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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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Record Fan Foel as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


Walk Fan Foel walking UK Mountains in The Brecon Beacons Area The Brecon Beacons National Park CarmarthenshirePowys, Wales

Fan Foel Summit

Photo: Michael England

You can find Fan Foel & 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 Fan Foel and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

See Fan Foel and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Map:


You can walk to the top of Fan Foel 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 Fan Foel Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Fan Foel

Mark Davidson walked up Fan Foel 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

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

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

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

Paul Roddam and Michael Rygol have both walked, climbed & bagged Fan Foel.

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

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

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

Photo: John Dyason (1)

Approaching Fan Foel summit

Approaching Fan Foel summit

Photo: Georg Dite (9)

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)

Fan Foel from Fan Brycheiniog

Fan Foel from Fan Brycheiniog

Photo: Michael England (5)


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