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Llyn y Fan Fach – Narrow Path Below Picws Du loop from Fforest Fawr

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Llyn y Fan Fach – Narrow Path Below Picws Du loop from Fforest Fawr

Moderate

5.0

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5

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Llyn y Fan Fach – Narrow Path Below Picws Du loop from Fforest Fawr

02:50

8.30km

450m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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948 m

Old Fish Hatchery

Highlight • Structure

Based on the feeding trough, the nursery appears to be active or recently used.

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2.42 km

Llyn y Fan Fach

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This route up the western flanks of Llyn Y Fan Fach is one of the best views in the entire Brecon Beacons. To do the Llyn y Fan Fach and …

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3.45 km

View of Llyn y Fan Fach

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Moderate trail with high elevation and amazing views, good footwear and fitness required, can get colder at the top on windy day. Enjoy.

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4.65 km

Picws Du summit & view of Llyn y Fan Fach

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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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5.44 km

Waterfall in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

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Lovely waterfall at the bottom of a fairly steep descent. Nice place to refill with water if required, but be careful with footing as it can be slippery.

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5.65 km

Narrow Path Below Picws Du

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Beware. Narrow path with a big drop. Proceed with caution.

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6.97 km

Afon Sawdde

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8

7.40 km

Old Trout Farm on the Afon Sawdde

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The route from here up and around Llyn Y Fan Fawr and Back must be a strong contender as one of the Wales’s most scenic walks. This is just the …

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8.30 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.17 km

2.11 km

1.98 km

Surfaces

2.19 km

2.18 km

1.98 km

1.90 km

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Saturday 27 June

18°C

11°C

51 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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