Brecon Beacons Circular Route (South Wales)- West of Merthyr Tydfil take the A465
- At Penywaun take the exit onto the A4059 and head North
- Pass through the Village and 30mph limits
- Once leaving the village the road opens up accross the mountain plateau with quick twisties and undulating road....Watch out for Sheep playing Chicken....
- Overtaking of slow movng vehicle on bends can be achieved due to fantatic visibility (although you are in S.Wales so likely to be misty and raining).
- This road was used on Top gear for the original RS Focus Test :
- whilst on this road you will see the Peaks of the Brecon Beacons directly infront of you.
- As you near the end of the A4059, the A470 will come into view
- Watch for slow moving traffic on the A470 as it rises to meet the A4059...if there is a que try to beat it to the junction as both roads run in near parrallel (this can be quite fun).
- Join the A470 and continue North.
- There are a number of stopping points along here with a large car park on the right, if you want to stop.
- Continue on the A470 and take the A4215 turning on your right.
- This joins the A4067, continue South West the A4067, skirting the edge of the Black Mountains.
- This is quite a nice stretch which passes a resovoir, (on-right) which IIRC is quite a bit lower then the road and can appear through the cloud (if low level cloud)
- The road then passes Danny-Yr-Ogof showcaves, which are worth a visit : http://www.showcaves.co.uk/index.html
- Continue on the A4067 and take the A4221 and A4109 back onto the A465 to return to your start point.
Route Diversions : From the A4059 take the left hand turn to Ystradfellte, Park at the 2nd 'P' on the map below (A4059 is the red road in bottom corner) which has Loo's available.
Follow the Footpath south to see the Waterfall, and head for the one called Sgwd Yr Elra which you can walk behind.
