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Fan Brycheiniog & Picws Du loop from Tafarn-y-Garreg — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

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Fan Brycheiniog & Picws Du loop from Tafarn-y-Garreg — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

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Fan Brycheiniog & Picws Du loop from Tafarn-y-Garreg — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

05:50

18.4km

720m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 8, 2024

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

4.71 km

Fan Hir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fan Hir means long summit in English, which is an apt description for this rather indistinct, long-drawn-out ridge summit that is part of a broader escarpment feature that circumnavigates Llyn …

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2

5.75 km

Fan Brycheiniog summit and stone shelter

Highlight • Summit

Poised and elegant, Fan Brycheiniog is the climax of a striking escarpment edge in the Black Mountain range of the western Brecon Beacons. From sculpted valleys to pretty tarns, the …

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3

6.55 km

Fan Foel summit

Highlight • Summit

At 2,562 feet (781 m) high, the summit of Fan Foel boasts extensive panoramas of the surrounding peaks and moorland below. Rugged, wild and beautiful, the remote location is an …

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4

7.84 km

Picws Du summit & view of Llyn y Fan Fach

Highlight • Summit

Picws Du, or Bannau Sir Gaer, is the highest point of the dramatic escarpment high above Llyn y Fan Fach. Due to the remote and untouched landscape, you may have …

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B

18.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.66 km

6.40 km

3.46 km

702 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.1 km

3.64 km

702 m

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

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Friday 23 October

14°C

4°C

98 %

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Comments

September 25, 2022,Llyn y Fan Fach/Fawr circular from Glyntawe - Fan Hir, Fan Brycheiniog, Picws Du etc..

Please ignore time/speed - Komoot has incorrectly imported this data. Overall time for this hike was 8hrs 5mins

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