Interactive Peak Bagging and Mountain/Hill Tick Lists for The Brecon Beacons National Park
The Brecon Beacons National Park is the area of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Carmarthenshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Torfaen in South Wales enclosed by the boundary of The Brecon Beacons National Park.
The Brecon Beacons National Park includes mountains and moorland, standing stones and castles, lively waterfalls and unique geology over an area of 1344 sq km (519 sq miles).
The Brecon Beacons range of mountains, from which the park gets its name, comprise six mountains that form a long ridge in the central area of the park, just to the south of Brecon. These mountains are thought to have got their name from the lighting signal fires, or Beacons, on the summits to warn of imminent attack by invaders.
The Brecon Beacons are thought to be named after the ancient practice of lighting signal fires (beacons) on mountains to warn of attacks by invaders.
Bagging Pen y Fan
Photo: Terry Merrington
The Brecon Beacons National Park in welsh is: Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog.
The main towns and villages to go walking from are: Abergavenny, Bethlehem, Brecon, Brynamman, Capel Gwynfe, Crai, Crickhowell, Defynnog, Hay-on-Wye, Llanddeusant, Llandeilo, Llandovery, Llangadog, Llangorse, Merthyr Tydfil, Myddfai, Pontneddfechan, Sennybridge, Talgarth, Talybont-on-Usk, Trap and Trecastle.
There are 100 classified Mountains, Fells, Peak, Tops and Hills that lie within the boundary of The Brecon Beacons National Park National Park. All are within the capabilities of an averagely fit walker, hiker or rambler.
To make your peak bagging exploits easier to manage, we have divided The Brecon Beacons National Park into two distinct areas which are listed below.
If you want to see all 100 classified Mountains, Fells, Peak, Tops and Hills in one go see The Whole of The Brecon Beacons National Park but please bear in mind that the page may take a few extra seconds to load due to the amount of data being downloaded to your computer.
- The Brecon Beacons area of The Brecon Beacons
61 tops including Pen y Fan, Fan Brycheiniog, Cribyn . . . - The Black Mountains area of The Brecon Beacons
39 tops including Waun Fach, Black Mountain, Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob) . . . - The Whole of The Brecon Beacons National Park
100 tops including Pen y Fan, Fan Brycheiniog, Cribyn, Waun Fach, Black Mountain, Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob) . . .