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Pumlumon Fawr summit – Blaen Hafren Falls loop from Eisteddfa Gurig

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Pumlumon Fawr summit – Blaen Hafren Falls loop from Eisteddfa Gurig

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Pumlumon Fawr summit – Blaen Hafren Falls loop from Eisteddfa Gurig

06:23

21.7km

630m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Parking

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4.63 km

Pumlumon Fawr summit

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This is a beautiful area and less busy than the more popular peaks of Wales. It's a stunning, remote landscape of lakes and barren hills that are still high enough to be in the Nuttall category.

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4.64 km

Pumlumon Fawr summit

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A beautiful part of Mid Wales that is often over looked. Stunning remote landscape of great beauty without the crowds of the more popular peaks.

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5.65 km

Pen Pumlumon Llygad-Bychan summit

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Third highest summit in the Pumlumon range, Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan is perhaps most notable for its proximity to the source of the River Wye. To the north of the summit …

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9.86 km

Source of the River Severn

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The River Severn begins its epic 220 mile (354 km) journey right here, high in the Cambrian Mountains. The Severn is the longest river in Britain and has the most …

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11.6 km

Blaen Hafren Waterfalls

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This small but delightful waterfall forms part of the early stages of the River Severn, the longest river in Great Britain.

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12.6 km

Blaen Hafren Falls is a small but pretty waterfall along the infant River Severn, situated in the Hafren Forest. Along this waterway, and indeed the many streams nearby, you can find dippers, frogs, toads and other amphibians, plus freshwater fish.

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14.3 km

Waterfall

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21.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.2 km

5.95 km

3.27 km

225 m

Surfaces

8.23 km

5.05 km

4.39 km

1.96 km

1.81 km

225 m

Elevation

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Highest point (740 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

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Monday 1 June

15°C

10°C

65 %

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Pumlumon Fawr summit – Blaen Hafren Falls loop from Eisteddfa Gurig

Pumlumon Fawr summit

Pumlumon Fawr summit

Pen Pumlumon Llygad-Bychan summit

Source of the River Severn

Cascade Stream

Blaen Hafren Waterfalls

Blaen Hafren Falls

Waterfall

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