Pen Y fan, Brecon Beacons

Pen y Fan Walk

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Pen y Fan Walk

This walk around Pen y Fan and Corn Du provides a moderate challenge, its views making it well worth the venture.

Soak in the scenery from the highest peak in the Brecon Beacons National Park, providing a picture-perfect landscape at any time of the year.

Gallery

Views from the top of Pen y Fan

Penyfan and Corn Du in the Brecon Beacons National Park

Corn Du Mountain

Useful Information

Start point

Pont ar Daf Car Park, Brecon, LD3 8NL

End point

Pont ar Daf Car Park, Brecon, LD3 8NL

Wheelchair Accessible

No

Terrain type

Mountain

Walk time

2h 47m

Distance

3.9 miles

Shape

Circular

Route Difficulty

Moderate

The Walk
Directions
Weather
Facilities

Pen y Fan is the highest mountain in South Wales and offers superb views from its summit including the Bristol Channel.

Owned by the National Trust, this well-kept route makes for a wonderful walking and running track.

Corn Du is the secondary summit to Pen y Fan and also affords panoramic scenery.

Enjoy a day out in South Wales with the Pen y Fan walk.

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  • Running
  • Hiking

Directions

  1. Begin at the Pont ar Daf car park, heading south to join the footpath. Go through the kissing gate and over the footbridge across the river.
  2. Take the footpath uphill towards Bwlch Duwynt.
  3. Follow the footpath bearing slightly left to reach the southern slopes of Corn Du. Continue to reach the saddle between Corn Du and Pen y Fan.
  4. Carry along the footpath to reach the summit of Pen y Fan.
  5. To return, retrace your steps back to the saddle and bear right.
  6. Follow the footpath to reach the summit of Corn Du, before taking the footpath down to the right along the ridge.
  7. Descend to the north of Corn Du, climbing down the steep section to reach the path.
  8. Retrace your steps from the obelisk back to where the path splits.
  9. Follow the path down to the stream (Blaen Taf Fawr) and once past it head upwards towards the gate on Y Gyrn.
  10. Follow the path to finally descend towards Storey Arms. Take the tarmacked footpath in front of the Education Centre.
  11. Take the kissing gate back through to the car park.

Weather

Brecon WEATHER
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