Beacons to the Blacks Ultra 50 & 32m plus Marathon & Half Marathon

50 & 32 Mile Ultra and Marathon: Starting at Llangynidr the route takes you straight up towards (50 only)Pen y Fan via Fan y Big and Cribin- Pen y Fan the highest point in South Wales. Leaving PYF you head over Corn Du and drop down to the Storey Arms before heading back up to the ridge, following Graig Fan Du you drop down and cross the valley heading towards Pontsticill Resevervoir before once again climbing to Waun Rhydd and joining the Marathon route 26 - The marathon route will head from Llangynidr up to the reservoir before joining the 50-mile route near Tor y Foel. Taking the Beacons way you head towards Llangynidr before crossing to climb Mynydd Llangorse, The Dragons Back and hitting Waun Fach in the Black Mountains before your descent back to Llanbedr Village - the 32 mile leave the village of Llangynidr - split with the marathon - continue around the reservoir before crossing the valley to re-join the main route to Tor y Foel and onwards. The Half Marathon will leave HQ into the village of Llanbedr - from there they will head up to Pen Alt Mawr before descending down through the valley, a forest trail will lead you back up onto the trail to the Table Mountain - fast descent back to the village All events are self navigation and tracked ULTRA 50 HEIGHT GAIN = 10442FT MARATHON HEIGHT GAIN = 5869FT HALF MARATHON = 3935FT