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Picws Du – Fan Brycheiniog Loop from Llanddeusant

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Picws Du – Fan Brycheiniog Loop from Llanddeusant

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July 12, 2022

Picws Du – Fan Brycheiniog Loop from Llanddeusant

Hard

07:16

22.4km

3.1km/h

1,020m

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Overview

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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Start point

Parking

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2.81 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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3.08 km

View over Llyn y Fan Fach and Waun Lefrith

Highlight • Lake

Waun Lefrith marks the westernmost of the Carmarthen Fans or Bannau Sir Gaer, a group of peaks within the Black Mountain of the Brecon Beacons National Park. With sublime views …

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4.65 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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5.19 km

View of Picws Du

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Pretty narrow and steep path.

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5.93 km

Fan Foel summit

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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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6.73 km

Fan Brycheiniog summit and stone shelter

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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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7.77 km

Fan Hir

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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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16.6 km

Llyn y Fan Fawr

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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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22.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

4.53 km

4.04 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.3 km

4.73 km

2.17 km

1.23 km

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Highest point (780 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

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Picws Du – Fan Brycheiniog Loop from Llanddeusant

View of Llyn y Fan Fach

View over Llyn y Fan Fach and Waun Lefrith

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

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