If this waterfall looks familiar, you might recognise it as the entrance to the Bat Cave from the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises. At 88 feet, Henrhyd is the highest waterfall in South Wales and, thanks to its movie appearance and the resulting increase in people wanting to see it, work has been completed in recent years to make it more accessible without risking damage to the surrounding Site of Special Scientific Interest.
The full walk will take about 2-3 hours but just walking to the falls takes only about 10 minutes. Almost as soon as you leave the car par and start along the path, you can hear the sound of the waterfall and catch a glimpse of it though the trees. At this point you are slightly higher than the top of the falls. The path heads down into the valley to the level of the riverbank below the falls. When you reach that point, the main Nant Llech walk heads off to the right. Turning left, the path leads to a bridge and on to the waterfall basin. If there’s been a lot of rainfall in the days before your visit there will be a lot of spray and the path can be quite slippery so be careful. But if you’re prepared to get wet, you can get really close to the waterfall and even walk behind it.
Henrhyd is just as beautiful in summer or winter.
Other Nearby Waterfalls
Four Waterfalls Walk
Useful Information
Car Parking is free.
Henrhyd Falls and Nant Llech walk Map
GPS Coordinates: 51.795628, -3.664320
Postcode: SA10 9PG
This postcode gets you to the village of Coelbren. If your Sat Nav takes you along the A4221 and into the village from the west, keep driving until you exit the village and come to a cross roads. Turn left at the crossroads and the Henrhyd Falls carpark will be on your left a few hundred yards up the hill. If your Sat Nav takes you along Camnant Road (a wide single lane road through some beautiful scenery) keep going until you come to a crossroads, just before a bridge, with a sign for Coelbren pointing to the left. Do not turn left towards Coelbren, cross the bridge and the Henrhyd Falls carpark will be on your left a few hundred yards up the hill.