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Llyn y Fan Fawr

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Llyn y Fan Fawr

Recommended by 81 hikers out of 82

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

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Location: Llywel, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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1. Llyn y Fan Fach to Llyn y Fan Fawr loop — Bannau Brycheiniog / Brecon Beacons National Park

14.2km

04:36

630m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. View of Picws Du – Llyn y Fan Fawr loop from Llanddeusant

22.7km

07:25

1,040m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. View of Picws Du – Llyn y Fan Fach loop from Pen y Cae

21.8km

06:57

870m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Grace

May 8, 2021

Llyn y Fan Fawr is a natural lake at the foot of Fan Brycheiniog. There's a lovely route that incorporates both Llyn y Fan Fawr and Llyn y Fan Fach, which is another nearby lake. Fan Brycheiniog is the highest peak of the Black Mountain range and you get amazing views over the lake from the top.

David Howells

January 16, 2024

Ahhhh Llyn Y Fan Fawr, this glaciated lake is about the nicest place you can be on a hot summers day or even a cold winter's morning. It has been central to my working life in the hills for nearly forty years. It is just so perfectly locacted and makes for a good check point with groups, a rest spot, a camping spot and a perfect wild swimming spot on a hot day. Don't listen to the naysayers, this has been an iconic wild swimming spot for eons. Apart from that it will be a tad cold, it is just about one of the best swim spots in the Brecon Beacons.

Tom

August 17, 2022

If you want to swim head over to Llyn Y Fan Fawr instead: komoot.com/highlight/3218029

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Elevation 600 m

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Location: Llywel, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

Llyn y Fan Fawr

1. Llyn y Fan Fach to Llyn y Fan Fawr loop — Bannau Brycheiniog / Brecon Beacons National Park

2. View of Picws Du – Llyn y Fan Fawr loop from Llanddeusant

3. View of Picws Du – Llyn y Fan Fach loop from Pen y Cae

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