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Waun Fach
811m (2662ft)

The Black Mountains, The Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales

The summit of Waun Fach is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


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Welsh Mountain
32nd highest in Wales,
69th in England & Wales

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Welsh Nuttall
40th highest in Wales,
83rd in England & Wales

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Welsh Marilyn
14th highest in Wales,
368th highest in Great Britain

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Welsh Trig Point (Pillar)

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The Brecon Beacons National Park


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OL13 Brecon Beacons National Park - Eastern area


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Walk po129 The Grwyne Fechan Round

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 12ml (19km)
Ascent:2,637ft (804m)
Time:7 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)
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Walk po153 Pen Cerrig-calch and Waun Fach from Nuadd-fawr

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 13.5ml (21.5km)
Ascent:3,175ft (968m)
Time:8 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 8 Icon (Hard)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Waun Fach Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Waun Fach

Hazel Gilbert walked up Waun Fach on August 8th, 2008 [with] Lawrence

Melfyn Parry climbed Waun Fach on July 16th, 2024 [from/via/route] Followed go4awalk route PO153 - Pen Cerrig Calch & Waun Fach from Neuadd Fawr. Once on the ridge the walk is relatively easy, good paths. There are some areas that are quite boggy, so be prepared if following this route after lots of rain. The first peak was hard going, lots of tall bracken & bilberry bushes to fight your way through, I was so glad to reach the top of Pen Cerrig Calch. The final path from the cairn to the minor road leading back to the car park was also overgrown with bracken & the public footpath part was seriously neglected from a maintenance perspective, although the stiles looked almost new the path itself was overgrown with nettle, bramble & even more bracken making the last leg of the walk hard work. [with] On my own [weather] Sunny spells & generally dry. For a mid July walk it was quite cool at times. - Best to avoid this walk when the bracken is in season. If you have to walk in the summer months & especially after rain, waterproofs are a must as the grasses & bracken don't dry out at their base & you can get seriously wet even though you think it's a dry day.

Daniel Moran bagged Waun Fach on March 5th, 2019 [from/via/route] Day walk [with] Chel and frankie [weather] Swim infinity pool - Swim

Esther Nagle hiked Waun Fach on October 29th, 2022 [from/via/route] Pengenfordd [with] Merthyr Ramblers [weather] Very wet, very cold, very windy - So very slow!!!

Donovan Suddell summited Waun Fach on April 23rd, 2023 [from/via/route] Gospel Pass [with] Wife [weather] Sunny until 16:00 then cloudy, rain at the very end - Very long circuit including traversing two steep valleys

Sion Britton conquered Waun Fach on April 11th, 2021 [from/via/route] O Llanbedr. Horseshoe Route. [with] Solo [weather] Braf/ Cymylog

Simon Burgess scaled Waun Fach on August 23rd, 2020 [from/via/route] Pen Twyn Glas Pen Trumau Waun Fach Pen Y Gadair Fawr Pen Twyn Mawr [with] Solo [weather] Overnight

Dale Tyler walked up Waun Fach on August 30th, 2017 [from/via/route] 5th peak on the Waun Fach horseshoe from Cwmdu to Crickhowell [weather] Mostly glorious, two short sharp showers at the beginning of the walk-enough convince me to reproof my jacket! - 19 mile walk followed by a well deserved pint & meal in Crickhowell. Sticky toffee pudding, mmmmm!

Robert Shaw climbed Waun Fach on May 13th, 2017 [from/via/route] From Llanthony whilst doing the Black Mountain Challenge. [with] Alcester Gents Sports Club [weather] Wet & misty

Glenn Radford bagged Waun Fach on October 29th, 2015 [from/via/route] walk po105 [with] William [weather] Mist Cloud low AM Clear windy PM

Alan Smith hiked Waun Fach on July 2nd, 2015 [with] Barry [weather] Cloudy rain then sunny

Robert Taylor-Marriott summited Waun Fach on April 11th, 2015 [from/via/route] Rhiw Trumau [with] Vince Wetton Wife, Sammy and the two Son's [weather] Sunny - Placed flowers for Vince Wetton's place ware he passed away in 17th October, 2014. All last Welsh Mountains will be completed for him.

