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View of Picws Du – Fan Foel summit loop from Fforest Fawr

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View of Picws Du – Fan Foel summit loop from Fforest Fawr

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View of Picws Du – Fan Foel summit loop from Fforest Fawr

07:27

22.7km

1,040m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.65 km

View of Llyn y Fan Fach

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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4.85 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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5.40 km

View of Picws Du

Highlight • Summit

Pretty narrow and steep path.

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6.14 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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6.94 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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7.98 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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16.8 km

Llyn y Fan Fawr

Highlight • Natural Monument

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, …

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17.1 km

Llyn y Fan Fawr

Lake

21.7 km

Old Trout Farm on the Afon Sawdde

Highlight • Structure

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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22.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.4 km

4.32 km

1.94 km

Surfaces

16.8 km

797 m

729 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Thursday 18 June

19°C

14°C

66 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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View of Picws Du – Fan Foel summit loop from Fforest Fawr

View of Llyn y Fan Fach

Picws Du summit & view of Llyn y Fan Fach

View of Picws Du

Fan Foel summit

Fan Brycheiniog summit and stone shelter

Fan Hir

Llyn y Fan Fawr

Old Trout Farm on the Afon Sawdde

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