Pen-y-Fan

Circular walk via Pen-y-Fan
Distance - 4.5 Miles
Pen-y-Fan 886m
Corn Ddu 873m

Before heading home we decided to do a walk to Pen-y-Fan and check the footpath we had helped put in on the other side (volunteer work for the National Trust) was still in one peice! Heading out from Pont ar Daff car park we headed up towards Corn Duu which is a bit of a pull but we stopped to take a few photo's once the hail storm had passed, which left a light dusting of white on the mountain and some moody skys! We peeled off to the right before the last pull to Corn Duu and took the path around the contors and again before heading up to Pen-y-Fan we peeled off to the right along a small path which brings you out on to the path between Pen-y-Fan and Cribyn where we had helped put in a new footpath late last year which was still looking good and looked at how much more needs doing still as the path still needs doing higher up to help prevent further errosion of the mountain side.



(On the way up, Corn Ddu/Pen-y-Fan, Pen-y-Fan summit burial cairn)

We then headed up to the summit of Pen-y-Fan which although a bit windy had some great views. We then headed back down towards Corn Ddu and to it's summit before heading down to Storey Arms car park. When we reached the road we headed left back alongside the road to Pont ar Daff car park.

My Rating - Good

Pen-y-Big, Wales

Circular walk via Pen-Y-Big, Brecon Beacons.
Distance: Aprox 7 Miles
Pen-Y-Big: 2,358 ft

After a pretty drive up to the carpark where we started this walk which took us past Pontsticill and Pentwyn reseroirs. The route starts from a path at the start of the car park up past a string of very pretty waterfalls then a pull up to the top of Craig y Fan Ddu ridge which is most of the uphill on the route. At the top the path bears around to the right following the ridge around and afords some great veiws. As the path bears around again this time to the left views of Pen-y-Fan, Cribyn, Corn Du come into sight and Pen-y-Big also which is where we was aiming for. The path stays stays on the same hight and where it splits we took the left path walking next to some very large drops! It was very windy when we was walking but thankfully pushing us away from the edge not towards it! The path swings again around to the right dropping down slightly before you head back up a short incline upto the summit of Pen-y-Big. As you head up towards the summit the path become a bit vague as you head through a dump of stones where there is a shelter made up from the stones which made a good wind break and lunch spot. After visiting the summit which has good views but not the most strenuious summit to reach, but good place if you want to get the views without too much work!



(Waterfalls, Tarn on Craig y Fan Ddu, Pen y Big/Cribyn/Pen y Fan)

We headed down a short but steep winding path to the green road which heads down to the Upper Neuadd Reservior and is open to off road traffic a few months of the year. We followed the track down and where the path splits and joins a road we took the left hand fork which follows an old railway bed which makes it easy walking and affords views across to Pentwyn Reservior which we drove past earlier in the day. Eventually the track joins the road which we followed back to the car park.

My Rating- Very Good, easy climb and great views.

Walk following route from - Walking Britain