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Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer)
749m (2458ft)

The Brecon Beacons Area, The Brecon Beacons, Carmarthenshire, Wales


Record Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


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Welsh Mountain
52nd highest in Wales,
121st in England & Wales

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Welsh Nuttall
64th highest in Wales,
148th in England & Wales

Walk Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) walking UK Mountains in The Brecon Beacons Area The Brecon Beacons National Park Carmarthenshire, Wales

The view from the summit of Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer)

Photo: John Dyason

You can find Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) & all the walks that climb it 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


See Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

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You can walk to the top of Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) by using any of these 3 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk po179 Black Mountain/Y Mynydd Du - Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) and Waun Lefrith (Bannau Sir Gaer) from nr Llanddeusant

Superb ridge walk

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 6.25mls (10km)
Ascent:2,130ft (649m)
Time:4½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 5 Icon (Moderate)
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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

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Vital Statistics:

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

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 15ml (24km)
Ascent:3,673ft (1,119m)
Time:9.25hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 8 Icon (Hard)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer)

Donovan Suddell walked up Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) on February 24th, 2024 [from/via/route] Dan yr Ogof [with] Solo [weather] initial cloud mist gave way to a nice day. Plenty of snow at the summits

Mark Davidson climbed Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) on July 8th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walk po123 Fan Hir, Fan Brycheiniog, Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer), Waun Lefrith (Bannau Sir Gaer) & Garreg Las from Glyntawe [with] Alone [weather] Rather Lovely

Sion Britton bagged Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) on September 5th, 2020 [from/via/route] Maes Parcio Llyn y Fan Fach [with] Rhiannon, Huw, Dewi a Gwen [weather] Braf / ychydig o wynt

Toby Norman hiked Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) on July 5th, 2019 [from/via/route] Llyn y fan fach car park [with] Beggs, Hibble, Hall, Wood, Morgan and Woods

Iwan Williams summited Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) on December 23rd, 2019 [from/via/route] Llyn y Fan Fach

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

Bleddyn Rhys scaled Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) on July 9th, 2018 [from/via/route] Cerdded y ridge o Dan yr Ogof - Fan Hir, Fan Brycheiniog a Picws Du Lawr i'r afon twrch a ffeindio'r llwybr hir drwy'r creigiau nol i'r car [with] AR ben fy hyn bach [weather] Poeth iawn - El Scorchiooo! Rhan o 'Haf mawr 2018' - Dim ond gweld un cwpwl arall trwy'r dydd - ac roeddan nhw'n siarad Almaeneg!

Andy Herrick walked up Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) on August 27th, 2017 [from/via/route] Llanddeusant Mountain Rescue Post [with] Rachel Herrick [weather] Hot & sunny

Robert Shaw climbed Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) on May 15th, 2010 [from/via/route] Very wet & misty [with] The usual crew [weather] Wet & misty

Glenn Radford bagged Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) on June 9th, 2013 [from/via/route] po114 [with] the kids [weather] glorious sunshine

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer)

Llyn y Fan Fach from Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) summit

Llyn y Fan Fach from Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) summit

Photo: Michael England (9)

Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) from Bwlch Blaen Twrch

Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) from Bwlch Blaen Twrch

Photo: Michael England (8)

Carmarthen Fan - Fan Foel and Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) with Llyn y Fan Fach below from Waun Lefrith (Bannau Sir Gaer)

Carmarthen Fan - Fan Foel and Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) with Llyn y Fan Fach below from Waun Lefrith (Bannau Sir Gaer)

Photo: Florence Belgravia (1)

Llyn y Fan Fach below the Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) crags from Fan Foel

Llyn y Fan Fach below the Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) crags from Fan Foel

Photo: John Dyason (2)

Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) from Fan Foel

Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) from Fan Foel

Photo: Michael England (7)

Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) from Waun Lefrith (Bannau Sir Gaer) summit cairn

Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) from Waun Lefrith (Bannau Sir Gaer) summit cairn

Photo: Michael England (11)


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