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This trail takes average fitness riders 90 miles over 5 days staying in Brecon, the villages of Talybont and Llanthony. The riding is not too fast, so just relax and enjoy the spectacular scenery from the back of a friendly welsh cob.  The National Park Trail is 6 days riding 7 nights accommodation. The programme runs Saturday - Saturday.  This trail is a figure of 8 loop around the Brecon Beacons National Park and guests will spend 2 nights away form Cwmfforest.  This trail is not suitable for Beginner or Novice riders.

Saturday: Riders arrive, settle in and have dinner.

Sunday: We ride about 4 miles to the Farmer's Arms in Cwmdu before lunch, returning through the mountains with views of the Brecon Beacons - about 10 miles for the day. Any horse changes are made now if necessary. Dinner and accommodation at Cwmfforest.

Monday: The horses are taken to Brecon where we ride over the Beacons to Talybont.  The horses spend the night up on the hill overlooking Talybont and we return to Cwmfforest via The Star Inn for a quick pint.

Tuesday:  Today we ride back to Cwmfforest.  We ride through Llanganidir to Bwlch where we stop for lunch at the New Inn.  Then we ride over Llangorse mountain for some fast canter's on the top, coming back down the steep "Snake's Pass" before returning to base.

Wednesday: After we change horses we ride over Rhiw Trumau down the old coach road to the Red Lion Inn at Llanbedr.  We then follow a valley path in the shadow of sugarloaf mountain to Forest Coal Pit, then ride across Bryn Arw finishing day at the Skirrid Inn the oldest pub in Wales, near Abergavenny.

Thursday: We ride up Hatteral Ridge on 6^th Century King Offa’s Dyke path, where to the right glorious views of England are afforded and to the left the vastness of Wales and the Black Mountains can be seen. We drop down into Herefordshire to visit the Goat Company farm where there is the chance to buy Angora goat clothing. Then ride up on to Black Hill before descending Hay Bluff and Cusop Dingle toward a homely nights stay at The Kilverts Hotel in Hay on Wye.

 Friday: Friday's route in the Black Mountains means a steep descent into the Wye Valley where we picnic or visit the Three Horseshoes before a fast ride back to Cwmfforest to complete the tour - the gallop here is truly sensational!

Saturday: Riders leave after breakfast, having said goodbye to their horses!

Our picnic spot on Monday

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