Warren Wood Walk

We like to take our dogs to various woodlands so that we get a change of scenery and so do they. One of the walks we did this year - before we got Loki, so it means we're going to have to go back again with him; shame that. Was to see a beautiful waterfall called Water Break its Neck which is situated in the New Radnor Forest - Warren Wood.

Once a large moorland with rabbit Warrens all over, trees were planted by it's Victorian owners and became and has become a popular tourist spot due to this beautiful waterfall and rightly so. 

At the top of our tick-list for walks is, of course, the dog aspect. We enjoy going places where the dogs can roam freely and all their senses can come alive. Especially if there is a place with lots of squirrels - they love to chase them squirrels believing they will climb that tree, they will get up there and the chase will continue. Leads have their place but in the woods, they most certainly don't for us.

There are three different walks to take around the woods and all are waymarked:

Water-Break-Its-Neck Trail

A short circular steady climb walk about 3/4 mile or 1 km from the car park, takes you to a viewing point where you can observe this beautiful waterfall, Water Break It's Neck from above.

Waterfall Walk 

A straight forward short, level walk about 1/3 mile or 1/2 km from the car park, where you can view the Waterfall from below. 

Warren Wood

A circular walk about 1.5 miles or 2.3 km from the car park includes a climb of 170m or 560ft. 

The first walk we took was the Waterfall walk.

This walk is a gentle one alongside a stream, which Leo loved splashing around in. 

The pathway is surrounded by a steep sided gorge. 

The sides of the gorge are covered with numerous species of ferns, mosses and lichens.

   

Some of which even covered whole trees.

At the bottom of the waterfall and the view from below.

Another attraction to the waterfall are the names left behind to the right of where Nath is standing hidden in plain view amongst the greenery visitors have left their marks.

We decided to leave our own.

The second part of our walk we ventured through the woodlands for about 2 hours. Will document this another time when we go back again with the new addition to our family, Loki.

Directions:

Warren Wood car park is off the A44 between Kington and Llandrindod Wells. It is a small car park with room for 8-10 cars. From the New Radnor direction, look out, after a mile for a brown advance warning sign for parking and information on your right. Turn here and go through the first parking area, up a narrow, windy and bumpy road for Warren Wood car park.

Information thanks to:

naturalresources.wales/out-and-about/places-to-go/mid-wales/radnor-forest

The OS grid reference is SO 187 598.