The Brecon Beacons National Park

Brecon Beacons National Park one of Britains breathing spaces

Carreg Cennen Castle & the Black Mountain

@ Carreg Cennen Castle car park at OS grid ref SN 667194

European Geoparks Fortnight 2008

Tri-diversity: Archaeological, biological and geological characteristics all feature strongly in the west of the Geopark. This circular walk from the spectacular Carreg Cennen Castle will take you out onto the Black Mountain and back again, looking at some of the best examples Fforest Fawr Geopark has to offer to illustrate the strong links between rocks, people and place.

Length: 7 miles/11.5km

Grade/ascent: moderate/energetic, 490m/1600ft

Leaders: National Park wardens, Richard Farquhar & Helen Pye
Geology guide: Alan Bowring (BBNPA)

Geo-topics: Old Red Sandstone, Carboniferous rocks, karst & legacy of the Ice Age, archaeology

A rock festival with a difference!

Carreg Cennen Castle & the Black Mountain is in Carmarthenshire

The Brecon Beacons National Park

The Brecon Beacons National Park