Walk po141 The Waterfalls Walk from Pontneddfechan
This 9½ mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Pontneddfechan & will take about 5 hrs to complete.
Route outline for walk po141:
Pontneddfechan - Nedd Fechan - Pwll Du Ar Byrddin - Sgwd Gwladus (waterfall) - Stepping Stones - Sgwd y Bedol (waterfall) - Sgwd Ddwli Isaf/ (waterfall) - Sgwd Ddwli Uchaf (waterfall) - Pont Melin-fach - Pont Rhyd-y-cnau - Gwaun Bryn-bwch - Cwm Porth - Afon Mellte - Sgwd Clun-gwyn (waterfall) - Sgwd Isaf Clwn-gwyn (waterfall) - Sgwd YrPannwr (waterfall) - Sgwd Yr Elra (waterfall) - Cilhepste-fach - Cilhepste-cerig - Craig y Ddinas - Coed y Ffyrnau - Pontneddfechan
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
To see the impressive Forth Yr Ogof cave at Cwm Porth, go N (left) into the visitor centre car park & go down the steps on the left.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
![]() 0 Welsh Mountains |
![]() 0 Wainwrights |
![]() 0 Welsh Nuttalls |
![]() 0 Welsh Deweys |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 0 Welsh Marilyns |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
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1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk po141 The Waterfalls Walk from Pontneddfechan
In no particular order . . .

My mate Michael and my son (also called Michael) with Sgwd yr Elra Waterfall, Afon Mellte in the background
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