Brecon - Aberhonddu — Abercynafon
Breabe one
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Brecon - Aberhonddu and Abercynafon.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Brecon - Aberhonddu and Abercynafon.
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Reviews - 3
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (3)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Brecon - Aberhonddu
Grid Ref
SO0455728507
Lat / Lon
51.94685° / -3.39004°
Easting / Northing
304,557E / 228,507N
What3Words
fetch.drumbeat.trendy
Abercynafon
Grid Ref
SO0803017420
Lat / Lon
51.84778° / -3.33656°
Easting / Northing
308,030E / 217,420N
What3Words
masking.dame.cleansed
Breabe One's land is
Brecon - Aberhonddu | |
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Grid Ref | SO0455728507 |
Lat / Lon | 51.94685° / -3.39004° |
Easting / Northing | 304,557E / 228,507N |
What3Words | fetch.drumbeat.trendy |
Abercynafon | |
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Grid Ref | SO0803017420 |
Lat / Lon | 51.84778° / -3.33656° |
Easting / Northing | 308,030E / 217,420N |
What3Words | masking.dame.cleansed |
Arable | 25.8% |
Pasture | 32.5% |
Urban | 12.8% |
Water | 0.2% |
Woods | 28.7% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Paul Chilcott
21 Sep 2024September 2024. Direction: Brecon to Abercynafon.
I walked the first part of this route a couple of years ago as part of Brecri1 (Brecon to Crickhowell) as far as Talybont-on-Usk, which is identical to this one after leaving the streets of Brecon. On this walk, I just did the stretch from Talybont to Abercynafon.
On leaving the canal at bridge 143, the route joins the Taff Trail. After the luxury of the canal towpath, this is very rough and rocky underfoot. It`s not really suitable for wheels, except for trail and mountain bikes. After a mile or so it improves a bit and then merges into a regular forestry track up to the point of leaving the Taff Trail on a narrower footpath all the way into Abercynafon, which is just 3 or 4 dwellings, so there are no facilities here. It was a gloomy day, but there were still some good views of the local mountains. The reservoir is hidden behind the trees most of the way along the Taff Trail, with just occasional glimpses.
There are no styles on this section of the walk and just one farm gate on the footpath section half a mile from Abercynafon.
Photo 1 - Bridge 143, where the route leaves the Mon & Brec canal
Photo 2 - Looking back along the canal
Photo 3 - The Taff Trail forestry track
Photo 4 - Talybont reservoir at the lower (dam) end
Photo 5 - The footpath on leaving the Taff Trail down through the woods
Photo 6 - The bridge over the River Caerfanell, near Abercynafon
Photo 7 - Abercynafon (yes, all of it).
Deri Roberts
20 Jun 2022A really beautiful route that mainly follows the Brecon canal. The first section to Talybont on Usk is very flat and easy to navigate, apart from an overgrown stile at around mile 3 that I missed, I have included a photo but you leave the canal and head across a filed at this point. The route passes some very nice pub gardens when you arrive in Talybont so if you didn't want to venture on this could make a nice end point. The route then starts to climb up and passes alongside Talybont reservoir with some great views but slightly more challenging underfoot.
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Colesmith
27 Aug 2021Easyish walk from Brecon to Abercynafon along the canal path and then up the talybont valley mostly along disused railway, with just a bit of older tramway that is slightly tougher underfoot.
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