Cascades Walk, Hafren Forest
0.6 miles (1 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Hafren Forest car park. Under an hour, easy.
Start: SN 857 869, and finish. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
Almost flat: about 17 m of climbing and 16 m of descent; highest point 331 m.
Facts
- Code
- WA 1214
- Distance
- 0.6 miles (1 km)
- Publisher’s page
- naturalresources.wales
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Wales
- County
- Powys
- Total ascent
- About 17 m. Highest point 331 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car park
- Rhyd-y-benwch (free), 10 m from the start. Directions SN 856 869
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 97%.
Almost all off road.
No stiles recorded.
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 16 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- WA 103Wye Valley WalkShares 0.3 miles of path with this route. Starts on this route at Chepstow. This route starts and finishes on it at Hafren Forest car park.
- WA 102Severn WayShares 0.2 miles of path with this route.
- WA 1152Source of the Severn Trail, Hafren ForestShares 0.3 miles of path with this route. This route starts and finishes on it at Hafren Forest car park.
- WA 1194Severn-Break-its-Neck Trail, Hafren ForestStarts and finishes on this route at Hafren Forest car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Hafren Forest car park.
Walks nearby
- WA 143Sarn Sabrina WalkLong-distance route, 25 miles, circular. Starts 6.2 miles away
- WA 1081Ridgetop Trail2.5 miles, one way. Starts 9 miles away
- WA 1207The Arch Woodland Trail1.1 miles. Starts 9.1 miles away
- WA 1210Barcud Trail, Bwlch Nant yr Arian0.8 miles, circular. Starts 9.3 miles away
- WA 1098The Miners' Trail1.4 miles, circular. Starts 9.3 miles away
- WA 1170Coed Maen Arthur Trail3 miles, circular. Starts 11.7 miles away
Sources
Checked against naturalresources.wales on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Natural Resources Wales, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Natural Resources Wales information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Facts: naturalresources.wales
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