The Beacons Way is a 161km (100 mile) linear walk across the Brecon Beacons National Park. It was devised by ex-Park Society Secretary John Sansom (who died in June 2006), in conjunction with Arwel Michael and Chris Barber.
Route Guide
For information on how to purchase a copy of the book, click here
The Route
For a brief outline and description of the route across the Brecon Beacons National Park, click here.
From time to time route changes to the Beacons Way are introduced. When this happens the resulting new route will be signed and waymarked. The 2005 edition of the OS Explorer maps OL12 and OL13 contain some inaccuracies in the route; these have largely been corrected in the 2009 edition. We also try and keep you updated with changes to the route which may be temporary or where we feel additional guidance is needed. This is all on the Hints and Tips page
Trails and Treks
For details of forthcoming guided walks along The Beacons Way click here
Accommodation
There are many B&B’s Hotels, Campsites and Hostels/Bunkhouses near the end points of each day’s walk. They are too many to list here, so we recommend you contact the local Tourist Information Centre for details of accommodation in the area. From east to west the TICs and other sources of accommodation information are:-
Blaenavon World Heritage Centre
Brecon Tourism Information Centre – 01874 622485
Hay on Wye Tourism Information Bureau
Merthyr Tydfil Tourist Information Centre
Weather Forecast
A useful weather forecast for the Brecon Beacons can be found here
Report Problems
To report any problems on footpaths or open land please click here
Contact Us
If you have walked the Beacons Way, we would like to receive any views you might have on the route or any comments you might like to make on the standard of accommodation you encountered, please click here
Beacons Way Art Trail
The Park Society and the Brecknock Museum Art Trust have developed an art project to celebrate the Beacons Way long-distance trail across the Brecon Brecons National Park.
After an open competition, eight Powys artists were chosen to create an artwork that has been placed somewhere along the route of each of the eight days walk.
The images that have been created are a response by the artist to the landscape, ecology or culture of the Brecon Beacons and the area through which the walk passes. Each work has been cast or etched in metal and set into natural stone along the way and will have to be discovered by the walker who will be encouraged to take a rubbing.
A list of the artists with their preferred mediums is shown below:
Marcelle Davies embroidered miniatures
Sue Hiley Harris woven sculptures
Desmond Harrison sculptures in recycled materials
Megan Jones landscape in oils and watercolours
Shirley Jones book art – limited editions and etchings
Robert Macdonald paintings, lino and wood block prints
Sally Matthews sculptures in natural materials
Richard Renshaw sculptures in wood, stone and bronze
A bilingual publication: ‘Eight Stones, Eight Artists: Exploring the Beacons Way Art Trail’ by David Moor contains clues as to the position of the artworks, information about each artist, images of artists at work, illustrations of other works they have created and a short statement describing the inspiration behind each piece of work created for the project. Interleaved will be sheets of tracing paper so rubbings of each work can be made.
