Brecon Promenade
The Promenade, BreconAlong the River Usk
Passable
Brecon Promenade is currently passable.
The river’s 1.26 m below the level where parts of this path can start to flood.
Updated Holding steady over the last 6 h
River level at the gauge
0.04 mmeasured
River Usk at River Usk at Brecon Promenade (level falling gauge) · 52 m away
See Natural Resources Wales’s own readings for this gauge
Flood lines for this path: parts can start to flood at 1.30 m · usually properly flooded above 1.79 m
This flood line starts from this gauge’s measured history — the level the river only tops a few days a year. Reports of a flooded or passable day will tune it to the path itself.
Official flood warnings for Welsh paths come from Natural Resources Wales, not the Environment Agency — so check their live warnings for this area when the rivers are up.
Check live flood warnings — Natural Resources WalesAbout this path
Brecon's traditional riverside walk along the north bank of the Usk west of the town bridge, with a boathouse and riverside gardens. The river gauge stands on the promenade itself, and the walk floods when the Usk runs high — it went under in Storm Franklin in February 2022, with flood warnings issued again as recently as 2026.
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Flood Path is advisory and not safety-critical — river readings come from public feeds with no guarantee, and conditions can change fast in heavy rain. Use your own judgement on the day.