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Fan Gyhirych
725m (2379ft)

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

Fan Gyhirych means ''Braided Beacon' in Welsh and is pronounced 'van-g-ee-hee ree-kh'.

The summit of Fan Gyhirych is marked by a Trig Point & a cairn.

Record Fan Gyhirych as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered

Fan Gyhirych is classified as:

Welsh Mountain
60th highest in Wales,
144th in England & Wales

Welsh Nuttall
74th highest in Wales,
178th in England & Wales

Welsh Marilyn
29th highest in Wales,
538th highest in Great Britain

Welsh Trig Point (Pillar)

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

Fan Gyhirych Summit

Photo: Jeff Mayers

Fan Gyhirych 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 Gyhirych 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 Gyhirych by using either of these 2 easy to follow route maps:

Walk po132 Heol Senni and Fan Gyhirych from Pont Gihirych (Cray Reservoir)

Open moorland walk with fine views

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8.5ml (13.5km)
Ascent:	1,792ft (546m)
Time:	5 hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk po132 Heol Senni and Fan Gyhirych from Pont Gihirych (Cray Reservoir) pdf

Route Summary:

Pont Gihirych (Cray Reservoir) - Heol Senni (Fan Bwlch Chwyth) - Yr Allt (Forest Fawr) - Bwlch y Duwynt - Fan Fraith - Fan Gyhirych - Bwlch Bryn-fhudd - Pont Gihirych.

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Walk po124 Fan Nedd and Fan Gyhirych from Maen Llia

Long but easy to follow moorland walk

Vital Statistics:

Length:	15ml (24km)
Ascent:	3,157ft (962m)
Time:	8½ hrs
Grade:		(Hard)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk po124 Fan Nedd and Fan Gyhirych from Maen Llia pdf

Route Summary:

Maen Llia Standing Stone - Fan Nedd - Bwlch y Duwynt - Fan Fraith - Fan Gyhirych - Bwlch Bryn-rhudd - Penwyllt - Carreg Cadno - Sand Hill - Coed-y-Garreg - Sarn Helen Roman Road - Maen Madoc Standing Stone - Plas-y-gors - Blaen Llia - Maen Llia.

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

Helen Howarth walked up on June 12th, 2021 [from/via/route] From A4067 [with] Leila x [weather] VERY sunny & hot!! - Walked first thing in the morning

Sion Britton climbed on November 29th, 2020 [from/via/route] Fan Gyhirych Walk [with] Rhiannon [weather] Sunny & Cool

Iwan Williams bagged on August 15th, 2019 [from/via/route] Cwm Tawe - Crai Reservoir

Mark Davidson hiked on July 12th, 2009 [with] Alone [weather] Quite nice

David Price summited on August 29th, 2017 [from/via/route] Cnewr [with] Jean [weather] Dry, sunny spells with mist on top - Hard!

Bleddyn Rhys conquered on April 29th, 2017 [from/via/route] Libanus i Craig y Nos [with] ar ben fy hyn! [weather] Cymylog ond sych. Gwynt cryf ac oer ar y topiau. - 4 awr a hanner yn cynwys 5 copa - braidd yn rush - buassa 6 awr yn llawer fwy cyffyrddus. Teulu yn dod i gyfarfod fi yn Tafarn Y Garreg.

Christina Lander scaled on March 14th, 2015 [from/via/route] Pont Gihirych - Heol Senni - Yr Allt - Fan Fraith - Fan Gyhirych - Pont Gihirych [with] Dick [weather] Overcast but dry, plenty of snow on the ground

David Lane walked up on August 17th, 2011 [with] Kelly

Daniel Graham, Michael Rygol, John Cuthbert, Paul Booth, Trevor Williams, Paul Donoghue, Victoria Bates and Richard Penney have all walked, climbed & bagged Fan Gyhirych.

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

Bwlch y Duwynt with Yr Allt (Forest Fawr) beyond from Fan Gyhirych

Photo: Jeff Mayers (8)

Another Waterfall with Fan Gyhirych towering above

Photo: Jeff Mayers (3)

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)

Waterfalls en-route to Fan Gyhirych

Photo: Jeff Mayers (2)

Aproaching Fan Gyhirych

Photo: Jeff Mayers (4)

Cray Reservoir and Pont Gihirych from the upper slopes of Fan Gyhirych

Photo: Jeff Mayers (5)

Fan Gyhirych summit trig point

Photo: Jeff Mayers (7)

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