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.
The summit of Pen y Fan is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Pen y Fan
Erin Ryan walked up Pen y Fan on August 31st, 2021 [weather] Cloudy on top
Mark Davidson climbed Pen y Fan on October 21st, 2004 [from/via/route] Walk po127 Fan y Big, Cribyn, Pen y Fan & Corn Du from Neuadd Reservoir [with] Theresa [weather] Rain & Mist!
Rich Jenkins bagged Pen y Fan on December 29th, 2021 [from/via/route] Pontsticill reservoir [weather] Low cloud around peak height. Windy on top. - Wet underfoot & water running off slopes.
Joanne Smith hiked Pen y Fan on November 28th, 2021 [from/via/route] Walked from Neuadd car park along the Horseshoe Trail (counter clockwise) [with] a companion and my dog. [weather] Began cold & sunny, -2 by the time we reached the top & cloud had covered the peak. Once we came back down to Corn Du, we were in the clear again & the sun was still shining. - We felt doing the loop counter-clockwise worked out well for us.
Darren Peake summited Pen y Fan on October 25th, 2015 [from/via/route] Pont ar Daf up & Story Arms route down. [with] Family [weather] overcast. Rain on way up & drizzle on way down. - Very busy day for the welsh classic.
Sion Britton conquered Pen y Fan on August 9th, 2020 [from/via/route] Brecon Beacons Horseshoe Walk [with] Rhiannon [weather] Mist
Toby Norman scaled Pen y Fan on July 19th, 2020 [with] Woots, Kev, Lee, Bex, Cam
Rich Roberts walked up Pen y Fan on May 6th, 1986 [with] SRCC
Andy Buxton climbed Pen y Fan during May, 2011 [from/via/route] Neuadd Reservoirs [weather] Sunny/showers
Iwan Williams bagged Pen y Fan on August 12th, 2019 [from/via/route] Neuadd Reservoir
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Pen y Fan

Waun Rydd summit cairn with Corn Du and Pen y Fan (The Brecon Beacons) in the background

A very cold day but my boyfriend and I finally made it to the top of Pen y Fan summit

The cairn on the summit of Waun Rydd with Corn Du and Pen y Fan in the distance
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