Park

Sugar Loaf, Abergavenny – Up St Mary’s Vale Wood, Down Deri Allt Valley

Blaen-Y-Glyn Waterfalls Circular Walk, Wellington Bomber Memorial & Fan-Y-Big Diving Board

Blorenge Circular Walk, from Llanfoist nr. Abergavenny – via the Punchbowl & Keepers Pond

Beat The Beacons (BEAT) 2023 – 22 Mile Endurance Route – Highest points in the Brecon Beacons

Crickhowell, Llangattock Escarpment circular up to Craig Y Cilau & visit Eglwys Faen or Church Cave

Talgarth Walking Festival – The Three Pens of Crickhowell Circular: Pen Gloch-y-pibwr, Pen Allt-mawr & Pen Cerrig-calch

The South Wales Three Peaks Trial Challenge 2023 – In Partnership with Outdooractive

Horseshoe Ridge Walk Circular – Brecon Beacons – Fan-Y-Big, Cribyn, Pen-Y-Fan & Corn-Du

Dragons Back & Waun Fach Circular – Pengenffordd, Black Mountains in the Bannau Brycheiniog

Sugar Loaf Circular, Abergavenny – Classic, Easier, Shorter Route

Crickhowell to Sugar Loaf Circular Walk, Abergavenny, Black Mountains

Table Mountain Crickhowell, Pen Cerrig Calch (Peak), Glanusk Estate, Llangattock – Circular

Pen Y Fan Sunset Walk in June – Organised by Mike Croft at Undy & Redwick Roadrunners

Abergavenny 3 Peaks 43km Challenge for charity – Campaign Against Living Miserably

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