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Llanfrynach

Fan y Big, Waun Rydd & Bryn loop from Llanfrynach — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

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Llanfrynach

Fan y Big, Waun Rydd & Bryn loop from Llanfrynach — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

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Fan y Big, Waun Rydd & Bryn loop from Llanfrynach — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

05:42

18.4km

670m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 8, 2024

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.10 km

Fan y Bîg Summit and Diving Board

Highlight • Summit

The Diving Board on Fan y Big is one of the most photographed locations in the Brecon Beacons. The views over towards Cribyn and Pen Y Fan are super good, as are the views down towards the Gap. It is great to come up here on a winter weekday, when it is a bit quieter too. It is also a very popular spot for your sunrise and sunset shots. It is easier than it looks to get here, and it doesn't matter which way you come up; the effort is absolutely well worth it.

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10.2 km

Bwlch y Ddwyallt

Highlight • Viewpoint

Bwlch y Ddwyallt is a nondescript peak marked by a small cairn. Don't confuse it with another larger cairn nearby. However the views from this escarpment looking across towards Fan Y Big, Cribyn, Pen Y Fan and Corn Du are superb. On a good day I have seen inversion clouds tumbling over this escarpment like a waterfall. It is a bit of a slog to get here but well worth your while.

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11.2 km

Waun Rydd

Highlight • Viewpoint

Waun Rydd is one of the quieter peaks (it's a Nuttall) in the Brecon Beacons. If anything it is one to collect on the way round to bag some of the main central peaks such as Cribyn, Pen Y Fan and Corn Du. There are wonderful views from here and once you get here most of the hard work is done.

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14.8 km

Bryn Summit Cairn

Highlight • Viewpoint

If the structure of the Central Beacons massif was said to be a great hand, with its five north east reaching ridges its digits, then Bryn is definitely the tip of its thumb. Rising to 1,840 feet (561 m), it is a conspicuous green dome above the villages of Llanfrynach, Pencelli and Talybont. On a clear day, the vista from the summit cairn towards the famous trio of Fan y Big, Cribyn and Pen y Fan is particularly fine, as are the views down onto the wide Usk Valley.

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18.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

1.97 km

1.69 km

1.23 km

Surfaces

13.0 km

3.34 km

1.97 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (760 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Saturday 18 July

24°C

11°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

July 9, 2025,Llanfrynach to Fan y Big

mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Fan-y-Big/forecasts/719 It was a hot day but still significantly cooler at the top

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Fan y Big, Waun Rydd & Bryn loop from Llanfrynach — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

Fan y Bîg Summit and Diving Board

Bwlch y Ddwyallt

Waun Rydd

Bryn Summit Cairn

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