Two series of leaflets have been published to help you to get more out of Fforest Fawr UNESCO Global Geopark. Each Geotrail introduces you to one of the natural and man-made landscapes of this area.
Some are easy strolls, others are more physically demanding. There are some that focus on the underlying rocks, others that look at how people have shaped the place.
We’ve published seven circular walk trails. Each is between 2.5 and 5 miles (4-8km) in length and explores the influence of people and nature on the landscapes of the southern margins of the Geopark. These seven bilingual leaflets are free and are available from National Park centres and some local outlets in the areas concerned:
- Cribarth – quarries and crags, folds and fractures
- From Cwm to Cwm – exploring the southern edge of the Black Mountain
- Lines in the Landscape – Romans and railways at Coelbren
- Penwyllt – rise and fall of an industrial hamlet
- Ridge and River – Cribarth and the River Tawe from Abercrave
- Rocky Ravines – a Brynaman landscape shaped by rock
- Wealth of Water – a low-level circuit up-valley from Craig-y-nos Country Park
The British Geological Survey, Cardiff University and Brecon Beacons National Park Authority worked together to publish another family of walks, assisted by a grant from the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund for Wales. Each one is available for 50p from National Park centres and via the on-line shop. Look out for these titles.*
- Mynydd Illtud – common land near the Mountain Centre at Libanus
- Garn Goch – two Iron Age hill-forts near Bethlehem
- Brecon: River Usk – the river and its floodplain
- Pen-y-crug – Iron Age hill-fort overlooking Brecon
- Llandovery – a building stones trail around the town
- Henrhyd Falls & Nant Llech – waterfall and wooded gorge at Coelbren
- Henllys Vale – mining & quarrying heritage in upper Cwm Twrch
- Brecon – the River Honddu and the town’s bedrock
*These leaflets are only available in English at present though downloadable Welsh versions are planned. Paper copies of some can be bought at the Mountain Centre or via the National Park’s online shop.