Walk po100 Pen y Fan from Lower Neuadd Reservoir

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8½mls (13.5km)
Ascent:	2,402ft (732m)
Time:	5½hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk po100:

Lower Neuadd Reservoir  -  Bwlch ar y Fan  -  Cribyn  -  Pen y Fan  -  (Penyfan)  -  Corn Du  -  Bwlch Duwynt  -  Craig Gwaun Taf (Bwlch Duwynt)  -  Graig Fan Ddu  -  Lower Neuadd Reservoir

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

2 Welsh Mountains

0 Wainwrights

4 Welsh Nuttalls

0 Welsh Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

1 Welsh Marilyn

0 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Pen y Fan at 886m (2907ft). Pen y Fan is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (19th highest in Wales, 31st highest in England & Wales)

Pen y Fan is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (21st highest in Wales, 36th highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (10th highest in Wales, 259th highest in the UK).

The summit of Pen y Fan is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point. Pen y Fan is the highest point in The Brecon Beacons National Park and the highest point in the county of Powys.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Corn Du at 871m (2859ft). Corn Du is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (25th highest in Wales, 43rd highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Craig Gwaun Taf (Bwlch Duwynt) at 826m (2710ft). Craig Gwaun Taf (Bwlch Duwynt) is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (35th highest in Wales, 74th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Craig Gwaun Taf (Bwlch Duwynt) is marked by a small cairn.. Craig Gwaun Taf [Duwynt] was promoted to 'Nuttall' status in November 2016

Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:

• Cribyn at 795m (2609ft). Cribyn is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (37th Wales, 82nd Eng & Wal) and a Welsh Nuttall (47th highest in Wales, 99th highest in England & Wales). Cribyn means 'The Summit' in Welsh and is pronounced 'kree-bun'.

  The summit of Cribyn is marked by a small cairn.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk po100 Pen y Fan from Lower Neuadd Reservoir

In no particular order . . .

Pen y fan from Cribyn

Photo: Paul Holroyd (29)

Cribyn summit

Photo: Paul Holroyd (31)

Cribyn from Pen y Fan in the snow

Photo: Mike Powell (3)

Corn Du from Pen y Fan

Photo: Krzysztof Ciebien (19)

Jenny, Betty and myself in the middle on Pen Y Fan

Photo: James Bullett (1)

Corn Du and the Brecon Beacons from the summit of Pen y Fan just after sunset

Photo: Caroline Swain (1)

Cribyn from Pen y Fan

Photo: Tony Taylor (1)

My daughter Ffion (aged 8) on the way back down from Pen y Fan

Photo: Kieron Dunning (2)

Ascending Pen Y Fan via Corn Du

Photo: Simon Barnett (8)

A sprinkling of snow on Pen y Fan from Corn Du

Photo: Sion Hewitt (2)

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