Bryn y Fan (Van Hill)
482m (1582ft)
The Central Area, The Cambrian Mountains, Powys, Wales
The summit of Bryn y Fan (Van Hill) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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See Bryn y Fan (Van Hill) and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Central AreaThe Central area of Mynyddoedd Cambria (The Cambrian Mountains)
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Mynyddoedd Cambria (The Cambrian Mountains)
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A go4awalk.com downloadable Peak Bagging Map in PDF format featuring Bryn y Fan (Van Hill) should be available soon.
Free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Explorer 214 Llanidloes & Newtown / Y Drenewydd is not currently available
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Landranger 136 Newtown, Llanidloes is not currently available
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Bryn y Fan (Van Hill)
Stephanie Doyle walked up Bryn y Fan (Van Hill) on January 1st, 2026 [with] Friend [weather] Windy - Great views
Mike Harris and Richard Penney have both walked, climbed & bagged Bryn y Fan (Van Hill).
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