Blaen y Glyn waterfalls
Description:
Blaen y Glyn is a waterfall and woodland gorge site in the heart of the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park, managed by Natural Resources Wales within Talybont Forest. The River Caerfanell and its tributary Nant Bwrefwr form around twenty waterfalls along a two-mile stretch, of which the named Blaen y Glyn fall — also known as Caerfanell Falls — is the principal feature, a drop of around 30 feet into a short rocky gorge.
Two free car parks serve the site: Blaen y Glyn Isaf (lower) and Blaen y Glyn Uchaf (upper), with the upper car park also providing access to the Beacons Way long-distance path.
Beyond the main named fall, continuing upstream reveals numerous further cascades varying in height, many spilling into accessible plunge pools popular for wild swimming.
The upper car park connects to walking routes toward Pen y Fan, Fan y Big and the Waun Rydd plateau, making Blaen y Glyn a practical base for both short waterfall walks and longer mountain routes in the central Beacons. The site lies approximately eleven and a half miles south of Brecon, accessed via the Talybont Reservoir road.