Llwyn-on reservoir, built in 1926, covers 150 acres and is the largest of the three in the Taff Fawr Valleys area. Walking along the shore you can be immersed in the fresh smells of the conifer forest and lapping sounds of the deep blue water - an ideal habitat for otters, great crested grebes, goldeneye, goosander and coot.

Adie

October 10, 2022

Cycling

Llwyn Onn reservoir offers views of conifer forest and the gentle lapping sounds of deep blue water.
It is the largest of the three reservoirs in the Taff Fawr Valleys area.

The fresh clean water provides an ideal habitat for otters, great crested grebes, goldeneye, goosander and coot.

If you're after refreshments, head to the Garwnant Visitor Centre. on the North shore.

David Howells

March 4, 2024

Hiking

A very pretty and accessible dam, the spillover makes it a lovely scenic addition to your loop of the reservoir or the nearby forest. There are lovely picnic areas on the way around the dam, some eating spots by way of a roadside 'scoff' van in a nearby lay-by on the eastern shore, and the cafe at Garwnant Visitor Centre on the north side of the reservoir.

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