You can drive up a small lane from Talybont on Usk that does a lot of the hard ascent for you, it also takes you to a parking spot with room for a few cars and a small stone bench and seats. The walk from here is short and sharp, and the summit is crowned by a small stone circle, neatly laid out.

Tor y Foel
The parking spot is bottom left, Talybont Reservoir on the right. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.

Tor y Foel is a very distinctive hill, pointed and well separated from the ridgeway that it is on so it feels like a hill on its own. It offers great views of the larger Beacons as well as over open countryside and the Black Mountains and Sugar Loaf.

Tor y Foel
Views of the Black Mountains and Sugar Loaf. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.

It is a very popular hill, I saw lots of families doing it as well as groups of walkers. Tor y Foel is skirted by the Beacons Way, Taff Trail and Usk Valley walk footpaths so maybe people divert off of these paths to take it in.

Tor y Foel
Tor y Foel summit stones. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.

It is also easy to walk from Talybont on Usk, which has many good pubs making this a nice pre-meal walk to earn that pint.

Tor y Foel
Beacons view. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.

A really good little walk in a really lovely part of the world, highly recommended.

Tor y Foel
Summit view. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.
Tor y Foel
Talybont Reservoir. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.

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