Bagged Pen y Fan 886m (2908ft)

Pen y Fan Photograph by Simon Barnett 19th highest Mountain in Wales 31st highest Mountain in England & Wales Nuttall Highest point in The Brecon Beacons & Powys The Brecon Beacons Area, The Brecon Beacons, Powys Wales Pen y Fan is on interactive maps: OS Explorer (Orange Covers) sheet: OL12 OS Landranger (Pink Covers) sheet: 160 Find Pen y Fan using Google Maps Pen y Fan is on Peak Bagging Map and Hill Tick List: The Brecon Beacons Area of The Brecon Beacons National Park

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Fellow go4awalkers who have walked up, climbed & bagged Pen y Fan

Wyn Griffiths walked up Pen y Fan on September 6th, 2011 [weather] DRy, Sunny, & windy

Glenn Radford climbed Pen y Fan on August 24th, 2012 [from/via/route] po100 [with] Christine [weather] Sunny strong wind

John Tippins bagged Pen y Fan on September 30th, 2012 [with] just me [weather] thick mist

Tricia David has hiked Pen y Fan [from/via/route] M4 path [with] Doyley [weather] Dry and bright but cold

Keith Bezant summited Pen y Fan on April 7th, 2013 [from/via/route] Storey Arms [with] solo [weather] Very windy with snow from a quarter of the way up - very slippery first part of descent

Iain Jones walked up Pen y Fan on November 12th, 2011 [from/via/route] Cwmgwdi [with] Nick Cockayne & Neil Biddle - 27 December 2011 - walked from The Storey Arms; 01 January 2013 - walked from Cwmgwdi

Andrew Heath climbed Pen y Fan during July, 2011 [with] Karen Wendy gary

Alan Macmillan bagged Pen y Fan on October 11th, 2012 [from/via/route] usual simple routes + whole horseshoe [with] ash and dave [weather] all - done this about a dozen times in '12.

Vince Wetton hiked Pen y Fan on September 17th, 2011 [with] Alone [weather] Bright + Sunny

Steve Gilmore summited Pen y Fan on August 9th, 2012 [with] Steve Taylor [weather] sunny

Stephen Reader walked up Pen y Fan on October 13th, 2012 [from/via/route] Storey Arms [with] Bev and Matthew [weather] Good with poor visibility at the t

Andy Richards climbed Pen y Fan on August 24th, 2012 [from/via/route] from the north at Nant Cym Llwch [with] Becky and our woofers Rover & Guiness [weather] sunny at start, A bit misty near the top, and one heavy shower on the top of Pen-y-fan

Des Middlemass bagged Pen y Fan on August 26th, 2012 [from/via/route] from sports centre, via Corn Du [with] family [weather] sunny

Jacqueline Debbie Tonks hiked Pen y Fan during May, 2012 [weather] sunny and warm - good clear views

Simon Neilson-clark summited Pen y Fan during 2011 [from/via/route] Reservoir circuit with Fan y Big Cribyn etc [with] Mrs H [weather] Overcast but clear - You can see Pen y Fan from away and it is busy. Also much longer on the approach ridge which has great views

James Penkethman walked up Pen y Fan on September 13th, 2010 [from/via/route] From Storey Arms via Corn Du [weather] Rained all day, terrible visibility - Only saw one other person on the mountains!!

Peter Rockell climbed Pen y Fan on May 20th, 2012 [from/via/route] From the Storey Arms Centre, straight up Corn Du, across to Pen-y-Fan and back around the peak of Corn Du to the start. [with] The Three Geeks Mark Osborne and Carl Newell [weather] Thick fog/very low cloud, visibility was down to about 5m in places

Christine Knowles bagged Pen y Fan during March, 2011 [with] Graham, Sheila and Jeff [weather] OK to start, then rain and hail

Bay Wan hiked Pen y Fan on April 30th, 2011 [from/via/route] Not sure, east side [with] Cocoa Puppy and Kira dog [weather] Sunny - 1st big hike with Cocoa

Stephen Mcvey summited Pen y Fan on January 12th, 2012 [from/via/route] Storey Arms [weather] rain, fog

David Grant walked up Pen y Fan on May 16th, 1980 [weather] Sunny

Aileen Robinson climbed Pen y Fan during March, 2000 [with] Joy, Paddy, Joe [weather] Sunny, clear - fanatastic

Mark Davidson bagged Pen y Fan on October 21st, 2004 [from/via/route] Lower Neuadd Reservoir [with] Theresa [weather] Rain and Mist!

