Walk po102 Fan Llia, Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych from Blaen Llia

Wild moorland walk (can be difficult in mist)


Route outline for walk po102:

Blaen Llia Picnic Area  -  Fan Llia  -  Fan Dringarth  -  Cefn Perfedd  -  Craig Cwm-du  -  Rhos Dringarth  -  Craig Cerrig-gleisiad  -  Fan Frynych  -  Nant Cwm-du  -  Pont Blaen Cwm-du  -  Sran Heln Roman Road  -  Maen Llia Standing Stone  -  Rhyd Uchaf  -  Blaen Llia.




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
3
Welsh
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 Welsh Nuttalls
3
Welsh
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
Welsh
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Welsh
Marilyns
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Fan Llia at 631m (2073ft). Fan Llia is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (112th highest in Wales, 272nd highest in England & Wales)

Fan Llia is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (154th highest in Wales, 368th highest in England & Wales). Fan Llia means 'Llia Beacon' in Welsh and is pronounced 'van-thlee-a'.

The summit of Fan Llia is marked by a cairn.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Craig Cerrig-gleisiad at 629m (2064ft). Craig Cerrig-gleisiad is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (114th highest in Wales, 275th highest in England & Wales)

Craig Cerrig-gleisiad is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (159th highest in Wales, 374th highest in England & Wales). Craig Cerrig-gleisiad means 'Blue Stone Rock' in Welsh and is pronounced 'kryg-kerig-gl-ay-si-ad'.

The summit of Craig Cerrig-gleisiad is marked by a cairn.

You will also reach the summit of Fan Frynych at 628m (2062ft). Fan Frynych is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (115th highest in Wales, 276th highest in England & Wales)

Fan Frynych is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (162nd highest in Wales, 377th highest in England & Wales). Fan Frynych means 'Ox Hill Beacon' in Welsh and is pronounced 'van-vrinic'.

The summit of Fan Frynych is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Brecon Beacons National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL12 Brecon Beacons National Park - Western & Central areas


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

160 Brecon Beacons


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk po102 Fan Llia, Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych from Blaen Llia

In no particular order . . .

Walk po102 Fan Llia, Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych from Blaen Llia - Fan Frynych summit trig point

Fan Frynych summit trig point

Photo: Jon Norbury (5)

Walk po102 Fan Llia, Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych from Blaen Llia - The footbridge over Afon Llia at Blaen Llia Picnic Area

The footbridge over Afon Llia at Blaen Llia Picnic Area

Photo: Jon Norbury (1)

Walk po102 Fan Llia, Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych from Blaen Llia - The tiny cairn marking the true summit of Fan Llia

The tiny cairn marking the true summit of Fan Llia

Photo: Jon Norbury (3)

Walk po102 Fan Llia, Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych from Blaen Llia - The tiny cairn on the summit of Fan Dringarth

The tiny cairn on the summit of Fan Dringarth

Photo: Jon Norbury (4)

Walk po102 Fan Llia, Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych from Blaen Llia - Pen y Fan (left) and Corn Du from the top of Craig Cerrig-gleisiad

Pen y Fan (left) and Corn Du from the top of Craig Cerrig-gleisiad

Photo: Angela Magee (1)

Walk po102 Fan Llia, Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych from Blaen Llia - The large cairn near the summit of Fan Llia

The large cairn near the summit of Fan Llia

Photo: Jon Norbury (2)

Walk po102 Fan Llia, Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych from Blaen Llia - Craig Cwm

Craig Cwm

Photo: David Cartwright (3)

Walk po102 Fan Llia, Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych from Blaen Llia - Nen and Nicola on Fan Frynach

Nen and Nicola on Fan Frynach

Photo: Chris Harrington (1)

Walk po102 Fan Llia, Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych from Blaen Llia - Craig Cerrig-gleisiad summit cairn

Craig Cerrig-gleisiad summit cairn

Photo: Jon Norbury (6)


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