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Fan Foel
780m (2559ft)

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

Fan Foel is the highest point in the county of Carmarthanshire.

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Fan Foel is classified as:

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

Fan Foel Summit

Photo: Michael England

Fan Foel 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 Foel 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 Foel by using any of these 3 easy to follow route maps:

Walk po179 Black Mountain - Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) and Waun Lefrith (Bannau Sir Gaer) from nr Llanddeusant

Superb ridge walk

Vital Statistics:

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

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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, Black Mountain, 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 po114 Black Mountain - 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 - 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, Black Mountain, 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 Black Mountain, 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)

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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, 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 Foel

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

Steve Gilmore climbed on May 4th, 2013 [from/via/route] From Llandeusant [with] Mark Gilmour & Steve Taylor

Richard Penney bagged on April 22nd, 2011 [from/via/route] Dan yr Ogof

Michael Rygol and Mark Davidson have both walked, climbed & bagged Fan Foel.

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

Fan Foel

Photo: Georg Dite (8)

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

Photo: John Dyason (2)

Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) and Fan Foel in the snow from Waun Lefrith (Bannau Sir Gaer)

Photo: John Dyason (1)

Picws Du (Bannau Sir Gaer) from Fan Foel

Photo: Michael England (7)

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)

Approaching Fan Foel summit

Photo: Georg Dite (9)

Fan Foel from Fan Brycheiniog

Photo: Michael England (5)

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