Ystradfellte & the Four Falls

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Four Falls trail (incorporated in waymarked trails, notably the downstream. There are several reappearing further underground before the River Mellte disappears cave entrance in Wales, where is Porth yr Ogof, the largest Ystradfellte at Cwm Porth Neath. Not far from joining to form the River dramatic waterfalls, before cascading over a series of down deep wooded gorges, Mellte and Hepste – flow several rivers – including the Beacons National Park. Here in the south of Brecon situated in Waterfall Country metres km 20 0 40 0 60 0 0 0 Ystradfellte is The village of Fiona Barltrop Chosen by... 23 u Distance: 6½ miles/10.3km u 2 4 ystradfellte & the powys

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3 2 miles/3.5km away and keep stile Cross 3 miles/4.7km from onwards Continue of Craig Cau. From here you you here From Cau. of Craig Lyn to down views great get summit of and up to Cau path Shortly after Penygadair. rise again, turn to starts diagonally R and follow rocky over track obvious pillow towering past ground trig point to formations lava summit. 893m Penygadair’s at from very steep cliff edges as steep very from saddle broad to descend you 4 5 summit, descending slightly summit, descending on clear path then following cairns ridge past grassy broad, fence. to outcrops and rocky and continue stile Cross Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop

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