Conquer This 4 Waterfall Walk in Brecon Beacons

Introduction

Ready to ditch the couch and join me on an epic adventure? We’re heading to the 4 Waterfall Walk in Brecon Beacons! Think of it like a nature-filled treasure hunt, but instead of a chest of gold, you get four–yes, FOUR–dazzling waterfalls. Let’s roll up our sleeves and get ready for the Brecon Waterfall Walk!

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Only two minutes in and Stacey having had 3 top up cups of Americano at the cafe now predictably needs the loo. But bingo! Low and behold, right infront of us there were a pair of portaloos just like the ones at a festival. I.e FILTHY

Stacey, much relieved, and becoming quite cheerful now navigated us towards the gravel path passing through two swing gates and down deep into the forest. After a 10 minute stroll… and there it was…

Sgwd Clun-Gwyn

(The Upper Fall of the White Meadow)

This is a fantastic waterfall – about 12 metres of water cascading down over 2 ledges.

But just when I thought it was all going super nicely with Stacey and me still on good terms, I went and fell in the waterfall. All I could hear was Stacey cackling with laughter on the other side. Fortunately, my GoPro is waterproof and captured the funny moment.

And to add insult to injury, I stupidly decided to get the drone out and do my impressive arty shots for the YouTube Vlog. But whilst piloting my DJI Mini 2, all I could hear was Stacey squealing at me like a piglet. (UP RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT UP) and I looked up from the screen only to find that my drone was getting sucked in by the force of the water. I lost control of it! No wonder Stacey was having a sissy fit! She was watching the drone and I was watching the screen. I thought I’d lost my precious baby at one point… the drone that is!

It was a right old struggle getting it back! Drone pilots beware of crashing waterfalls!

Second drama over, and onto the second waterfall, which is reached by going back up the hill then turn right at the top and walk towards and over the footbridge.

Easier said than done! Stacey managed to trip over a bit of exposed tree route whilst being engaged looking at the map on her phone. More squeals and tears. Thought we would have to abandon the whole day and end up in a Welsh A&E. However, being the strong independent women Stacey is… she bounced back pretty quick and off we trotted, all be it with a limp!

Now you’ve all seen Wizard of Oz, and follow the yellow brick road etc etc. Well, Stacey said we now had to follow the red marker trail straight after seeing Marker 16! You see there are markers all over the place and you need to follow them properly, so you don’t get lost. Fortunately, Stacey is good at following numbers!

Now I know this sounds a bit bonkers, but do continue to follow the red arrows ignoring the path that branches off down the hill to Marker 25. Just keep going straight ahead, and soon you’ll reach Marker 35. This bit of the walk took AGES and I was beginning to get bad tempered, and Stacey started complaining about her ankle. And surprise surprise at Marker 35 you will see the signpost for the next waterfall…

Sgwd yr Eira

(The Fall of the Snow)

The next bit is not for the faint hearted, there are 170 steps leading down to the waterfall. These steps were so ridiculously steep that from the top you couldn’t even hear the waterfall crashing below. According to the sign, it only takes 8 minutes to walk down but the rest of your life to walk back up! This was my favourite waterfall of the 4. It’s a whopping 10 metre wide curtain of water and you can even walk behind it on a path! Don’t forget your cossie because you can do wild swimming there too. In fact, Stacey became rather giggly when a couple of women stripped off stark naked for a swim.

After the exhilaration of climbing back up from Sgwd yr Eira be sure to have a rest back at the top because the 3rd waterfall beckons. So now is the time to turn left at the top of the steps. Don’t make the same mistake as Stacey with her dubious navigation skills and turn right. You must turn left back towards the way you came originally. Head back towards Marker 25 and take the little path that descends down to the left into the valley following the green markers until you’ll eventually reach the third waterfall at Marker 30. Take good care here. Poor old Stacey fell over yet again this time in front of an elderly couple waiting patiently for her to pass.

Sgwd y Pannwr

(The Fall of the Woollen Washer)

This is a wide 15m waterfall and you can view it from both top and bottom. You reach it from the top and then climb down a small gorge to view it from below.

By now, I was actually getting a bit overwhelmed with all the waterfalls. Did I just say that? However, Stacey couldn’t wait to reach the fourth and final waterfall which we found a hundred metres upstream. There were more rocks to clamber over and some wooden boardwalks.

Sgwd Isaf Clun-Gwyn

(The Lower Fall of the White Meadow)

It just keeps on giving and is a great climax to the day! It can be best viewed from the top and like the last one, it’s popular with swimmers. Interestingly, Stacey got chatted up by a handsome fella who was swimming with a phone in a waterproof protective case.

Heading back to the start of the walk

So having seen all 4 amazing waterfalls it was getting late and the pub beckoned. We could have retraced our steps, but we foolishly decided to scramble up the right hand side of the waterfall which was flipping scary and so slippy but a bit quicker! This scramble is not for the faint hearted but we were rewarded with amazing views at the top.

At the top there is a small path on your left which goes along the valley cliff face. It’s very easy to find even though there are no sign posts. However, there is a signpost saying the route is unsafe and to turn back, which of course we ignored! It was actually okay!

At this point Stacey was getting very moody. She was ready for a pie and a pint! We’d about 10 arguments by this point! We now thought we were lost but Stacey in her wisdom had connected her phone to the car so we could navigate straight back to it easily. Just to warn you all there isn’t much signal – Stacey was very lucky to get that signal back to the car!

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Conclusion

In conclusion, we had a great day! We made some wonderful memories and had such a laugh but do make sure everyone in your group has a hearty breakfast before you go and take plenty of water and snacks! The entire 4 waterfalls took us about 4 hours to complete. The route was generally pretty tough for me but then again, I am a potato!

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