Circular Walks around Carreg Cennen Castle including The Beacons Way.
The Brecon Beacons National Park offers some of the most fantastic landscapes for walkers and strolers alike to go on and on enjoying.
There are two main circular walks around Carreg Cennen Castle, one is about 2 miles and takes you down into the woods below the castle, follows the bank of the Cennen River along the base of the Castle cliff and then a roadway climb up the other side and back to the Car Park. The other is roughly five miles and follows the same beginning and end as the shorter walk but crosses the river at the bottom and takes you up onto the mountain and passed the Source of the River Lougher, namely also the Source of the Famous Brecon Carreg Mineral Water. Leaflet maps detailing both walks and the various points along them are available to purchase from the Craft Shop on the Farm.
The Craft Shop also has a selection of Books and OS Maps detailing many of the Walks in and around the Brecon Beacons. Any Local Tourist Information Centre or good book shop should also be able to help.
The
Beacons Way
The Brecon Way can be broken down over 8 days, walking segments as follows:
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1. The Holy Mountain to Llanthony via Ysgyryd Fawr (486 metres), Llanvihangel
Crucorney and Hatterrall Hill (531m) - 16.2km (10.1miles) long with 803m (2634ft)
of ascent.
2.Llanthony to Crickhowell via Bal Bach (520m), Partrishow, Crug Mawr (550m)
and Table Mountain - 20.3km (12.7 miles) long with 961m (3152ft) of ascent.
3.Crickhowell to Llangynidr via Cwm Mawr, Cwmdu, Cefn Moel and Bwlch - 20.3km
(12.6 miles) long with 844m (2768ft) of ascent.
4.Llangynidr to Craig Cerrig-gleisiad via Bryn Melyn, Pont Blaen-y-glyn, Fan
y Big (719m), Cribyn (795m), Pen y Fan (886m) and Corn Du (873m) - 26.4km
(16.4 miles) long with 1439m (4719ft) of ascent.
5.Craig Cerrig-gleisiad to Craig-y-nos via Fan Dringarth (617m), Fan Llia
(632m), Sarn Helen and Penwyllt - 21.8km (13.5 miles) long with 755m (2476ft)
of ascent.
6.Craig-y-nos to Llanddeusant via Tafarn y Garreg, Llyn y Fan Fawr, Fan Brycheiniog
(802m) and Picws Du (749m) - 17.8km (11.0 miles) long with 1067m (3500ft)
of ascent.
7.Llanddeusant to Carreg Cennen via Carreg yr Ogof (585m), Garreg Las (635m),
Foel Fraith (602m) and Carn Pen Rhiw-ddu - 23.8km (14.8 miles) long with 1032m
(3385ft) of ascent.
8.Carreg Cennen to Llangadog via Cilmaenllwyd, Carreglwyd, Y Gaer Fawr (236m)
and Bethlehem - 16.0km (9.9 miles) long with 329m (1079ft) of ascent.