Wandelgids Brecon Beacons Trail Running | Vertebrate Publishing

Day 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.

Get outside and enjoy ten short leisurely strolls across the Brecon Beacons National Park, indulging in wonderful mountain views across Southern Britain’s hilliest terrain. With routes for all abilities, enjoy a diverse range of experiences, including waterfalls, woodlands, riversides and even 12th century castle ruins.   Brecon Beacons Short Walks Made Easy routes include:       • Discover great mountain views from relatively level ground with routes at Mynydd Illtud and Craig y Cilau   • Or for a more strenuous walk, the ascent of Sugar Loaf will reward your uphill efforts with stupendous views across the national park   • Enjoy the thunderous sounds of the spectacular cascading waterfalls of Sgd Clun-gwyn and Sgd yr Eira, some of Wales most impressive!   • Delve into the Usk Valley for soothing riverside rambles from Brecon and Abergavenny, blessed with stunning views southwards towards the park’s highest peaks   • Spot an abundance of wildlife from the towpath along the Monmouthsh…

The Brecon Beacons National Park is home to some of the most spectacular mountain and moorland scenary in Britain. Bridging South and Mid Wales, the park can be divided into three distinct upland areas, with the central flat-topped peaks of the Brecon Beacons massif sandwiched by the rolling ridges of the Black Mountains in the East and the similarly named, but quite different, Black Mountain region in the West. As well as being packed full of standing stones, castles, wildlife and waterfalls, the park is also home to the Fforest Fawr UNESCO Global Geopark and is recognised as an International Dark Sky Reserve.   The 40 circular routes in the volume cover all the most popular peaks, as well as highlighting some lesser-known gems in one of Britain's best-loved national parks.  

This good looking, modern walking book will take you on ten short circular themed walks across South Wales’ ever-popular Brecon Beacons National Park.   The Brecon Beacons was Britain’s 10th National Park, established in 1957 to preserve and highlight the unique landscape of the area. The Brecon Beacons are said to be named after the historical practice of lighting beacons of fire upon hilltops to forewarn neighbouring valleys of invasion.    The Brecon Beacons cover 1,344 square kilometres / 519 square miles with it’s spectacular waterfalls, valleys and expanse of hilly terrain; the Black Mountain to the west, the Fforest Fawr Geopark, Waterfall Country and the Pen y Fan range at the centre, and The Black Mountains to the east.   The variety of flora and fauna is as vast as the landscape. Rare sub-arctic, alpine plants thrive within this unique climate. Mammals you’re likely to spot include include wild mountain ponies, horseshoe bats, otters and water voles. Often seen birds of prey…