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#88 of 300 · Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

Pen y Fan Horseshoe

United KingdomWales (Powys)

A horseshoe around the Neuadd reservoirs over the highest ground in southern Britain, along the Graig Fan Ddu escarpment to Corn Du and Pen y Fan (886 m), then over Cribyn to the Gap on well-made but exposed paths.

Distance
13 km
Loop
Ascent
750 m
High point 886 m
Time
5 h 30 min
Day hike
Difficulty
Moderate
Sustained climbing or a long day, no exposure.
Best months
Mar–Oct
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Taf Fechan Forest car park (Neuadd)
Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

Route

Topographic map of Pen y Fan Horseshoe, from Taf Fechan Forest car parkTaf Fechan Forest car parkCraig Gwaun TafCorn DuPen y FanCribynBwlch ar y Fan (The Gap)Taf Fechan Forest car parkStart: Taf Fechan Forest car park© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Taf Fechan Forest car park
  2. Craig Gwaun Taf
  3. Corn Du
  4. Pen y Fan
  5. Cribyn
  6. Bwlch ar y Fan (The Gap)
  7. Taf Fechan Forest car park

Wildlife along the route

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