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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You can find Pen y Fan & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

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

Esther Nagle walked up Pen y Fan on July 10th, 2019 [from/via/route] Neuadd car park [with] Suzanne and Joe Wise - I've walked it many other times, but this is one I've got a definite date record for

Erin Ryan climbed Pen y Fan on August 31st, 2021 [weather] Cloudy on top

Mark Davidson bagged 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 hiked 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 summited 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 conquered 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 scaled Pen y Fan on August 9th, 2020 [from/via/route] Brecon Beacons Horseshoe Walk [with] Rhiannon [weather] Mist

Toby Norman walked up Pen y Fan on July 19th, 2020 [with] Woots, Kev, Lee, Bex, Cam

Rich Roberts climbed Pen y Fan on May 6th, 1986 [with] SRCC

Andy Buxton bagged Pen y Fan during May, 2011 [from/via/route] Neuadd Reservoirs [weather] Sunny/showers

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. . . see all 109 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on or of Pen y Fan

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