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is the starting point for a couple of easy forest walks and a cycle trail, and it also has a
cafe, an adventure play area and a rope-swing 'assault course' for kids.
Between the villages of Pontneddfechan and Ystradfellte is a series of dramatic waterfalls,
where the Rivers Mellte, Hepste and Pyrddin pass through steep forested gorges. The
finest is Sgwd-yr-Eira (Waterfall of the Snow), where you can actually walk behind the tor-
rent. At one point the River Mellte disappears into Porth-yr-Ogof (Door to the Cave), the
biggest cave entrance in Britain (3m high and 20m wide), only to reappear 100m further
south.
Walks in the area are outlined on the national park's Wood of the Waterfalls walk card
(£1), which is available from visitor centres, including the Waterfalls Centre ( 01639-721795;
Pontneathvaughan Rd, Pontneddfechan; 9.30am-5pm Apr-Oct, 9.30am-3pm Sat & Sun Nov-Mar) . Take spe-
cial care - the footpaths can be slippery, and there are several steep, stony sections.
Black Mountain (Mynydd Du), the western section of the national park, contains the
wildest, loneliest and least-visited walking country. Its finest feature is the sweeping es-
carpment of Fan Brycheiniog (802m), which rises steeply above the scenic glacial lakes of
Llyn y Fan Fach and Llyn y Fan Fawr. It can be climbed from Llanddeusant; the round
trip is 12 miles.
Carreg Cennen
( www.carregcennencastle.com ; adult/child £4/3.50; 9.30am-6.30pm Apr-Oct, to 4pm Nov-Mar) Perched atop a
steep limestone crag high above the River Cennen is Wales' ultimate romantic ruined
castle, visible for miles in every direction. The current structure was built at the end of the
13th century in the course of Edward I's conquest of Wales. It was partially dismantled in
1462 during the Wars of the Roses. The most unusual feature is a stone-vaulted passage
running along the top of the sheer southern cliff, which leads down to a long, narrow, nat-
ural cave; bring a torch or hire one from the ticket office (£1.50).
Carreg Cennen is signposted from the A483, heading south from Llandeilo.
CASTLE
Garn Goch
(near Bethlehem village) You're likely to have the impressive remains of 4000-year-old
Garn Goch (Red Fort) to yourself, despite their splendour. It's the largest Iron Age hill fort
in Wales - two distinct circular stone ramparts can be discerned as you wander the site, as
well as Bronze Age burial mounds.
FORT
Red Kite Centre
WILDLIFE RESERVE
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