Easy access
We want everyone to enjoy what the park has to offer!
Taf Fechan River Walk
Circular – 2km – 0.45 hours
This is a moderate, circular walk in woodland alongside the Taf Fechan (not suitable for wheelchairs or those with very limited mobility).
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal towpath
One way – 50km – 10 hours
This is one of the most scenic and spectacular canals in the UK.
Priory Groves, Brecon
Out and back – 4km – 1.15 hours
Priory Groves is woodland in the Honddu river valley. It stretches from below the Cathedral towards the village of Llanddew.
Sychryd All Ability Trail / Dinas Rock
Out and back – 0.8km – 0.30 hours
Short route suitable for wheelchair or mobility scooter users, path winds between the river and the rock face.
Usk Reservoir
Circular – 8km – 0 hours
Remote, but beautiful, Usk Reservoir is circled by a mainly stone track, the longer slopes are downhill if you walk clockwise.
Old Railway Line Garden Centre
The Old Railway Line Garden Centre is family run, independent Garden Centre, Farm Shop & Restaurant
Royal Welsh Winter Fair
An exciting two days of livestock and equine competitions.
Kaya at Black Hill Farm Rooms and Retreat
This adults-only haven offers a selection of luxurious accommodation
Big Pit, National Coal Museum
Big Pit National Coal Museum: Explore Wales’s Mining Heritage in South Wales
Pentre Riding Stables, Accommodation
Pentre Riding Stables: Horse Riding and Countryside Stays in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons)
Craig-y-Nos Country Park Walk
Circular – 2.2km – 1.30 hours
A short but varied walk leads through the pretty Country Park – the former pleasure gardens of Craig-y-Nos castle, past lakes and ponds.
Along the Govilon Line
Circular – 2.6km – 1 hours
Along the Govilon Line – walk between two canal side villages along the route of the old railway line.
Tregib, Self Catering
Ideal for Group Activity Breaks and Family Breaks in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Brecon Prom
Out and back – 0.6km – 1 hours
Brecon Prom – an ideal walk if you are visiting Brecon and want to walk by the river from the town centre.
Taff Trail – Brynich Lock to Talybont-on-Usk
Circular – 5km – 1 hours
A pleasant walk along the canal towpath beside the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal (known locally as the Mon and Brec), no hills.
Henry Vaughan Walk
One way – 3.5km – 1.15 hours
Come, take a stroll in the footsteps of Henry Vaughan, a 17th century poet, whose bardic name was ‘the Swan of the Usk’.
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