Walk po163 Pant y Creigiau and Darren Fach from Blaen y Glyn

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk with GPS starts at Blaen y Glyn , is 8¼ miles long and will take about 4¼hrs. It is graded 5 (Moderate).


Route outline for walk po163:

Blaen y Glyn  -  Pant y Creigiau  -  Cefn Tarenni Cochion  -  Bryniau Gleison  -  Pen Bwlch Glasgwm  -  Pen Rhiw-calch  -  The Taff Trail  -  Blaen y Glyn




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
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Welsh
Mountains
Wainwright
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Wainwrights
 Welsh Nuttalls
0
Welsh
Nuttalls
Dewey
1
Welsh
Dewey
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
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Welsh
Marilyns
Bridget
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Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Pant y Creigiau at 565m (1854ft). Pant y Creigiau is also known as a Welsh Dewey (59th highest in Wales, 106th in England & Wales) The summit of Pant y Creigiau is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Taff Trail, an 88km (55 miles) linear footpath connecting Cardiff in Powys, Wales with Brecon in Powys, Wales. The Taff Trail is waymarked by a viaduct in a yellow arrow motif. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Taff Trail.



You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Maps (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL12 Brecon Beacons National Park - Western & Central areas


OS Explorer OL13 Brecon Beacons National Park - Eastern area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 160 Brecon Beacons


OS Landranger 161 Abergavenny & The Black Mountains


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk po163 Pant y Creigiau and Darren Fach from Blaen y Glyn

In no particular order . . .

Walk po163 Pant y Creigiau and Darren Fach from Blaen y Glyn - Waterfalls next to the Blaen y Glyn Car Park

Waterfalls next to the Blaen y Glyn Car Park

Photo: Neil Toulouse (2)

Walk po163 Pant y Creigiau and Darren Fach from Blaen y Glyn - The Blaen Caerfanell waterfall near Blaen y Glyn

The Blaen Caerfanell waterfall near Blaen y Glyn

Photo: Alex Oldridge (8)

Walk po163 Pant y Creigiau and Darren Fach from Blaen y Glyn - Talybont Reservoir from the path to Pen Rhiw-calch

Talybont Reservoir from the path to Pen Rhiw-calch

Photo: Chris Sillett (20)

Walk po163 Pant y Creigiau and Darren Fach from Blaen y Glyn - Climbing towards Pen Rhiw-calch

Climbing towards Pen Rhiw-calch

Photo: Chris Sillett (14)

Walk po163 Pant y Creigiau and Darren Fach from Blaen y Glyn - Pant y Creigiau summit

Pant y Creigiau summit

Photo: Chris Sillett (18)

Walk po163 Pant y Creigiau and Darren Fach from Blaen y Glyn - Talybont Reservoir from (near) the summit of Cefn Tarenni

Talybont Reservoir from (near) the summit of Cefn Tarenni

Photo: Neil Toulouse (1)

Walk po163 Pant y Creigiau and Darren Fach from Blaen y Glyn - The waterfall at Blaen y Glyn

The waterfall at Blaen y Glyn

Photo: Alex Oldridge (2)

Walk po163 Pant y Creigiau and Darren Fach from Blaen y Glyn - Darren Fach from Pant y Creigiau

Darren Fach from Pant y Creigiau

Photo: Chris Sillett (16)

Walk po163 Pant y Creigiau and Darren Fach from Blaen y Glyn - Jerusalem Baptist Church hike on Pant y Creigiau with Talybont Reservoir in the background

Jerusalem Baptist Church hike on Pant y Creigiau with Talybont Reservoir in the background

Photo: Matt Tricker (1)

Walk po163 Pant y Creigiau and Darren Fach from Blaen y Glyn - Waterfalls near Blaen y Glyn

Waterfalls near Blaen y Glyn

Photo: Alex Oldridge (9)

Walk po163 Pant y Creigiau and Darren Fach from Blaen y Glyn - Ascending Pant y Creigiau

Ascending Pant y Creigiau

Photo: Neil Toulouse (4)

Walk po163 Pant y Creigiau and Darren Fach from Blaen y Glyn - Waterfalls next to the Blaen y Glyn Car Park

Waterfalls next to the Blaen y Glyn Car Park

Photo: Neil Toulouse (3)


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