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Tor y Foel
551m (1808ft)


The Black Mountains, The Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales


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The summit of Tor y Foel is marked by a cairn..


Record Tor y Foel as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered

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88th in Wales,
156th in England & Wales

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68th highest in Wales,
871st highest in Great Britain

Walk Tor y Foel walking UK Mountains in The Black Mountains The Brecon Beacons National Park Powys, Wales

Tor y Foel beyond Talybont Reservoir from the lower slopes of Twyn Du (Waun Rydd)

Photo: Jan Bowkler


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How is Tor y Foel classified?

See the location of Tor y Foel on an interactive Google Map

See the location of Tor y Foel on an interactive Google Bagging Map

See the location of Tor y Foel on our unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps (worth a look if you've never seen these)

See downloadable Bagging Map in PDF format that includes Tor y Foel

Read walk reports from hikers who have already bagged Tor y Foel

View more photographs & pictures of views from, on or of Tor y Foel



We will be adding easy-to-follow route maps up Tor y Foel very soon.

See Tor y Foel and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

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The Black Mountains Area of Bannau Brycheiniog (The Brecon Beacons National Park)
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The Whole of Bannau Brycheiniog (The Brecon Beacons National Park)
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See Tor y Foel and the surrounding tops on our downloadable Peak Bagging Map in PDF format:

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The Black Mountains Area area of Bannau Brycheiniog (The Brecon Beacons National Park)

NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, this PDF Peak Baggers' Map might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.


You can find Tor y Foel & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

The Brecon Beacons National Park


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

OS Explorer OL13 Brecon Beacons National Park - Eastern area


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

OS Landranger 161 Abergavenny & The Black Mountains


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Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Tor y Foel Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Tor y Foel

Sion Britton walked up Tor y Foel on January 5th, 2022 [from/via/route] O Maes Parcio Blaen y Glyn Uchaf. [with] Solo [weather] Oer/ Eira

Richard Penney climbed Tor y Foel on January 16th, 2013 [from/via/route] From dam at Talybont. Forestry has closed several paths so diverted & followed Usk Valley walk but then went off-piste directly up NW face in snow. Steep, rough terrain, no paths & quite hard work. [weather] Dry, cold, clear, snow. - Brilliant.

Pamela French, Jospeh Seddon, Paul Roddam and Michael Rygol have all walked, climbed & bagged Tor y Foel.

To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Tor y Foel

A snow capped Tor Y Foel from Talybont Reservoir Dam

A snow capped Tor Y Foel from Talybont Reservoir Dam

Photo: Richard Penney (1)

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Send us your photographs and pictures on, of, or from Tor y Foel

If you would like to add your walk photographs and pictures featuring views from, on or of Tor y Foel to this page, please send them as email attachments (configured for any computer) along with your name to:



and we shall do our best to publish them.

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Not familiar with this top?

How is Tor y Foel classified?

See the location of Tor y Foel on an interactive Google Map

See the location of Tor y Foel on an interactive Google Bagging Map

See the location of Tor y Foel on our unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps (worth a look if you've never seen these)

See downloadable Bagging Map in PDF format that includes Tor y Foel

Read walk reports from hikers who have already bagged Tor y Foel

View more photographs & pictures of views from, on or of Tor y Foel




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