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Llyn y Fan Fach – Llyn y Fan Fach loop from Llanddeusant

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Llyn y Fan Fach – Llyn y Fan Fach loop from Llanddeusant

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Llyn y Fan Fach – Llyn y Fan Fach loop from Llanddeusant

03:30

10.9km

480m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 3, 2026

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

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922 m

Gravel Path to Llyn Fach

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Nice wide gravel track up to Llyn Fach

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2.84 km

Llyn y Fan Fach

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Llyn y Fan Fach is a beautiful lake situated below the Black Mountain escarpment. You can reach the lake within short walking distance from the Llyn y Fan Fach car …

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3.39 km

Llyn y Fan Fach

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This route up the western flanks of Llyn Y Fan Fach is one of the best views in the entire Brecon Beacons. To do the Llyn y Fan Fach and …

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4.42 km

View of Llyn y Fan Fach

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Moderate trail with high elevation and amazing views, good footwear and fitness required, can get colder at the top on windy day. Enjoy.

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5.62 km

Picws Du summit & view of Llyn y Fan Fach

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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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6.17 km

View of Picws Du

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Pretty narrow and steep path.

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6.72 km

Narrow Path Below Picws Du

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Beware. Narrow path with a big drop. Proceed with caution.

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9.17 km

Old Trout Farm on the Afon Sawdde

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The route from here up and around Llyn Y Fan Fawr and Back must be a strong contender as one of the Wales’s most scenic walks. This is just the …

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10.9 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.61 km

2.26 km

1.98 km

Surfaces

4.27 km

2.90 km

2.29 km

1.40 km

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 8 August

24°C

12°C

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Comments

August 7, 2021,llyn y Fan Fach

Fog stopped me making it to Llyn y Fan Fawr again, maybe it'll be third time lucky for that.
Still a lovely walk and some great waterfalls with all the recent rain

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Llyn y Fan Fach – Llyn y Fan Fach loop from Llanddeusant

Gravel Path to Llyn Fach

Llyn y Fan Fach

Llyn y Fan Fach

View of Llyn y Fan Fach

Picws Du summit & view of Llyn y Fan Fach

View of Picws Du

Narrow Path Below Picws Du

Old Trout Farm on the Afon Sawdde

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