pontneddfechan waterfalls

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Hi guys,

Looks like I am heading to pontneddfechan waterfalls with a few mates in a couple of weeks, really looking forward to it!

Just wondering who has been and do you have any advice or special locations / routes around the waterfalls away from the public?

Any pictures to wet my appetite would be welcomed too :thumbs:

Cheers,

Del
 
dellydel said:
Hi guys,

Looks like I am heading to pontneddfechan waterfalls with a few mates in a couple of weeks, really looking forward to it!

Just wondering who has been and do you have any advice or special locations / routes around the waterfalls away from the public?

Any pictures to wet my appetite would be welcomed too :thumbs:

Cheers,

Del
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Do a search on Flickr would be what I'd do.
 
Hi dale, i live a couple of miles away, and it is always busy every weekend. If you can go on a weekday it will be much quieter.
 
Been there a number of times, and as Phil said, it's always busy on weekends. Weekdays are your best days.

Wear good hiking boots, and don't be worried about getting a bit wet, some of the best viewpoints will require you to tread some water; and don't be afraid to wander off known paths :thumbs:

As for photo-equipment, a tripod and polariser will come in very handy.

Have a wonderful day :thumbs:
 
I also don't live far from these (about 20 mins away) theres a few falls on the rivers here worth a shot.
Note it can be a bit muddy in places and if you go on the rocks these can be seriously slippery, so care is advised, but the paths are in reasonable condition.
Theres a half decent pub (the Angel) which did nice reasonable priced food last time I was in there (about a year back mind) theres also cafes and a bakery in Glyn Neath itseft and a MacDonalds just outsde Glyn Neath.
 
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there's a visitors centre next the angel pub:-
http://www.breconbeacons.org/visit-us/information-centres-new/waterfalls-centre-pontneddfechan

and here's a link to some walks:-
http://www.breconbeacons.org/parkexplorer/#&state=home&ml=I&mc=108916.5,600.5&mz=1

If you do go on a weekend, the valleys east of the dinas rock (about a mile east of the angel, theres a car park there too) are a lot quiter

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51....285,-3.313125&sspn=0.237901,0.452499&t=h&z=16

I'm pretty certain someone did a 'knol' for these waterfalls, but cant access knol from work.

http://knol.google.com/

and search for wales waterfalls photography as a starter
 
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Excellent info guys, just what I was after guys, thanks!

I thought it may be a popular place, hopefully its not too busy if we head of the track a little bit ;)

Edit: the google knol site doesn't seem to be loading up, is it just my computer or is the whole site down?
 
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Some piccies for you....

MadMatt was up there recently; lovely captures...
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=404273

Here's some from a TP meet last year...
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=359088

Here's a blog about a walk I helped organise a few weeks ago.
Blog is a mixture of my piccies and other peoples piccies.
http://chadgold2012.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/wales-day-1-waterfalls.html

They are popular - rightly so!
But are quieter than the same attractions would be in any other part of the UK.
 
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