Sgwd yr Eira
| Sgwd yr Eira | |
| Brecknockshire | |
|---|---|
 Sgwd yr Eira | |
| River: | River Hepste |
| SN92880998 | |
| Co-ordinates: | 51°46’42"N, 3°33’15"W |
Sgwd yr Eira (meaning 'falls of the snow') is a tall waterfall on the River Hepste, famous for being the falls behind which you can walk.
Here the river's waters plunge over a hard band of sandstone with an overhang, so that a walker may step onto the ledge behind the waterfall, protected under the overhanging rock from the full force of the water.
The closure of the path behind this most popular of falls during much of 2007 and 2008 on safety grounds was controversial. Stabilisation works agreed between the landowners, the Forestry Commission, the Countryside Council for Wales and the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority allowed the route to be re-opened later in 2008.
This waterfall and its neighbours are part of Brecknockshire's Waterfall Country, which encompasses many beautiful waterfalls on the rivers running from the southern slopes of the Brecon Beacons.
Outside links
- Four Waterfalls walk – Caving UK
- Waterfall County walking trails – Brecon Beacons NPA
- Pictures of Sgwd yr Eira and the area on Geograph.co.uk