Walk po104 Pen y Fan and Cribyn from Nant Gwdi

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8mls (12km)
Ascent:	2,629ft (801m)
Time:	5½hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk po104:

Nant Gwdi  -  Cefn Cwm Llwch  -  Pen y Fan  -  Corn Du  -  Pen y Fan  -  (Penyfan)  -  Craig Cwm Sere  -  Cribyn  -  Bryn-teg  -  Pant  -  Plas-y-gaer  -  Nant Gwdi

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

2 Welsh Mountains

0 Wainwrights

3 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 Cribyn at 795m (2609ft). Cribyn is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (37th highest in Wales, 82nd highest in England & Wales)

Cribyn is also known as 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 po104 Pen y Fan and Cribyn from Nant Gwdi

In no particular order . . .

Llyn Cwm Llwch from Pen y Fan

Photo: Joanne Lucas (4)

Bwlch Ar y Fan from Cribyn

Photo: Krzysztof Ciebien (5)

On a snowy Pen y Fan

Photo: Terry Williamson (1)

On the summit of Pen y Fan

Photo: Paul Marshall (1)

View from Pen y Fan

Photo: Krzysztof Ciebien (11)

Descending Pen y Fan

Photo: Krzysztof Ciebien (32)

A sprinkling of snow on Pen y Fan from Corn Du

Photo: Sion Hewitt (2)

Me on Pen y Fan

Photo: Peter Brooks (1)

Approaching the summit of Cribyn with Pen y Fan in the distance

Photo: Joanne Lucas (1)

Cribyn from Pen y Fan

Photo: Sion Hewitt (1)

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