Often called the tallest waterfall in Wales, threading through a natural rock arch on its way down into the Tanat valley
Pistyll Rhaeadr is usually named the tallest waterfall in Wales, dropping around 240 feet (73 metres) off the edge of the Berwyn hills in a couple of long stages. Partway down the water squeezes through a natural arch of rock, sometimes called the Fairy Bridge, before it fans out into the pool at the bottom. It has been a place people came to gawp at for a very long time, and it is one of the old Seven Wonders of Wales that schoolchildren once learned in a rhyme.
Getting there is half the trip. A narrow, dead-end lane runs up from the village of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant for about four miles, single-track in places, so take it slowly and be ready to reverse to a passing spot. There is a small paid car park at the foot of the falls. From there you can stand and look up at the whole drop, or take the steeper path that climbs up beside it towards the top for a different angle.
The falls sit right under Moel Sych, one of the high points of the Berwyn range, so keen walkers often pair the two, and Lake Vyrnwy, a big forest-ringed reservoir, is another draw not far to the south. It is quiet and well off the main tourist runs, which is part of the appeal.
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