Book description
A guidebook to 45 contrasting day walks in the Brecon Beacons National
Park, South Wales, UK, Europe, from centres including Llandovery,
Brecon, Crickhowell, Abergavenny and Hay-on-Wye, covering the four main
areas: Mynydd Du, Fforest Fawr, Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains.
The Brecon Beacons is a place of diverse landscapes - majestic valleys,
dramatic waterfalls and high mountain peaks and ridges. The circular
walks in this guide avoid the better-known routes to explore
unfrequented wooded gorges and upland valleys and are suitable for all
abilities and all seasons. The authors' aim is to offer the reader a
'solitary guided walk' - the opportunity to enjoy the wilderness,
accompanied by all the geological, historical, botanical and other facts
that a bevy of expert guides might provide. Routes are split into seven
geographical groups and indexed for areas of interest and difficulty and
the detailed route descriptions are packed with information for walkers
and walk leaders. All illustrated with OS map extracts, geological
diagrams and colour photographs. Andy Davies lives near Marloes in
Pembrokeshire where he works in marine nature conservation and as a
professional writer and photographer. He also creates limited edition
prints of abstract and impressionistic wildlife images. David Whittaker
has enjoyed the mountains of Britain all his life, walking and climbing
in Wales, Scotland and the Lake District. He has also trekked and
climbed all over the world. He is an Emeritus Professor of Forensic
Dentistry and in 2003 received the OBE for his work.
