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Glyn Tarell

View of Pen y Fan Summit – Corn Du summit loop from Beacons Reservoir

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Hiking trails & Routes
United Kingdom
Wales
South Wales
Glyn Tarell

View of Pen y Fan Summit – Corn Du summit loop from Beacons Reservoir

Moderate

4.8

(27)

155

hikers

View of Pen y Fan Summit – Corn Du summit loop from Beacons Reservoir

03:00

8.76km

450m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 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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Bus stop

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95 m

Storey Arms – Start of the Pen y Fan Trail

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People don't realise how special this location is. This is the start of the famed Fan Dance. A load-bearing 24km, non-navigational, endurance test. The SAS pioneered it as part of …

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805 m

View of Pen y Fan Summit

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High elevation trail, good footwear & fitness is a must

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3

3.39 km

Tommy Jones Memorial

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The memorial is a 'bit' misleading by way of location, as it was moved by the National Trust some years ago. It used to be a good few hundred metres …

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4

3.95 km

Corn Du Northwest Ridge

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The steep upper section of Corn Du's northwest ridge is the most strenuous part of the hike to its summit for people ascending from the Storey Arms Centre. There are …

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5

4.28 km

Corn Du summit

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Corn Du is rarely climbed alone, but as a peak added to an expedition to Pen y Fan. The climb up is a great one though and the views from …

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6

4.30 km

Col between Corn Du and Pen y Fan

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

This easy col between Pen Y Fan and Corn Du is a gorgeous easy hill section no more than a few hundred metres long with minimal height gain and loss. …

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4.87 km

Beacons Way to Pen y Fan Summit

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PYF Test Route.
This is a Strava segment and a personal fitness test of mine from the swing gate at Pontardaff Lay-by to the summit post that I have done …

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7.90 km

Pen y Fan Gate

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The gate here has been the local start point for the Pen Y Fan gate to summit test for a number of years. It is 3.1km from here to the …

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8.76 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.07 km

2.58 km

1.76 km

304 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.60 km

2.24 km

2.13 km

1.23 km

509 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (860 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

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Monday 18 May

13°C

8°C

87 %

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