Fan Foel summit – Llyn y Fan Fach loop from Black Mountain Quarries

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Fan Foel summit – Llyn y Fan Fach loop from Black Mountain Quarries

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Fan Foel summit – Llyn y Fan Fach loop from Black Mountain Quarries

04:12

30.3km

1,130m

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Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

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1.36 km

Garreg Lwyd Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

South Wales' westernmost 2,000-footer at 2,021 feet (616 m), Garreg Lwyd is the last high outpost of the Black Mountain range. It makes for a very quick ascent from the …

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9.76 km

View over Llyn y Fan Fach and Waun Lefrith

Highlight • Lake

Waun Lefrith marks the westernmost of the Carmarthen Fans or Bannau Sir Gaer, a group of peaks within the Black Mountain of the Brecon Beacons National Park. With sublime views …

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11.3 km

Picws Du summit & view of Llyn y Fan Fach

Highlight • Summit

Picws Du, or Bannau Sir Gaer, is the highest point of the dramatic escarpment high above Llyn y Fan Fach. Due to the remote and untouched landscape, you may have …

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12.6 km

Fan Foel summit

Highlight • Summit

At 2,562 feet (781 m) high, the summit of Fan Foel boasts extensive panoramas of the surrounding peaks and moorland below. Rugged, wild and beautiful, the remote location is an …

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12.7 km

Fan Foel

Highlight • Natural Monument

Fan Foel, at 2,562 feet (781 m), is a protruding summit on the scalloped edge of the Carmarthen Fans. It's tempting to miss this summit out, following the good path …

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13.4 km

Fan Brycheiniog Summit and Shelter

Highlight • Natural Monument

Fan Brycheiniog, at 2,631 feet (802 m), is the highest point in the Mynydd Du (Black Mountain) area of the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park.

There's a handy shelter …

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13.4 km

Fan Brycheiniog summit and stone shelter

Highlight • Summit

Poised and elegant, Fan Brycheiniog is the climax of a striking escarpment edge in the Black Mountain range of the western Brecon Beacons. From sculpted valleys to pretty tarns, the …

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14.9 km

Llyn y Fan Fawr

Lake

16.0 km

Gwal y Cadno

Ruins

19.3 km

Llyn y Fan Fach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Llyn y Fan Fach is a beautiful lake situated below the Black Mountain escarpment. You can reach the lake within short walking distance from the Llyn y Fan Fach car …

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