Afon Irfon

Afon Irfon
The drovers' road to Tregaron crosses the Afon Irfon via the Irish bridge at the foot of the 'Devil's Staircase'
Afon Irfon is located in Wales
Afon Irfon
Location
CountryWales
CountyPowys
Physical characteristics
SourceDesert of Wales
 • locationBryn Garw, Cambrian Mountains
 • coordinates52°14′13″N 3°42′54″W / 52.237°N 3.715°W / 52.237; -3.715
 • elevation540 m (1,770 ft)
MouthRiver Wye
 • location
Builth Wells
Length28 mi (45 km)

Afon Irfon (the River Irfon) is a river in Powys, Wales. It flows from the upper slopes of Bryn Garw in the Cambrian Mountains, through the Abergwesyn Valley, past the Nant Irfon National Nature Reserve in the hills above the village of Abergwesyn, and through Llanwrtyd Wells to its confluence with the River Wye at Builth Wells. The source of the Irfon is in the so-called 'Desert of Wales'.

Afon Irfon is the listed name of the Site of Special Scientific Interest in the upper reaches of the river Irfon Powys, Wales.