Welsh Country - Issue88 - May - Jun 19

WALKING IN WALES
The Brecon Beacons
You’ll often hear the phrase ‘Pen y Fan
Horseshoe’ or ‘Brecon Beacons Horseshoe’
yet th ere are actually quite a few contenders
for these titles, with this one being one of the more
esoteric. It’s a lovely walk though, starting low, in lush
woodland, full of life, and climbing steadily through
colourful gorse onto an airy ridge that eventually
delivers you on the 2 highest summits in the national
park. The views are spectacular in all directions from
here, as is the descent path - a steep, rocky rampart
that feels daring but is never difficult. More ridgeline
walking follows before a pioneering section off the
beaten track gets you back to where you started.
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Keep heading up the track with the
stream down to your left and you’ll
soon see another track leading off sharp
right. Take this, bear left at the top of
the ramp and continue to a stile in the
corner. Now stay with the footpath,
crossing a succession of stiles to some
buildings, which you keep to your left.
Follow the left hand field edge and
continue over two more stiles onto a
hedged track.
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