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Pen y Fan – Hay Bluff loop from Llanigon

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Pen y Fan – Hay Bluff loop from Llanigon

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Pen y Fan – Hay Bluff loop from Llanigon

01:17

3.63km

200m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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25 m

Hay Bluff Car Park

Highlight • Parking

81 m

Pen y Fan

Highlight • Summit

647 m

View of Lord Hereford's Knob (Twmpa)

Highlight • Summit

Stunning views from Hay Bluff of Twmpa or Lord Hereford's Knob is a mountain in south-east Wales, forming a part of the great northwest scarp of the Black Mountains. It …

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1.35 km

Hay Bluff Obelisk

Highlight • Monument

1.42 km

Hay Bluff

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a beautiful area and is popular with hikers, paracenders, bikers and the general population at large. There is a narrow single track road, with ample passing places, that …

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2.21 km

Source of the River Monnow

Highlight • River

Let you eye follow south east to the ridgeline of the Wye Valley on the horizon where the River Monnow joins the River Wye.

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3.63 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.53 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.65 km

876 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (670 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

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Tuesday 5 May

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Pen y Fan – Hay Bluff loop from Llanigon

Hay Bluff Car Park

Pen y Fan

View of Lord Hereford's Knob (Twmpa)

Hay Bluff Obelisk

Hay Bluff

Source of the River Monnow

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