Pen Y Gadair Fawr lies in the Black Mountains, in the east of the Brecon Beacons National Park. It’s 2,625 feet (800 m) high and is actually a subsidiary top …

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Location: The Vale Of Grwyney, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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1. Waun Fach horseshoe from Llanbedr — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

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2. Pen y Manllwyn Summit – Waun Fach Summit loop from Longtown

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3. Pen y Manllwyn Summit – Waun Fach Summit loop from Talgarth

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Alex Foxfield

July 12, 2024

In terms of height, Pen y Gadair Fawr plays second fiddle only to Waun Fach as the Black Mountains' second highest summit. However, where Waun Fach's top is broad and relatively uninspiring, Pen y Gadair Fawr's is a little more like a peak in character. The summit is at a junction of paths: head east for Chwarel y Fan and the Mynydd Du Forest, venture south to Pen Twyn Mawr, or stride northeast to Waun Fach.

Zoe Evans

March 29, 2022

Pen y Gadair Fawr is an 800 metres (2,625 ft) high subsidiary summit of Waun Fach and the second highest peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales.

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Pen y Gadair Fawr Summit Cairn

1. Waun Fach horseshoe from Llanbedr — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

2. Pen y Manllwyn Summit – Waun Fach Summit loop from Longtown

3. Pen y Manllwyn Summit – Waun Fach Summit loop from Talgarth

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