Christina Lander conquered Waun Fach on March 10th, 2015 [from/via/route] Pen Carrig-calch - Pen Allt-mawr - Pen Twyn Glas - Mynydd Llysiau - Pen Trumau - Waun Fach - Pen y Gadair Fawr - Pen Twyn Mawr [with] Dick [weather] Beautiful day, warm & sunny

Tim Buckley scaled Waun Fach on September 28th, 2014 [from/via/route] po153 Pen Cerrig-Calch from Neuadd-Fawr, north of Llambdr. 13.5 miles oh boy at 20 degrees this was hard going [with] Solo walk, set off at 8.30am arrived here at 12.40pm [weather] As I said 20 degrees - excellant visibility - For large parts of the walk, looking ahead thought Pen y Gadiar was Waun Fach! When I realised it wasn't - it was a bonus to be further around the horse-shoe than I thought. The previous months have been very dry so not a boggy as it might have been but trail bikes have trashed the place-shame.

Wyn Griffiths walked up Waun Fach on March 5th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Neuadd Fawr via Pen Twyn Glas & Mynydd LLysiau [with] Me [weather] Dry. Very wet underfoot in many places - Training for Welsh 3000

Robert Logan climbed Waun Fach on May 3rd, 2009 [from/via/route] Castell Dinas, Rhiw Trumau, Pen Trumau, Waun Fach, Pen y Manllwyn, Y Grib [with] Judith Logan [weather] Clear, Broken cloud, Sunny - Waun Fach 'summit' is only for lovers of wet featureless peat bogs

David Lane bagged Waun Fach on August 15th, 2008 [with] Kelly

Iain Jones hiked Waun Fach on November 10th, 2012 [from/via/route] The Castle Inn, Pengenffordd

Mark Davidson summited Waun Fach on April 11th, 2005 [with] Theresa - The summit is a boggy mess caused by trail bikers using it as a roundabout!

Jonathan Morris, Paul Roddam, Daniel Graham, Tom Norgate, Michael Rygol, John Cuthbert, Paul Booth, Trevor Williams, Andrew Fleming, Paul Donoghue, Immacolata Pescatore, Louise Sandwith, David Price, Dave Milner, Keith Brockwell, Matthew Thomas, Alex Oldridge and Richard Penney have all walked, climbed & bagged Waun Fach.

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Waun Fach

Pen Cerrig-calch, Pen Allt-mawr, Tal-Trwynau, Pen Twyn Glas, Mynydd Llysiau and Pen Trumau from Waun Fach

Pen Cerrig-calch, Pen Allt-mawr, Tal-Trwynau, Pen Twyn Glas, Mynydd Llysiau and Pen Trumau from Waun Fach

Photo: Jon Rimmer (2)

Me on the summit of Sugar Loaf (Y Fal) with Pen Cerrig-calch (left) and Waun Fach (with the misty top) in the distance

Me on the summit of Sugar Loaf (Y Fal) with Pen Cerrig-calch (left) and Waun Fach (with the misty top) in the distance

Photo: Lodewykus DuToit (1)

*Waun Fach and Pen y Gadair Fawr from the Pen Twyn Mawr ridge

*Waun Fach and Pen y Gadair Fawr from the Pen Twyn Mawr ridge

Photo: Sidney Jackson (7)

Pen Trumau and Waun Fach from Mynydd Llysiau

Pen Trumau and Waun Fach from Mynydd Llysiau

Photo: Jon Rimmer (6)

Waun Fach and Pen y Gadair Fawr from Crug Mawr

Waun Fach and Pen y Gadair Fawr from Crug Mawr

Photo: Sidney Jackson (2)

Waun Fach from the Pen Twyn Mawr ridge

Waun Fach from the Pen Twyn Mawr ridge

Photo: Sidney Jackson (10)

Waun Fach from the summit cairn on Pen y Gadair Fawr

Waun Fach from the summit cairn on Pen y Gadair Fawr

Photo: Sidney Jackson (13)

Waun Fach from Pen y Gadair Fawr

Waun Fach from Pen y Gadair Fawr

Photo: Michael Owen (1)

Waun Fach summit

Waun Fach summit

Photo: Sidney Jackson (14)

*270° Panorama featuring Pengenfford, Pen Trumau, Waun Fach, Pen y Gadair Fawr, Pen Twyn Mawr, Crug Mawr and the The Grwyne Fechan valley from Mynydd Llysiau

*270° Panorama featuring Pengenfford, Pen Trumau, Waun Fach, Pen y Gadair Fawr, Pen Twyn Mawr, Crug Mawr and the The Grwyne Fechan valley from Mynydd Llysiau

Photo: Jon Rimmer (7)


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