Black Mountain
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Everything you need to know about motorcycling on Black Mountain is in this picture
The Black Mountain road in South Wales has brilliant corners, huge views and (mostly) a decent surface — usually with little traffic — though there are often sheep grazing beside the road. It’s not the only great road in the area though. The Brecon Beacons is crammed with outstanding riding. Most great roads are a reasonable length, crossing the mountains and linking the rural hinterland with the bustling valleys further south.
But as good as the other roads are, a sunny day on the Black Mountain is hard to beat.
HOW TO GET THERE
From the north, take the A40 or A483 to Llandovery. From the south, take the A465 Heads of the Valleys road to Glynneath, then the A4109/A4221 to Abercraf and the A4067 to Brynamman.
WHEN TO GO
Avoid winter. July to September usually tends to give the best weather. WHERE TO STAY To explore the region, Brecon or Llandovery — Brecon is larger. We like The Wellington in Brecon itself.
WHERE TO RIDE
Try the loop from Brecon to Beulah to Llandovery to Trecastle to Brynamman to Penderyn and back to Brecon.
Route summary
Start/Finish: Brecon
Distance - 115 miles
Riding time: 3 hours
Please note: This page contains the motorcycle touring routes for The RiDE Guide To Great Britain which was published in October 2017. These website pages are not regularly updated, so please check all critical information before you travel. All route files are in .gpx format. Garmin and BMW users can download the main file, which contains all the routes. TomTom users can either download the individual routes or use the MyRouteApp (depending on the age of your device).