Craig y Cilau Walk
This walk visits the Craig y Cilau National Nature Reserve near the village of Llangattock in Powys.
You can start your walk from the village and follow footpaths south west up to the reserve. In the reserve you can enjoy some fantastic limestone scenery with steep cliffs, caves, old quarries and views of the Nant Onneu river.
There's a wide variety of interesting and rare plantlife and wildlife to see as well.
Keep your eyes peeled for a variety of birds including ring ouzel, redstart, wood warbler and pied flycatcher on the walk.
The elevated reserve also commands fine views over the Usk Valley and the surrounding Black Mountains from the high points.
Craig y Cilau Ordnance Survey Map 
- view and print off detailed OS map
Craig y Cilau Open Street Map 
- view and print off detailed map
Craig y Cilau OS Map 
- Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking
Craig y Cilau Open Street Map 
- Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking
Further Information and Other Local Ideas
The epic Cambrian Way passes through the area. The long distance waymarked route starts from the city of Cardiff and runs for nearly 300 miles through the Brecon Beacons, the Cambrian Mountains and Snowdonia before finishing on the North Wales coast at Conwy.
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
Craig y Cilau
Craig y cilau National Nature Reserve
Footpath on the tramroad looking towards Craig y Cilau
Hillside above Cwm Onneu Fach
Llangatwg Quarries. The western end of the former tramway which took limestone from these quarries around the top of the Clydach Gorge to Brynmawr. The cliffs of Craig y Cilau together with the surrounding land are now a national nature reserve.
Craig y Cilau
Looking over the Usk Valley
Farmland near Llangattock