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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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12ml (19km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,637ft (804m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Nuadd-fawr - Llanbedr - Darren Fach - Pen Twyn Glas - Mynydd Llysiau - Pen Trumau - Waun Fach - Pen y Gadair Fawr - Pen Twyn Mawr - Pen Gwyllt Meirch - Nantyrychain - Cwm Farm - Nuadd-fawr
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.5ml (21.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,175ft (968m) |
| Time: | 8 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Nuadd-fawr - Llanbedr - Table Mountain (Pen Cerrig-calch) - Trwyn Ysgwrfa - Pen Cerrig-calch - Pen Allt-mawr - Pen Twyn Glas - Mynydd Llysiau - Pen Trumau - Waun Fach - Pen y Gadair Fawr - Pen Twyn Mawr - Pen Gwyllt Meirch - Nantyrychain - Cwm Farm - Nuadd-fawr
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
Me on the summit of Sugar Loaf (Y Fal) with Pen Cerrig-calch (left) and Waun Fach (with the misty top) in the distance
*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
Pen Cerrig-calch, Pen Allt-mawr, Tal-Trwynau, Pen Twyn Glas, Mynydd Llysiau and Pen Trumau from Waun Fach
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