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Fan Hir
760m (2494ft)

The Brecon Beacons Area, The Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales

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Fan Hir is classified as:

Welsh Mountain
46th highest in Wales,
112th in England & Wales

Welsh Nuttall
57th highest in Wales,
136th in England & Wales

Walk Fan Hir walking UK Mountains in The Brecon Beacons Area The Brecon Beacons National Park Powys Wales

The view from the summit of Fan Hir

Photo: Georg Dite

Fan Hir is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL12
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)
OS Landranger Map 160
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

Fan Hir is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:

The Brecon Beacons Area of The Brecon Beacons

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You can walk to the top of Fan Hir by using either of these 2 easy to follow route maps:

Walk po114 Black Mountain/Y Mynydd Du - Fan Hir, Fan Brycheiniog, Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) and Waun Lefrith (Bannau Sir Gaer) from nr Llanddeusant

Superb ridge walk

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8.5mls (13.5km)
Ascent:	2,914ft (888m)
Time:	6 hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk po114 Black Mountain/Y Mynydd Du - Fan Hir, Fan Brycheiniog, Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) and Waun Lefrith (Bannau Sir Gaer) from nr Llanddeusant pdf

Route Summary:

Car Park SE of Llanddeusant - Nant Melyn - Sychnant - Disgwylfa - Cefn Disgwylfa - Tro'r Fan Foel - Fan Foel - The Beacons Way - Twr y Fan Foel - Fan Brycheiniog - Fan Hir - Fan Brycheiniog - Twr y Fan Foel - Fan Foel - Bwlch Blaen Twrch - Pant y Bwlch - Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) - Glastir y Picws - Cwar Du Mawr - Cwar Du Bach - Waun Lefrith (Bannau Sir Gaer) - Llyn y Fan Fach - Llethr y Llyn - Waun y Llyn - Nant Coch - Car Park SE of Llanddeusant

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Walk po123 Fan Hir, Fan Brycheiniog, Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer), Waun Lefrith (Bannau Sir Gaer) and Garreg Las from Glyntawe

Simply magnificent

Vital Statistics:

Length:	15ml (24km)
Ascent:	3,673ft (1,119m)
Time:	9.25hrs
Grade:		(Hard)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk po123 Fan Hir, Fan Brycheiniog, Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer), Waun Lefrith (Bannau Sir Gaer) and Garreg Las from Glyntawe pdf

Route Summary:

Glyntawe - Afon Tawe - Ty Hendrey - Allt Fach - Fan Fechan - Fan Hir - Bwlch Giedd - The Beacons Way - Fan Brycheiniog - Twr y Fan Foel - Fan Foel - Tro'r Fan Foel - Bwlch Blaen Twrch - Pant y Bwlch - Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) - Glastir y Picws - Cwar Du Mawr - Cwar Du Bach - Waun Lefrith (Bannau Sir Gaer) - Afon Mihartfach - Carreg yr Ogof - Garreg Las (Twyn Swnd) - Pen Rhiw-goch - Twrch Fechan - Cwterydd Blaen-Twrch Fechag - Esgair Ddu (Black Mountains) - Carnau Nant-Menyn - Nant Lluestau - Afon Twrch - Afon Giedd - Pwll y Cig - Waun Fignen Felen - Disgwylfa - Twynwalter - Twyn Spratt - Afon Haffes - Dan-yr-Ogog Campsite and Showcaves - Glyntawe

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Fan Hir

Helen Howarth walked up on June 20th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Fan Brycheiniog [with] Leila x [weather] Foggy, drizzly rain - No visibility!

Sion Britton climbed on September 5th, 2020 [from/via/route] Maes Parcio Llyn y Fan Fach [with] Solo [weather] Braf / ychydig o wynt

Toby Norman bagged on July 5th, 2019 [from/via/route] Llyn y fan fach car park [with] Beggs, Hibble, Hall, Wood, Morgan and Woods

Iwan Williams hiked on December 23rd, 2019 [from/via/route] Llyn y Fan Fach

Victoria Bates summited on July 7th, 2011 - Bannau Sir Gaer - Picws Du, Fan Brycheiniog - Trig Point, Fan Hir, Garreg Las [Twyn Swnd], Waun Lefrith

Mark Davidson conquered on July 8th, 2009 [with] Alone [weather] Rather pleasant

Bleddyn Rhys scaled during November, 2016 [from/via/route] Fynnu o Craig y Nos [with] Y teulu i gyd! - Mona Siwan Caradog a Daniel [weather] Llwyd gyda ysbeidiau bach o haul. Gwynt oer. - Peint yn Tafarn y Garreg wedyn.

Robert Shaw walked up on May 15th, 2010 [from/via/route] Very wet & misty [with] The usual crew [weather] Wet & misty

Christina Lander climbed on April 11th, 2014 [from/via/route] Glantawe - Fan Hir - Fan Brycheiniog - Cefn Rhudd - Waun Fignen Felen - Sgwd Ddu - Glyntawe [with] Dick & Suzanne [weather] Warm & sunny

Wyn Griffiths bagged on September 11th, 2014 [from/via/route] po123 from Tafan y Garreg [with] me [weather] Misty to start - but perfect thereafter - got "lost on descent from Garreg Las

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Fan Hir

Fan Hir summit

Photo: Michael England (3)

Glyntawe from Fan Hir

Photo: Michael England (2)

Looking South from Fan Hir

Photo: Georg Dite (1)

Fan Hir

Photo: Michael England (1)

On top of Fan Hir in the Brecon Beacons, looking across to Fan Gyhirych in the foreground and the central Beacons in the distance.

Photo: Alexis Dimyan (1)

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