Section 5 of 10, Beacons Way
Llangynidr to Cwm-llwch
12.1 miles (19.4 km). About 6 hours, challenging.
Start: SO 151 200. Finish: SO 011 215. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 1,132 m of climbing and 361 m of descent; highest point 884 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Llangynidr.
- Car parks
- Car park (free), 20 m from the start. Directions SO 152 200Car park, 190 m from the start. Directions SO 151 202Car park (free), 540 m from the start. Directions SO 146 200
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: a bus stop, 2 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Cwm-llwch.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: Torpantau station (heritage railway), 6.2 km away (Directions).
Planning the Beacons Way
- Planning the whole trail: breconbeaconsparksociety.org.
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 36%, paved or flagged 11%; the rest (53%) isn't recorded.
About 6% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 6 stiles, 16 gates, 5 stream crossings.
Steepest climb: about 241 m in a kilometre (1 in 4), starting 7.3 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Walked it? Log it
Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this section: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.