Talgarth - Pwll-y-Wrach 7m Circular

Full route: www.welshmanwalking.co.uk/pwll-y-wrach

This 7-mile circular starts in the town of Talgarth and managed to feel like a proper little adventure without ever being a big “mountain day”. You head out of town to Pwll-y-Wrach, a woodland waterfall wrapped in folklore and local history, then climb steadily up onto quieter lanes and open farmland with the Black Mountains and Y Grib sitting proudly above. From Rhos Fach you loop back past the eerie, crumbling remains of an old hospital and St Gwenddine’s, before finishing in the best possible way: a coffee at Talgarth Mill, another place absolutely packed with history.

Distance: ~11 km (7 miles) circular

Duration: 3–4 hours (plus extra time for photos + Talgarth Mill)

Ascent: ~230 m (steady climb out of the valley, nothing savage)

Highest point: Open farmland / moor edge below the Black Mountains (near views towards Y Grib)

Difficulty: Easy/Moderate – mostly straightforward paths and lanes with a couple of steady climbs.

Terrain: Town paths, woodland trails, lanes, farmland tracks, and a couple of potentially muddy bits in the woods.