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Walk 2646 - Fan Nedd & Fan Bwlch Chwyth, Fforest Fawr

  

Nat Park   Brecon Beacons
County/Area   Powys
AuthorHugh Maguire
Length7.0 miles / 11.4 km
Ascent1620 feet / 491 metres
Grademoderate
Startgrid reference SN896222

Photo from the walk - Fan Nedd & Fan Bwlch Chwyth, Fforest Fawr Photo from the walk - Fan Nedd & Fan Bwlch Chwyth, Fforest Fawr Photo from the walk - Fan Nedd & Fan Bwlch Chwyth, Fforest Fawr 
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The area immediately west of A4067 near Cray Reservoir offers some excellent hill walking. This walk, walk 2645 and walk 2647 are based on the same starting point are variations on a theme.

Take the road leading north east from the A4067 opposite the Cray Resevoir. The walks) starts on a track on the right just over half a mile along this road (Grid ref. SN 896222). There is quite a bit of parking space at the start of the track but keep away from the gate as this is sometimes used by lorries visiting the quarry further up the track.

This walk offers few navigational problems and involves following the track for several miles until you reach a fork (Grid ref. SN 900196) to the left on the track. Take it and head south east. You can see Fan Nedd in front of you as you drop downhill into a bit of boggyness. You then follow the track up Fan Nedd to the top (Grid ref. SN 913183). Once again a good place to stop with excellent views.

You can either return the way you came or bear north and then east along the ridge to the trig point on Fan Bwlch Chwyth (Grid ref. SN 912216). From here walk just north of west back to the start. This last bit can be a bit harder, crossing the stream's deep valley, but is still ok.

Suggested Maps

It is recommended you take a map with you when following a walk route. The preferred scale is 1:25000 used by the Explorer series.

OS Explorer1:25,000Sheet OL12
OS Landranger1:50,000Sheet 160

Note : If two maps are listed at the same scale then either (a) both are required for full coverage of the route or (b) the route is covered on both maps.

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