Ian Thomas, Dave Milner, Keith Brockwell, Martin Smith, Richard Penney, Anthony Charlson, Matthew Thomas, Ray O'Hara, Doug Jeffries and Victoria Bates have also all walked, climbed & bagged Pen y Fan.

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Pen y Fan

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You can walk or hike Pen y Fan with any of these 8 route maps:

Walk po101 Pen y Fan from Pont ar Daf

Route Summary: - Pont Ar Daf Car Park, Blaen Taf Fawr, Bwlch Duwynt, Pen y Fan, Craig Cwm Llwch, Corn Du, Pen y Fan, Bwlch Duwynt, Blaen Taf Fawr, Pont Ar Daf Car Park.

Length: 6.25km (4 miles) | Ascent: 487m (1736ft) | Allow at least: 3.25hrs | Grade: Moderate

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Walk po158 Pen y Fan from The Storey Arms Outdoor Centre

Route Summary: - The Storey Arms Outdoor Centre, Y Gyrn, Tommy Jones Obelisk, Craig Cwm Llwch, Corn Du, Pen y Fan, (Penyfan), Bwlch Duwynt, Claen Taf Fawr, The Storey Arms Outdoor Centre.

Length: 8.5km (5.25 miles) | Ascent: 529m (1736ft) | Allow at least: 3.75hrs | Grade: Moderate

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Walk po107 Y Garn and Pen y Fan from The Storey Arms Outdoor Centre

Route Summary: - The Storey Arms Outdoor Centre, Y Gyrn, Tommy Jones Obelisk, Craig Cwm Llwch, Corn Du, Pen y Fan, (Penyfan), Bwlch Duwynt, Claen Taf Fawr, The Storey Arms Outdoor Centre.

Length: 8.5km (5.25 miles) | Ascent: 529m (1736ft) | Allow at least: 3.75hrs | Grade: Moderate

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Walk po104 Pen y Fan and Cribyn from Nant Gwdi

Route Summary: - Nant Gwdi, Cefn Cwm Llwch, Pen y Fan, Corn Du, Pen y Fan, (Penyfan), Craig Cwm Sere, Cribyn, Bryn-teg, Pant, Plas-y-gaer, Nant Gwdi.

Length: 11km (7 miles) | Ascent: 801m (2629ft) | Allow at least: 5.25hrs | Grade: Moderate

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Walk po136 Corn Du and Pen y Fan from Nant Cwm Llwch near Brecon

Route Summary: - Nant Cwm Llwch, Brecon, Llyn Cwm Llwch, Tommy Jones Obelisk, Craig Cwm Llwch, Corn Du, Pen y Fan, (Penyfan), Cefn Cwm Llwch, Pont Rhydybetws, Nant Cwm Llwch.

Length: 11km (7 miles) | Ascent: 697m (2288ft) | Allow at least: 5hrs | Grade: Moderate

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Walk po100 Pen y Fan from Neuadd Reservoir

Route Summary: - Lower Neuadd Reservoir, Bwlch ar y Fan, Cribyn, Pen y Fan, (Penyfan), Corn Du, Craig Gwaum-taf, Graig Fan Ddu, Lower Neuadd Reservoir.

Length: 13.5km (8.5 miles) | Ascent: 732m (2402ft) | Allow at least: 5.5hrs | Grade: Moderate

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Walk po127 Fan y Big, Cribyn, Pen y Fan and Corn Du from Neuadd Reservoir

Route Summary: - Lower Neuadd Reservoir, Bwlch ar y Fan, Fan y Big, Cribyn, Pen y Fan, (Penyfan), Corn Du, Craig Gwaum-taf, Graig Fan Ddu, Lower Neuadd Reservoir.

Length: 16km (10 miles) | Ascent: 869m (2850ft) | Allow at least: 6.5hrs | Grade: Hard

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Walk po169 Corn Du, Pen y Fan, Cribyn and Fan y Big from Nant Cwm Llwch nr Brecon

Route Summary: - Nant Cwm Llwch, Brecon, Llyn Cwm Llwch, Tommy Jones Obelisk, Craig Cwm Llwch, Corn Du, Pen y Fan, (Penyfan), Craig Cwm Sere, Cribyn, Craig Cwm Cynwyn, Fan y Big, Bailea, Afon Cynrig, Pant, Plas-y-gaer, Nant Gwdi, Pont Rhydybetws, Nant Cwm Llwch.

Length: 17km (10.5 miles) | Ascent: 992m (3256ft) | Allow at least: 7.25hrs | Grade: Hard

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