Blaen-yr-henbant
498m (1634ft)
Blaen-yr-henbant is in The Black Mountains, The Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales
You can walk to the top of Blaen-yr-henbant by using this route map:
Walk po122 Blaen-yr-henbant and Crug Mawrfrom Llanbedr
Great views on clear paths
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.5ml (15km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,925ft (587m) |
| Time: | 5.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Llanbedr - Hen-bant - Blaen-yr-henbant - Crug Mawr - Disgwylfa - Pen Gwyllt Meirch - Nantyrychain - Cwm Farm - Neuadd-fawr - Penhoelmeirch - TheFfawydd - GreenCottage - Llanbedr
Interactive Walking Maps
See Blaen-yr-henbant and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Map:
NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, this PDF Peak Baggers' Map might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.
See Blaen-yr-henbant and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Black Mountains Area of Bannau Brycheiniog (The Brecon Beacons National Park)
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The Whole of Bannau Brycheiniog (The Brecon Beacons National Park)
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You can find Blaen-yr-henbant & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Blaen-yr-henbant
Craig Barrell walked up Blaen-yr-henbant on September 27th, 2025 [with] solo [weather] sunny
Jonathan Morris climbed it on July 2nd, 2025 [from/via/route] Llanbear
Sion Britton bagged it on April 11th, 2021 [from/via/route] O Llanbedr. Horseshoe Route. [with] Solo [weather] Braf/ Cymylog
Rich Roberts hiked Blaen-yr-henbant on September 19th, 2020 [with] Marcelle Allman [weather] Sunny + windy
Dale Tyler summited on August 30th, 2017 [from/via/route] 9th peak on the Waun Fach horseshoe from Cwmdu to Crickhowell
Patrick Rogozinski, Michael Rygol and Richard Penney have all walked, climbed & bagged Blaen-yr-henbant.
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Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, Blaen-yr-henbant
Pen Cerrig-calch (with Table Mountain on the left hand lower slope) from Blaen-yr-henbant
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