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Pen y Fan – Walking above the clouds Loop from Libanus

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Pen y Fan – Walking above the clouds Loop from Libanus

Carl Roberts planned a hike

February 18, 2022

Pen y Fan – Walking above the clouds Loop from Libanus

Moderate

03:29

10.2km

2.9km/h

540m

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Overview

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.45 km

Rhyd-y-Defaid Stepping Stones

Highlight • Bridge

It descends to cross the Blaen Taf Fawr, where you have to ford the stream using stepping stones. This is one of the earliest forms of crossing bodies of water …

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4.23 km

Jacob's Ladder (Pen y Fan Ascent)

Highlight • Climb

Classic route to the top of Pen Y Fan and a great thigh burner. Made infamous by the SAS as part of their Fan Dance event. It's a great place …

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4.36 km

Pen y Fan

Highlight • Summit

Chief of the Brecon Beacons and the highest summit in south Wales, Pen y Fan is a hugely popular peak with routes to the top to suit everyone from first …

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4.38 km

Col between Corn Du and Pen y Fan

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

This easy col between Pen Y Fan and Corn Du is a gorgeous easy hill section no more than a few hundred metres long with minimal height gain and loss. …

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6.71 km

Tommy Jones Memorial

Highlight • Monument

The memorial is a 'bit' misleading by way of location, as it was moved by the National Trust some years ago. It used to be a good few hundred metres …

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9.76 km

Storey Arms Pine Forest

Highlight • Forest

This typical pine forest surrounding the Storey Arms Outdoor Centre gives the pass between Pen y Fan and Fan Fawr a very nice green tinge to what is quite a …

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10.1 km

Storey Arms – Start of the Pen y Fan Trail

Highlight • Rest Area

People don't realise how special this location is. This is the start of the famed Fan Dance. A load-bearing 24km, non-navigational, endurance test. The SAS pioneered it as part of …

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10.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.26 km

2.25 km

634 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.47 km

2.04 km

218 m

< 100 m

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Pen y Fan – Walking above the clouds Loop from Libanus

Rhyd-y-Defaid Stepping Stones

Jacob's Ladder (Pen y Fan Ascent)

Pen y Fan

Col between Corn Du and Pen y Fan

Tommy Jones Memorial

Storey Arms Pine Forest

Storey Arms – Start of the Pen y Fan Trail

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