Walk po136 Corn Du and Pen y Fan from Nant Cwm Llwch near Brecon

Vital Statistics:

Length:	7mls (11km)
Ascent:	2,288ft (697m)
Time:	5hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk po136:

Nant Cwm Llwch  -  Brecon  -  Llyn Cwm Llwch  -  Tommy Jones Obelisk  -  Craig Cwm Llwch  -  Corn Du  -  Pen y Fan  -  (Penyfan)  -  Cefn Cwm Llwch  -  Heolfanog  -  Cil-rhew  -  Pont Rhydybetws  -  Nant Cwm Llwch

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

The Tommy Jones Obelisk is dedicated to a young 5 year old boy who got lost during the night of August 4th, 1900. Despite an anxious search his remains were not discovered until September 1st, 1900.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

1 Welsh Mountain

0 Wainwrights

2 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).

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk po136 Corn Du and Pen y Fan from Nant Cwm Llwch near Brecon

In no particular order . . .

Me at the top of Pen Y Fan

Photo: Dave Slack (3)

Cribyn from Pen y Fan

Photo: Joanne Lucas (5)

Ascending Pen Y Fan via Corn Du

Photo: Simon Barnett (7)

Cribyn from Pen y Fan

Photo: Laura Bimson (2)

Chester Rambling & Hillwalking Club walking through fields near Myddle

Photo: Keith Evans (6)

Cribyn from Pen y Fan

Photo: Simon Barnett (9)

Me at the top of Pen Y Fan on a wonderful 'brooding' day

Photo: Malcolm Carson (1)

Rush hour on Pen y Fan

Photo: Krzysztof Ciebien (13)

Descending Pen y Fan

Photo: Krzysztof Ciebien (30)

Cwm Llwch

Photo: David Cartwright (4)

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