Blaen y Glyn, near Brecon

Welcome

Blaen y Glyn waterfall is within Talybont Forest in the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park.

You can walk to Blaen y Glyn waterfall from two of our car parks.

Blaen y Glyn Isaf is the lower car park and Blaen y Glyn Uchaf is the upper car park.

There is a picnic bench in each car park.

Walking trails

You can walk to Blaen y Glyn waterfall from Blaen y Glyn Isaf (the lower car park) or Blaen y Glyn Uchaf (the upper car park).

The route from the lower car park is shorter and has less of a climb than the route from the upper cark park.

Find out about walking trail grades.

Lower Blaen y Glyn Waterfall Walk

• Grade: Moderate
• Distance: 0.8 miles/1.2 kilometres (there and back)
• Time: 45 minutes
• Trail information: This linear walk to Blaen y Glyn waterfall is from Blaen y Glyn Isaf (the lower car park). It is not waymarked - see the information panel in the car park for the suggested route. 

Upper Blaen y Glyn Waterfall Walk

• Grade: Strenuous
• Distance: 1 mile/1.6 kilometres (there and back)
• Time: 1-1½ hours
• Trail information: This linear walk to Blaen y Glyn waterfall is from Blaen y Glyn Uchaf (the upper car park). It is not waymarked - see the information panel in the car park for the suggested route. 

Beacons Way

You can join the Beacons Way long distance path from the Blaen y Glyn Uchaf car park.

For more information about the Beacons Way go to the National Park's website.

Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

Blaen y Glyn is in the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park.

The National Park covers approximately 520 square miles of mountains and moorland in South and Mid Wales.

It is looked after by the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority.

For more information go to the National Park's visitor website.

National Forest for Wales

Blaen y Glyn forms part of the National Forest for Wales.

The National Forest will:

• create areas of new woodland
• enhance existing woodlands
• restore Wales’ irreplaceable ancient woodlands

It will form a connected ecological network running throughout Wales, bringing social, economic and environmental benefits.

Parts of the network will eventually form a trail running the length and breadth of Wales, so anyone can access it wherever they live.

For more information go to the National Forest for Wales website.

Visiting safely

We want you to return home safely after your visit here.

You are responsible for your own safety as well as the safety of any children and animals with you during your visit.

For advice and tips to help you plan your visit here go to Visiting our places safely.

Changes to visitor facilities

See the top of this webpage for details of any planned closures or other changes to visitor facilities here.

For your safety, always follow instructions from staff and signs including those for trail diversions or closures.

We may divert or close trails whilst we undertake maintenance work or other operations and we may need to close other visitor facilities temporarily.

In extreme weather, we may close facilities at short notice due to the risk of injury to visitors and staff.

How to get here

Location

Blaen y Glyn Isaf and Blaen y Glyn Uchaf car parks are 11½ miles south of Brecon.

They are in the county of Powys.

Ordnance Survey (OS) map

Blaen y Glyn is on OS Explorer OL 12. 

The OS grid references for the car parks are:

• Blaen y Glyn Isaf (the lower car park): SO 063 170
• Blaen y Glyn Uchaf (the upper car park): SO 056 176

Directions

Take the A40 from Brecon towards Abergavenny.

After 5 miles, turn right signposted towards Talybont on Usk.

At the T-junction, turn right towards Pencelli.

In the village turn left following the signs towards Talybont Reservoir.

Continue for 5¼ miles and the Blaen y Glyn Isaf car park is just after a stone bridge on the right.

For the Blaen y Glyn Uchaf car park continue for a further ¾ mile and the car park is on the right.

Public transport

The nearest mainline railway station is in Merthyr Tydfil.

For details of public transport go to the Traveline Cymru website.

Parking

Parking is free of charge.

Overnight parking is not permitted.

Contact details

There are no staff at this location.

Contact our customer team for general enquiries during office hours, Monday to Friday.