Talybont waterfalls walk

Adventure groups often abseil down these impressive falls

Directions

Walk back to the Car Park entrance and turn right to follow the path steeply uphill beside a fence and alongside a waterfall (the first of many on this walk). Walk towards the apparent summit ahead/right, which is the headland of the Craig Fan Du ridge. The path along the ridge is not clear at first but follow its line, moving towards the right hand side of the ridge until you pick up the path proper, which runs along the edge of a cliff. Some sections are marked with cairns and the ridge gradually narrows.

Directions (continued)

Cross a river/waterfall (050192) and move to the right, gradually heading towards the head of the pass and across to the opposite ridge on the right (057205). Avoid the first path that leads right down into the valley, but continue along the side of the ridge until you reach the war memorial and the wreck of the plane/crash site [Wellington bomber, July 1942, 5 Canadians].

There is no proper path from this point (although several sheep tracks look like paths) Your options are to follow the side of the ridge and follow it to the end (headland), then turn right down into the valley, following the stream; alternatively you can back-track on the path by which you came down from the head of the valley, than turn down to follow the stream along the valley bottom. (NB on either route, pick your way carefully and watch out for boggy ground)

Once you reach the stream (by either route) pick up a footpath the runs parallel to it (downstream) towards woodland. The path runs through woodland, past several waterfalls, and reaches a stile right beside the river. Continue following the path parallel to the river until you reach a wooden footbridge (060187). Turn right, over the footbridge and follow the path up into woodland.

Follow the footpath alongside a stone wall (on the right) until you reach a stream and a cascade of waterfalls. Turn right to follow a steep path roughly parallel to the waterfalls. The path can be hard to find at times where trees have fallen across it and undergrowth is beginning to obliterate it. Higher up, the path becomes clearer and actually crosses the river at the head of a waterfall (left) then leads back up towards the road and the car park.

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