Brecon Beacons from Craig y Fan Ddu
One of the the best Brecon Beacons Walks that avoids the Pen y Fan circus is to head for Talybont-on-Usk on the eastern edge of the Brecon Beacons range. You can walk from Talybont-on-Usk or go over the canal and drive along the edge of the reservoirs until reaching some car parks at the foot of the mountains.
There are footpaths here that will take you up on to Craig y Fan Ddu and heading towards the peaks of Fan y Big and Cribyn. It’s a wild moorland up on the craig with great drops into the wide open valleys and extensive views across the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains.
Most of all it is a lot quieter than the Brecon Beacons Walks around the Storey Arms area, and in my view even more stunning and interesting walking country.
