Wales, a land of myth and legend, is a hiker's paradise with its dramatic landscapes, verdant valleys, and rugged coastlines. From the towering peaks of Snowdonia to the serene shores of...
Category: South Wales Hiking
Hiking The Pen y Fan Horseshoe: A Complete Guide (With Maps)
Pen y Fan is a peak in the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) of South Wales. At 886m, it is the highest mountain in the Brecon Beacons and indeed the whole of southern UK. There are many routes to...
Fan y Big is a peak in the central region of Bynnau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) which stands at 719m high. It is a long, narrow mountain and is one of the four peaks included on the classic Beacons...
Located on the western flank of Fan Hir ridge in the western Brecon Beacons (Bynnau Bycheiniog), is the wreckage of a Vampire jet which crashed into the mountainside in 1953. Much of the wreckage...
How To Visit Pen y Fan’s Secret Waterfall (Nant Sere Waterfall)
Just to the north of Pen y Fan, in Cwm Sere, there is a series of cascades and waterfalls collectively known as the Nant Sere Waterfalls. The Nant Sere (river) flows off the eastern flanks of Pen y...
Bannau Brycheiniog (The Brecon Beacons) is one of three national parks in Wales and has an area of 519 square miles. The park consists of flat-topped peaks and glacial valleys (cwms), managed...