Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Running trails & routes

The Bear Hotel – The Dragon's Head loop from Cwrt-y-Gollen

Routes

Running trails & routes

The Bear Hotel – The Dragon's Head loop from Cwrt-y-Gollen

Moderate

runners

The Bear Hotel – The Dragon's Head loop from Cwrt-y-Gollen

01:18

11.9km

140m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1.34 km

Rheld Wood

Forest

3.64 km

Halo Café

Highlight • Cafe

This is a beautiful cafe, with plenty of room to stack your bikes. Tasty food and snacks with friendly staff. It has a lovely sunny courtyard with plenty of seating.

Tip by

3.87 km

The Bear Hotel

Highlight • Pub

The Bear Hotel is a bit of an institution in Crickhowell. It stands in the centre and offers great rooms and good food all day. There is a small beer …

Tip by

3.92 km

Askew's Bakery

Highlight • Cafe

Fantastic bakery in Crickhowell for jersey pocket supplies.

Tip by

10.0 km

The Dragon's Head

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful views, riverside paths,field tracks and lanes.River sections may flood after heavy rain mainly dog friendly

Tip by

10.8 km

River Usk Walk, Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

The town lies on the River Usk, on the southern edge of the Black Mountains and in the eastern part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Significant parts of the …

Tip by

10.8 km

Sweet Chestnut Tree

Highlight • Natural

Tucked away and standing guard over the Grwyne Fawr is this incredible Sweet Chestnut tree. Worth a small detour to take in it's majesticness.

Tip by

11.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.67 km

3.59 km

1.68 km

1.45 km

1.43 km

Surfaces

4.18 km

3.40 km

2.33 km

1.60 km

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

31°C

16°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Hard

5.0

410

Brecon Beacons Horseshoe Ridge Trail

02:38h

21.2km

740m

Hard

5.0

389

Brecon Beacons Horseshoe Ridge Trail

02:32h

20.1km

740m

Hard

5.0

298

Brecon Beacons Horseshoe Ridge Trail

02:33h

17.7km

1,000m

Hard

5.0

148

Talybont-on-Usk Reservoir loop along the Taff Trail — Brecon Beacons National Park

02:39h

24.0km

560m

Hard

5.0

124

Waun Fach horse shoe from Llanbedr

03:23h

27.0km

870m

Moderate

4.5

108

Caerleon Roman Amphitheatre running loop — Newport

01:24h

13.4km

70m

Hard

Twmpa & Hay Bluff loop from Llanthony Priory

03:37h

28.4km

790m

Hard

Llanthony loop from Hay-on-Wye

05:25h

41.9km

1,330m

Moderate

The Skirrid Trail

00:48h

5.96km

280m

Hard

Fan y Big Horseshoe Race Skyline loop

02:15h

19.1km

630m

Hard

Crug Hywel (Table Mountain) loop from Crickhowell — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

00:59h

7.59km

360m

Moderate

Sugar Loaf loop from Llanwenarth car park — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

00:46h

5.16km

220m

The Bear Hotel – The Dragon's Head loop from Cwrt-y-Gollen

Halo Café

The Bear Hotel

Askew's Bakery

The Dragon's Head

River Usk Walk, Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Sweet Chestnut Tree

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️