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Brecon Beacons
Walking Guide and Walks
The range of mountains named the Brecon Beacons lie within the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) National Park, which is a little confusing. Pen y Fan (886 m.) is the higherst summit in the range and is very popular with walkers. Most of the summits in this range have steep escarpments generally facing a northerly direction and lie in the Western and Central areas of the National Park. Another point of confusion is there are two Black Mountains one in the Brecon Beacons range with the other lying to the east.
List of walks
★ GPS file available ☩ Route profile
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2349★☩ | Pen Y Fan & Corn Du from near Storey Arms | moderate | 4.60 |
| 2400★ | Pen y Fan from Cwmgwdi near Brecon | moderate | 5.00 |
| 3559★☩ | Picws Du & Llyn y Fan Fach from near Llanddeusant | moderate | 5.30 |
| 1552★ | Waun Rydd | easy/mod | 5.50 |
| 3616★☩ | Fan Fawr from Storey Arms | moderate | 6.00 |
| 2641★☩ | Fan Fawr & Fan Frynych, Fforest Fawr | moderate | 6.50 |
| 2646★☩ | Fan Nedd & Fan Bwlch Chwyth, Fforest Fawr | moderate | 7.00 |
| 3563★☩ | Fan Brycheiniog and Picws Du | moderate | 7.10 |
| 1903★☩ | Pen y Fan & Corn Du from Cwmgwdi | moderate | 7.50 |
| 2645★☩ | Fan Gyhirych & Fan Bwlch Chwyth, Fforest Fawr | moderate | 8.00 |
| 2648★☩ | The Black Mountain, Brecon Beacons | moderate | 8.00 |
| 1123★☩ | Brecon Beacons Horseshoe | moderate | 8.50 |
| 2934★☩ | The High Peaks of the Brecon Beacons | mod/hard | 10.70 |
| 2074★☩ | Highest Peaks of the Brecon Beacons | mod/hard | 11.00 |
Table of summits in the Brecon Beacons Group
| Rank | Mountain | Metres/Feet | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Pen y Fan | 886 / 2907 | Brecon Beacons |
| 60 | Fan Brycheiniog | 802 / 2631 | Brecon Beacons |
| 68 | Cribin | 795 / 2608 | Brecon Beacons |
| 85 | Waun Rydd | 769 / 2523 | Brecon Beacons |
| 96 | Picws Du | 749 / 2457 | Brecon Beacons |
| 107 | Fan Fawr | 734 / 2408 | Brecon Beacons |
| 113 | Fan Gihirych | 725 / 2379 | Brecon Beacons |
| 187 | Fan Nedd | 663 / 2175 | Brecon Beacons |
| 201 | Allt Lwyd | 654 / 2146 | Brecon Beacons |
| 218 | Garreg Las | 635 / 2083 | Brecon Beacons |
| 223 | Fan Llia | 632 / 2073 | Brecon Beacons |
| 225 | Fan Frynych | 629 / 2064 | Brecon Beacons |
| 244 | Cefn yr Ystrad | 617 / 2024 | Brecon Beacons |
| 246 | Garreg-lwyd | 616 / 2021 | Brecon Beacons |
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