We actually were in that area in 2008, and last year had similar round walk nearby.
I have to admit I was overly optimistic, as even in relatively not challenging mountains 5 miles is not the same as on flat. Incline along Upper Neuadd Reservoir easy, if not boring, but climb on Craig Cwmoergwm seriously increased heart rate. The worst was the return back to the car park at waterfalls: the path was generally flooded, so avoiding wet shoes caused us to zig-zac and made the distance much longer, and then final descent from Craig y Fan Ddu killed our thighs. We were pretty lucky with the weather, as all the way to the destination there was strong haze, but when we climbed just to the car park level, it cleared.
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| When we set off we didn't know that in a couple of hours we would have to roll down that moutain... |
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| I was surprised to find railway track in that area, it appeared we were there just 2 days before Torpantau station of Brecon Mountain Railway opened after 50 years |
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| Tho whole area was affected by strong winds - here example of trees in different positions. |
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| For the first time I tried panoramas and the result is not bad at all |
GPX track of our walk is here and KMZ file with map underlay (courtesy of Bing maps) here
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