Pen Pych Waterfall
Pen Pych is a prominent mountain viewpoint at the head of the Rhondda Fawr valley above Treorchy in Rhondda Cynon Taf, reached from the car park at the end of the valley road. The viewpoint offers one of the most dramatic and comprehensive panoramas of the South Wales Valleys, with the entire length of the Rhondda Fawr visible from valley head to its lower opening at Pontypridd, flanked by the parallel ridges dividing it from neighbouring valleys. The moorland landscape of the ridge provides upland habitat for skylark, curlew and red grouse, and serves as a trailhead for walking routes across the Rhondda ridge toward Craig Ogwr and the broader plateau. The view encapsulates the distinctive coalfield topography with densely terraced towns filling the valley floor and open moorland stretching uninterrupted above.