POWYS is a land of rivers and hills.
Naturally this makes for spectacular scenery with the most famous waterfalls at Pistyll Rhaeadr in Llanrhaeadr and Henrhyd Falls in the Brecon Beacons.
However Powys is home to several other hidden gems.
With the bank holiday approaching the County Times shares a few places to enjoy a socially distanced picnic.
Nant-Y-Stalwyn
Nant y Stalwyn waterfall. Picture by Roger Kidd.
The road is a forestry road servicing part of the Tywi Forest up to Bryn Crwn and Moel Prysgau. This road can be used by Lon Las Cymru cyclists wishing to avoid the fords on the drover's road to Strata Florida.
Afon Irfon Waterfall
Waterfall on the Afon Irfon. Picture by Roger Kidd.
This small feature is about a mile north-west of Abergwesyn
Drum Nantyrhelyg
Drum Nantyrhelyg. Picture by Roger Kidd.
This moorland stream, Drum Nantyrhelyg, is just over one kilometre in length and flows into the Afon Tywi. Here it has reached the former cattle drovers' road forming a shallow ford.
Blaen Hafren Waterfall
Blaen Hafren Waterfall. Picture: Wiki Commons.
A pretty trail through the forests leads to Hafren waterfalls. There are picnic areas and toilets in the forests.
The Wolves' Gorge
The Wolf's Gorge in Llanwrtyd Wells. Picture by Marion Phillips.
The river is famous in Welsh history for the fact that it was on its banks, in the vicinity Cilmeri, that Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales, was killed on 11 December 1282.
The Abergwesyn Valley and the legend of the boy failing to safely leap the Wolves' Gorge ('Camddwr Bleiddiad') were described by George Borrow in his 1862 travel publication Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery.
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