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Lower-level Walks/Easier Days

Cwm Cerrig-gleisiad (FF L1)

The cwm below Craig Cerrig-gleisiad (see FF4) is ideal for an afternoon stroll or a lazy day in the sun.

Escape the noise and hustle of the road to enjoy a haven of tranquillity and beauty with both the grandeur of crags that are unparalleled in S Wales, and the softer charms of the cwm itself – playful hillocks, the sheep, the stream, the colours of the heathers and bracken. While in the cwm try exploring the trail leading up to Fan Frynych (FF6). This leads to more pretty exhibitions of woodland and fell – Fforest Fawr at her most accommodating.

Cwm-du (FF L2)

Good for a rain-shortened day; a short brisk walk along the bridleway, and a foray into the cwm, might be rewarded with late shafts of sunlight.

Cwm-du bears more than a passing resemblance to Cwm Cerrig-gleisiad; a steep craggy face on one side facing pleasantly wooded slopes on the other. However the head of Cwm-du is narrower, and it twists itself more deeply and intimately into the curves of the engirdling hills with no crags, this time, to bar the way.

It takes longer to reach Cwm-du than Cwm Cerrig-gleisiad (see FF7 for approaches to Pont Blaen Cwm-du) and it does not exhibit quite the same pristine freshness.

Craig Cerrig-gleisiad (FF L1)

Senni Valley (FF L3)

Seen from the barren uplands of Fforest Fawr the Senni Valley appears like a jewel.

No directions are needed for an exploration of the Senni Valley. The map shows plenty of paths and lanes, and there are even more on the ground. The upper reaches of the valley, beyond Llwyn-Hydan, are splendidly wild and impressive.

Mellte Valley (FF L4)

This hauntingly beautiful walk cries out for inclusion, despite being some distance from the hills.

Start from Porth yr Ogof at 928124. There is a parking area close by. A valley path follows the densely wooded Mellte gorge for a time, later veering E to climb the slopes above the Hepste before descending to the riverside again, close to the waterfalls at Scwd yr Eira at 929100. The path actually continues into a recess behind the falls. There are numerous other falls and potholes en route.