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Fan Fawr summit

Fan Fawr summit

Highlight • Summit

Fan Fawr summit

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The central region of the Brecon Beacons, which reaches its highest point on Pen y Fan, is an astonishing landscape of great wedge-shaped mountains forged from beautiful red sandstone. Hikes to Fan Fawr take you to the highest point on the massif to the west of the main chain, separated by a valley that marks the very beginnings of the emblematic River Taff.

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Location: Glyn Tarell, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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October 28, 2020

Hiking

Fan Fawr is one of the great peaks of the Brecon Beacons. At 734 m, it doesn't achieve the lofty heights of its neighbours across the valley, but it complements …

May 31, 2022

Hiking

Fan Fawr is a mountain in the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park, in Powys, Wales and over 734 m high. The summit overlooks the steep eastern face and is marked by a cairn. Unusually, the trig point on this hill does not sit at the summit but 600 m to the south-west on a subsidiary spur. Called Gilfach-Wen 718m)

January 20, 2023

Hiking

735m good fitness is required

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Beacons Reservoir to Fan Fawr loop — Brecon Beacons National Park

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310m

310m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

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Fan Frynych & Fan Fawr loop from Storey Arms — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

11.4km

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570m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

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Beacons Reservoir – Fan Fawr summit loop from Beacons Reservoir

16.8km

05:20

670m

670m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

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Elevation 790 m

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Location: Glyn Tarell, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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