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Sgwd y Pannwr – Sgwd Yr Eira loop from Ystradfellte

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Sgwd y Pannwr – Sgwd Yr Eira loop from Ystradfellte

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Sgwd y Pannwr – Sgwd Yr Eira loop from Ystradfellte

03:35

12.6km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 18, 2026

Tips

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.19 km

Viewpoint

3.22 km

Waterfall Country Information Board

Highlight • Rest Area

Lovely walk, nice when it’s cloudy or for when you don’t fancy ascents.

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3.89 km

Waterfall and Stone Cairns by the River, Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Highlight • River

Nice secluded spot just off the hiking path near the waterside

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3.99 km

Waterfall in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

There are lots of flat rocks around here so it was a good place to stop.
The path slippery and dangerous when wet as it will drop you onto the rocks below so careful!!!

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4.15 km

Sgwd Isaf Clun-Gwyn

Highlight • Waterfall

Sgwd Isaaf Clun-Gwyn means ‘lower fall of the white meadow’. While the higher falls a few hundred metres up the River Mellte are very dramatic, the lower falls are a …

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4.59 km

Sgwd y Pannwr

Highlight • Waterfall

Sgwd y Pannwr - 'fall of the fuller' or 'fall of the woollen washer' in Welsh - is the lowermost of the three much-loved falls on the Mellte. Like something …

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5.69 km

Sgwd Yr Eira

Highlight • Waterfall

Sgwd Yr Eira is the star attraction of the Brecon Beacons' much-loved 'Waterfall Country' walk. Meaning 'fall of snow' in Welsh, it tumbles over the 50 foot (15.2 m) tall …

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7.21 km

Grassy Path With Views in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Highlight • Forest

Amazing trial especially at the start with all the Waterfalls, just magical place

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7.69 km

Penderyn Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

Start from Penderyn in the south up to Brecon in the North.

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12.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.17 km

2.84 km

1.46 km

468 m

373 m

329 m

Surfaces

4.85 km

3.84 km

1.83 km

1.18 km

463 m

329 m

149 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Friday 12 June

17°C

7°C

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Sgwd y Pannwr – Sgwd Yr Eira loop from Ystradfellte

Waterfall Country Information Board

Waterfall and Stone Cairns by the River, Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waterfall in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Sgwd Isaf Clun-Gwyn

Sgwd y Pannwr

Sgwd Yr Eira

Grassy Path With Views in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Penderyn Trailhead

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