Pen y Fan
886m (2907ft)

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

Pen y Fan is the highest point in The Brecon Beacons National Park and the highest point in the county of Powys.

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Pen y Fan 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)

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Your Personal Mountain & Hill Bagging Record

If you LOG ON and then RELOAD this page it will display when you climbed, bagged and conquered Pen y Fan, what the weather was like, who you went with and any other comments you might like to add to remind you of that fantastic day. For more details see Your Personal Mountain, Top, Peak and Hill Bagging Record.

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

Marcelle Allman walked up on October 27th, 2019 [from/via/route] Corn Du, Horseshoe walk, however it was so lovely and we made good time so added on traversing the valley and walking back along the opposite ridgeline. [with] Dave Raime [weather] Glorious sunshine 12 degrees - My first visit to the Brecon Beacons.

Dale Tyler climbed on May 15th, 2018 [from/via/route] Horseshoe walk up from Cwn Gwdi: Cribyn - Pen y Fan - Corn Du [with] On my own [weather] Hottest day of the year so far. Thought I was melting.... - Cuckoos calling in the woods across the Nant Sere and newts in Llyn Cwm Llwch

Kimberley Gratton bagged on July 22nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Horseshoe Trail - Mountain Mist

Alan Pritchard hiked on April 24th, 2015 [with] My Wife [weather] Good - Walked the Brecon horseshoe a few times beautiful walk from Cwm Gwdi.😎🚶‍♂️

Mark Davidson summited on October 21st, 2004 [with] Theresa [weather] Rain and Mist!

Iain Jones conquered on November 12th, 2011 [from/via/route] Cwmgwdi [with] Nick Cockayne & Neil Biddle - 27 December 2011 - walked from The Storey Arms; 01 January 2013 - walked from Cwmgwdi; 25 April 2015 - walked from Neuadd Reservoir; 15 July 2018 - walked from The Storey Arms as part of UFC Survival Weekend - Day 3 (Fan Dance)

Bay Wan scaled on April 30th, 2011 [from/via/route] Not sure, east side. Also completed on 20/5/18 with just Cocoa via the classic horseshoe starting from Storey Arms [with] Cocoa Puppy and Kira dog [weather] Sunny (20/5/18 very sunny and hot!) - 1st big hike with Cocoa

Michael O'Driscoll walked up on May 31st, 2009 [from/via/route] From Lower Neuadd Reservoir, via Fan y Big, Cribyn, Pen y Fan, Corn Du & Twyn Mwyalchod [with] Yvonne & jamie O'Driscoll [weather] Beautiful - Tough walk

David Buckley climbed on July 12th, 1993 [with] Julie, Haley & Carlie [weather] Cloudy

Andrew Joss bagged on August 27th, 2017 [from/via/route] Pont Ar Daf car park [with] Barbara, Pip, Mick & Benson [weather] Dull then sunny

To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record

. . . [see more walk reports]

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. . . see all 108 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on or of Pen y Fan

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Send us your photographs and pictures on, of, or from Pen y Fan

If you would like to add your walk photographs and pictures featuring views from, on or of Pen y Fan to this page, please send them as email attachments (configured for any computer) along with your name to:

and we shall do our best to publish them.

(Guide Resolution = 300dpi. At least = 660pixels (wide) x 440 pixels (high).)

You can also submit photos via our Facebook Page.

NB. Please indicate where each photo was taken.

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