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Blue Rock Descent – The Dragon's Head loop from Cwrt-y-Gollen

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Blue Rock Descent – The Dragon's Head loop from Cwrt-y-Gollen

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Blue Rock Descent – The Dragon's Head loop from Cwrt-y-Gollen

04:25

14.5km

450m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.34 km

Rheld Wood

Forest

3.44 km

Coed Cefn Woodland Walk

Highlight • Trail

Coed Cefn is an ancient woodland with a rich historical past: there is an iron age hillfort in the centre and a few non-native conifers remain hinting at the woodland's …

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6.16 km

View of Crickhowell and the Usk Valley

Highlight • Historical Site

The views just below Crug Hywel or Table Mountain are wonderful. You are just below this iconic flat-topped hillock that is positioned just below Pen Cerrig-Calch. Crug Hywel is also …

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6.71 km

Crug Hywel (Table Mountain) — summit and Iron Age hillfort

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The flat and slightly sloping summit of Table Mountain looms over Crickhowell. At 1,480 feet (451 m) high, its flat top — at a slightly tipsy-looking angle — is an …

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8.76 km

Blue Rock Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beginners rocky descent and climb.

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10.8 km

View of Table Mountain

Highlight • Viewpoint

12.6 km

The Dragon's Head

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful views, riverside paths,field tracks and lanes.River sections may flood after heavy rain mainly dog friendly

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13.4 km

River Usk Walk, Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

The town lies on the River Usk, on the southern edge of the Black Mountains and in the eastern part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Significant parts of the …

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14.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.86 km

2.94 km

2.92 km

1.49 km

1.18 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.92 km

2.88 km

2.65 km

2.34 km

326 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 19 May

16°C

10°C

46 %

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Blue Rock Descent – The Dragon's Head loop from Cwrt-y-Gollen

Coed Cefn Woodland Walk

View of Crickhowell and the Usk Valley

Crug Hywel (Table Mountain) — summit and Iron Age hillfort

Blue Rock Descent

View of Table Mountain

The Dragon's Head

River Usk Walk, Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

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