UK's most magical river walk looks like something out of a fairytale

Following the longest stream successful Great Britain, this accessible way is conscionable 1 of galore wrong the bounds of a lush Welsh forest

You don’t request to trek precise acold earlier you stumble crossed 1 of the UK’s galore tranquil waterways and riverside trails. The Welsh scenery successful peculiar is renowned for its intersecting trails on trickling upland streams and ample stream bodies. For those who person already traversed the astir fashionable Usk Valley Walk successful the Brecon Beacons National Park, determination is 1 way on the River Severn that should beryllium adjacent connected your exploration list.

Planted by the Forestry Commission successful the 1930s, Hafren Forest is simply a 40 quadrate kilometre wood situated successful Mid Wales. The wood was named aft Afon Hafren (the Welsh sanction for the River Severn) which flows done the region. The Hafren Forest is location to a multitude of walking trails that are perfectly carved to bask Great Britain’s longest river. Trails spell to waterfalls and the root of the Severn connected Pumlumon, the highest constituent successful Mid Wales. The marked routes and wheelchair accessible boardwalk marque it good suited to accommodate some leisure and ardent explorers.

If you’re up for a challenge, the longest way volition instrumentality you consecutive to the root of the Severn, which lies conscionable extracurricular the forest’s boundary. For those funny successful a shorter route, determination are besides trails that pb to waterfalls wrong the wood bounds, including the celebrated Severn-Break-Its-Neck.

The 4 main walking routes

The Cascades Walk is among the shortest routes. Only fractional a mile agelong and taking lone fractional an hr to complete, the accessible way follows the riverside boardwalk to a raised level with views of the cascades. This way successful peculiar is perfectly suited for a fairytale photo-op.

The Severn-Break-its-Neck Trail which is 1.5 miles agelong and takes astir an hr to implicit leads to the Severn Break its Neck waterfall. The way sets disconnected alongside the stream earlier taking a detour done a wildflower meadow and implicit the footbridge wherever the River Severn flows down a gully to signifier the infamous falls.

The Blaen Hafren Falls trail, portion a spot longer, offers an adjacent much scenic way done the forest, earlier ending astatine the Blaen Hafren Falls. This way is astir 3.5 miles long.

The Source of the Severn Trail is among the longest routes astatine 8-miles. This is besides 1 of the much hard routes, pursuing the stream done the wood and boggy moorland earlier reaching the carved woody station which marks the river’s root connected Pumlumon. If you person clip to spare on your journey, it’s worthy speechmaking the accusation panels on the way which people practice features similar a lasting chromatic and the remains of a excavation and a farmstead.

Each of these walking trails is graded connected a standard ranging from Accessible to Strenuous connected the Natural Resource Wales website.

In summation to these 4 paths, you tin besides trek The Severn Way, The Wye Valley Walk, Glyndŵr’s Way and the Sarn Sabrina walk, each of which walk done the Hafren Forest.

All trails statesman from the car parkland (Rhyd-y-benwch) wherever you tin find toilet facilities and a ample picnic area.

Finally, if you’re funny successful exploring the wood by bike, the Sustrans National Cycle Network way 8 (Lôn Las Cymru) follows the insignificant roadworthy done Hafren Forest.