Pen y Fan Horseshoe from the Neuadd

Photo: Andy Dingley · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

12.8 km
Total Distance
579 m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A horseshoe from the Neuadd car park in the Taf Fechan valley, up onto the western ridge of the valley and along the escarpment edge to Corn Du and Pen y Fan (886 m), the highest point in southern Britain, then over Cribyn to Bwlch ar y Fan and back down past the Neuadd reservoirs. The ridge is exposed, and the north faces drop away steeply.

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Difficulty

3/5 · Moderate