Fan Brycheiniog via Fan Hir

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5.7km
Total Distance
604m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

This Beacons Way route leaves Tafarn-y-Garreg in the upper Swansea valley, crosses the Tawe by a footbridge and climbs over Allt Fach onto the long escarpment of Fan Hir. The edge path runs north above Llyn y Fan Fawr, the highest natural lake in south Wales, to Bwlch Giedd and on to the trig point and stone shelter of Fan Brycheiniog, at 802 metres the highest summit of the Black Mountain.

Route Map

Along the trail

Bus stop
Glyntawe, Field Study Centre · 403m from the start
Parking
8m from the start
Marked route
Cambrian Way

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Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes