Day Walks in the Brecon Beacons Guidebook

by: Harri Roberts
This excellent guide features 20 circular routes of between 6.8 and 16.5 miles in length, suitable for hill walkers of all abilities. Local author 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 in four areas - Blorenge and the Black Mountains; The Brecon Beacons, Mynydd Llangatwg and Mynydd Llangynidr; Fforest Fawr, and the Black Mountain. The book is beautifully produced and packed with stunning colour photography. Each walk has clear easy-to-follow directions supported by OS Explorer 1:25,000 scale mapping with the route highlighted. Practical information includes details of distance and navigation, refreshment stops and other local information.

The walk locations are:
Blorenge and the Black Mountains
A Circuit of the Blorenge - 7.1 miles
Ysgryd Fawr and Bryn Arw - 10.8 miles
Sugar Loaf and Crug Mawr - 12.3 miles
Llanthony, Cwmyoy and Hatterrell Hill - 8.5 miles
Black Hill, Hay Bluff and Capel-y-ffin - 11.4 miles
Castell Dinas and Rhos Dirion - 10.3 miles
Llanbedr Horseshoe - 16.5 miles
Llangors Loop - 11.1 miles

The Brecon Beacons
LLangattock and Craig y Cilau - 9.7 miles
Cwm Cleisfer and Tor y Foel - 13.1 miles
Llanfrynach Horseshoe - 10.2 miles
Taf Fechan Skyline - 8.1 miles
Pen y Fan and the Cwm Llwch Horseshoe - 6.8 miles

Fforest Fawr
Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Fawr - 7.5 miles
Fan Nedd and Fan Gyhirych - 12.2 miles
Waterfall Roundabout - 9.3 miles

The Black Mountain
Cribarth and Henrhyd Falls - 8.2 miles
Glyntawe and the 'Fans' - 11.6 miles
Llanddeusant Circuit - 9.7 miles
Carn Goch and Carreg Cennen Castle - 11.3 miles

ISBN 9781906148621 Pages 140 (2016 reprinted 2021) 120mm x 175mm