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Walking above the clouds – Pen y Fan Loop from Libanus

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Walking above the clouds – Pen y Fan Loop from Libanus

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July 28, 2022

Walking above the clouds – Pen y Fan Loop from Libanus

Moderate

02:47

7.81km

2.8km/h

450m

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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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61 m

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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400 m

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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1.46 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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3.02 km

Corn Du summit

Highlight • Summit

Corn Du is rarely climbed alone, but as a peak added to an expedition to Pen y Fan. The climb up is a great one though and the views from …

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3.04 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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3.74 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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3.88 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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4.04 km

Beacons Way to Pen y Fan Summit

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

PYF Test Route.
This is a Strava segment and a personal fitness test of mine from the swing gate at Pontardaff Lay-by to the summit post that I have done …

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7.81 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.36 km

2.92 km

1.37 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.77 km

2.22 km

462 m

260 m

< 100 m

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Lowest point (440 m)

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Walking above the clouds – Pen y Fan Loop from Libanus

Storey Arms – Start of the Pen y Fan Trail

Storey Arms Pine Forest

Rhyd-y-Defaid Stepping Stones

Corn Du summit

Col between Corn Du and Pen y Fan

Jacob's Ladder (Pen y Fan Ascent)

Pen y Fan

Beacons Way to Pen y Fan Summit

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