Fan Fraith
668m (2192ft)
The Brecon Beacons Area, The Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales
Fan Fraith means 'Fraith Beacon' in Welsh and is pronounced 'van-vr-eye-th'.
The summit of Fan Fraith is marked by a small cairn.
You can find Fan Fraith & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):
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See Fan Fraith and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,792ft (546m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Pont Gihirych (Cray Reservoir) - Heol Senni (Fan Bwlch Chwyth) - Yr Allt (Forest Fawr) - Bwlch y Duwynt - Fan Fraith - Fan Gyhirych - Bwlch Bryn-fhudd - Pont Gihirych.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 15ml (24km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,157ft (962m) |
| Time: | 8½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Maen Llia Standing Stone - Fan Nedd - Bwlch y Duwynt - Fan Fraith - Fan Gyhirych - Bwlch Bryn-rhudd - Penwyllt - Carreg Cadno - Sand Hill - Coed-y-Garreg - Sarn Helen Roman Road - Maen Madoc Standing Stone - Plas-y-gors - Blaen Llia - Maen Llia.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Fan Fraith
Paul Roddam walked up Fan Fraith on January 7th, 2024 [from/via/route] Devils Elbow [weather] Sunny/Cloudy/Foggy
Mark Davidson climbed Fan Fraith on June 12th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walk po124 Fan Nedd & Fan Gyhirych from Maen Llia [with] Alone [weather] Quite Nice
Sion Britton bagged Fan Fraith on November 29th, 2020 [from/via/route] Fan Gyhirych Walk [with] Rhiannon [weather] Sunny & Cool
Christina Lander hiked Fan Fraith on March 14th, 2015 [from/via/route] Pont Gihirych - Heol Senni - Yr Allt - Fan Fraith - Fan Gyhirych - Pont Gihirych [with] Dick [weather] Overcast but dry, quite a bit of snow on the ground
David Lane summited Fan Fraith on August 18th, 2011 [with] Kelly
Matthew Thomas, Daniel Graham, Michael Rygol, Paul Booth and Richard Penney have all walked, climbed & bagged Fan Fraith.
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