Devil's Bridge Falls
Devil's Bridge Falls
Devil's Bridge Falls (Welsh: Rhaeadr Mynach) is a dramatic series of waterfalls on the River Mynach, a tributary of the Rheidol, set within an ancient wooded gorge in the Cambrian Mountains of Ceredigion, Mid Wales — about 12 miles inland from Aberystwyth.
The falls comprise five major drops and intervening cascades that together descend approximately 91 metres (300 feet), ranking them among the highest waterfalls in Wales.
The site has drawn visitors since the 18th century, including William Wordsworth, who wrote of the "Torrent at the Devil's Bridge."
Nature trails wind through the gorge, descending via Jacob's Ladder — a flight of 100 continuous steps — crossing an old iron-humped bridge and climbing back up alongside the cascades, with a total of around 675 steps on the full circuit.
Along the way, visitors can explore Robbers' Cave and view the famous three bridges, built one atop another by Medieval, Georgian, and Victorian engineers spanning the Mynach gorge. The falls are best experienced after heavy rainfall.
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