Black Beacon 50

The Black Beacon Ultra is a 50 mile mountain trail route with 3750m of ascent. It starts at 10pm on the Friday night in the Market town of Hay-on-Wye at the Northern end of the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains range. The route heads straight up Hay Bluff into the Black Mountains and the darkness of night. A dramatic high-level ridgeline traverse over mountains summits follows, set against the backdrop of stars and the lights of the small villages before dropping down to Llangynidir.
The route then crosses into the Brecon Beacons Summiting Tor Y Foel before a stunning climb past waterfalls to the top of Craig Y Fan Ddu. Here you will be rewarded with breath taking views as the sun rises over the mountains. However, the main Beacons range now lies in wait with the climbs of Fan Y Big, Crybyn and Pen Y Fan in quick succession!
There is no rest for the legs as the short run across to Corn Du is followed by a long and fast descent to the Storey Arms Centre to cross the A470. The open fell of Fan Fawr follows, then Fan Llia before dropping down a long descent into Ystradfellte and the fast runnable forest trails of Waterfall Country.
Here you pass under the breath-taking Sgwd Yr Eira Waterfall before the forestry trails bring you to the finish in Pontneddfechen on the southern edge of the National Park.