Walks from Llanwrtyd
Brecknockshire · Wales
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Llanwrtyd Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Llanwrtyd by train.
Llanwrtyd to Cynghordy
Long section into Carmarthenshire through Crychan Forest, crossing the railway, the Afon Brân and several streams, with fine views of the great arches of Cynghordy Viaduct on the descent.
Cynghordy Viaduct: Imposing 18-arch curved railway viaduct near Cynghordy, one of the most striking structures on the line.
Warnings: Long, remote forest and hill section with few facilities; come prepared.
Walk details: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).
Builth Road to Llanwrtyd
Long, demanding hill section over the Moelfre hillside and along the Epynt Way around the Mynydd Epynt military area, through Crychan Forest and along the Afon Irfon to Llanwrtyd Wells.
Warnings: Long, remote and exposed hill section; the Epynt Way skirts a live military training area, so heed firing notices and the waymarked posts.
Walk details: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).
Llandovery to Llanwrtyd
Recommended: The hills and valleys are beautiful. A long, remote walk through beautiful Welsh hill country, largely on the Heart of Wales Trail, with great river sections, rolling-countryside views and some boggy sections and stiles. There is a particularly steep, long climb into Crychan Forest if starting at Llandovery and country lanes with hardly any traffic. Uses the Heart of Wales Trail, which runs alongside the Heart of Wales rail line, so trains link the two towns and the walk can be shortened at Cynghordy station. Passes the Cwmcuttan (Cynghordy) Viaduct.
Cynghordy Viaduct: Imposing 18-arch curved railway viaduct near Cynghordy, one of the most striking structures on the line.
Time: 7h30–14h30
Warnings: The route crosses the railway line at several points; stop and listen before crossing. Some boggy sections and stiles.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
