Wales Outdoors

This hike is 20km and 530m of ascent, so we'll need to keep moving, but then, it is February :) We'll begin by wandering through the gorgeous Hafren Forest before striking directly up and to the summit of Plynlimon or Pumlumon Fawr, the highest mountain in the Cambrian range. Then it's a ridge walk passing both the source of the River Severn and the River Wye and taking in the numerous ancient cairns along the way. We'll then descend along the Severn Way and back through the forest to the start point. There will be waterfalls :)

For the route see the photos for this event.

Wales Outdoors Kit List - Best practice kit list - Don't worry, though, we bring along all the safety kit, so you don't have to
Wales Outdoors Kit Shop - Our merchandise and small shop selling our recommended kit and kit hire options

Know before you go

• Put a shout-out here for car sharing
• This tour will take place rain or shine
• You will climb 530m and hike 20km
• All walks are well behaved dog-friendly, and so if you have an issue with dogs, then these walks are likely not for you
• Although most levels of fitness can be accommodated, please be sensible when booking and know your own ability

Please Note
A good level of fitness is required for all of our mountain walks. If walking with us, please know that the weather can change, and at times we do need to keep moving, especially in winter, to remain warm and safe.

It's a day out in the central Brecon Beacons, hiking parts of the Taff Trail and the Cambrian Way. A tough start sees us gain height quickly, but then it is a walk in the (national) park :) A visit to a Wellington Bomber crash site with a fair bit of wreckage on show is followed by the most spectacular of escarpment edge meanders before the obligatory 'diving board' pic at Fan y Big. We then gently descend back to the start point.

For the route, see the photos for this event.

Wales Outdoors Kit List - Best practice kit list - Don't worry, though, we bring along all the safety kit, so you don't have to
Wales Outdoors Kit Shop - Our merchandise and small shop selling our recommended kit and kit hire options

Know before you go

• Put a shout-out here for car sharing
• This tour will take place rain or shine
• You will climb 367m and hike 15km
• All walks are well behaved dog-friendly, and so if you have an issue with dogs, then these walks are likely not for you
• Although most levels of fitness can be accommodated, please be sensible when booking and know your own ability

Please Note
A good level of fitness is required for all of our mountain walks. If walking with us, please know that the weather can change, and at times we do need to keep moving, especially in winter, to remain warm and safe.

We're offering the Eight Waterfalls walk, a guided walk that is our tourist go-to hike and that we deliver a few times a week in the high season, as a warm-up, to get us back into the swing of things in advance of the 'crazy season'.

This is a 10-mile hike, delivered at a relaxed pace with plenty of stops, and we have two sign-up options. This hike is in addition to our commitment of providing one hike per month, those being the first or second weekend of any month, and so payment please if you want to RSVP.

We have two options.

From Cardiff - Join us in our Minivan for a Cardiff to Cardiff journey, with the hike sandwiched in between - This is a paid service and is limited to 12 people. You can make a payment using Stripe.

Meet Us There - RSVP by buying me a coffee and stating the coffee is for 'Waterfalls' and I'll manually add you to the event.

Something a little different, but we thought we'd share this with you all as you may be interested in a trad tourism 'day trip'... This is a paid event and limited to 12 people. You can make a payment using this Stripe payment link.

What we have on offer here is our Five Star eight-hour day tour from Cardiff, our ‘Three Amazing Castles, Tintern Abbey And Roman Caerleon’, which retails in the high season at £167.50 pp, on offer as a staff ‘warm-up’ event. This is for tourism professionals, members of our social hiking group and indeed any ‘local’ that wants to experience a fine day out in South East Wales at a bargain basement price.

Travelling from Cardiff or Newport in our fully electric minivan, we’ll journey across SE Wales. Consider the minivan as a time machine, enjoy travelling with your driver/guide from one era to another, experiencing the Ancient Britons, the Romans, the Normans, the Tudors and the Victorians…

And the great thing for you is that we are not going to bill you £167.50 pp! For this one time in 2026 only this tour is available to readers of this blog, followers of our Facebook page and members of our social hiking group for just £50 pp. You’ll also need to have either CADW membership or purchase in advance (cheaper - we can sort this for you as a trade purchase), or on the day, a Three Day CADW Explorer Pass. This equates to a 66% Discount!

Kids, of all ages, are welcome ;) Sturdy footwear and clothing for a range of weather is recommended. Toilets and snacks are available at most stops. Lunch is usually in Caerleon, where there are options of a pub, a lovely cafe (we’ll book a table) or the village bakery.