Easier to walk it than it is to say, the Rhiw yr Ysgyfarnog escarpment is an arrow-straight ridge that takes hikers from the high points of the Central Beacons towards the Neuadd Reservoirs and Taf Fechan Forest.

Few paths in Britain's mountains are this straight for so long and the easy gradient only adds to this sense. It seems to go on and on and on. However, the views to the west, down into Cwm Crew and beyond to the Black Mountain are superb.

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The sinuous Rhiw yr Ysgyfarnog escarpment is a superbly airy place to run. It runs arrow-straight to the south east from the minor summit of Duwynt, with gorgeous views back towards Pen y Fan. To the east, the scarp drops sharply to the glacier-carved cwm that now holds the Blaen Taf Fechan, which tumbles down to the Upper Neuadd Reservoir. To the west is Cwm Crew, a graceful, steep-sided valley that's typical of the region. It's this sense of space on either side that makes Rhiw yr Ysgyfarnog so dramatic.

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Location: Llanfrynach, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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