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Name: | Corn Du |
Hill number: | 2227 |
Height: | 871.5m / 2859ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2226 Pen y Fan |
RHB Section: | 32A: Llandovery to Monmouth |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Brecon Beacons |
County/UA: | Powys |
Catchment: | Taff, Catchment Boundaries, Usk |
Watershed: | Cardiff to Cape Wrath |
Class: | Nuttall, High Hills of Britain, Subsimm, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge (N,HHB,sSim,BL,Bg) |
Grid ref: | SO 00720 21335 |
Summit feature: | large cairn |
Drop: | 28.2m |
Col: | 843.3m SO 0091 2139 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 160 (1:25k) OL12E |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1298 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
On the way back from a New Year's Day walk up Pen y Fan. | clyoung | 01/01/2024 |
Sunrise walk with Kelly. 
Fan y Big, Cribyn, Pen y Fan, Corn Du & Craig Gwaun Taf. | paulh79 | 14/10/2023 |
with ben | GothicGeo | 11/10/2023 |
Lovely acent to the top, great views from here today | Buckleymon | 09/10/2023 |
Day five of Dragons Back Race | emily | 08/09/2023 |
After Pen y Fan | Ham and Skate | 27/08/2023 |
Climbed Craig Gwaun Taf, Corn Du and Pen-y-Fan from Taf Fechan Forest with Andy and Robbie. | mavero10 | 14/08/2023 |
with Y | Fabioski | 09/08/2023 |
Sunrise walk to Pen y Fan with Elise. | paulh79 | 04/08/2023 |
2 of 10 Starting at the storey arms car park. Up from y gyrn up the steep track passing by the memorial for little Tommy busy day up here | The-Z-Man | 01/08/2023 |
Craig Gwaun Taf - Pen y Fan - Corn Du from the National Trust car park | Gary Heath | 25/07/2023 |
With SDT from Neuadd Forestry Commision car park (SO 03672 17052). Brecon Beacons horseshoe. Twyn Mwyalchod trig pillar, Craig Gwaun Taf (Duwynt), Corn Du, Pen y Fan, Cribyn & Fan y Big. A good walk in beautiful weather. | ADT | 03/06/2023 |
with TD walking most of the brecon horseshoe, very sunny. Started from car park middle valley. | Firesidepixie | 02/06/2023 |
On attempt to reach Pen-y-Fan. Didnt make it to Pen-y-Fan, returned to CP | M6KIO | 31/05/2023 |
With Eoin and Tiarnán | Pete West | 29/05/2023 |
Revisit to Corn Du, Pen-y-Fan, Cribyn, Fan -y -Big, while supervising two groups of GSAL Explorer Scouts doing their KSA Qualifying expedition from their wild camp at Cwm Llwch to Pennorth, across the Brecon Beacons. 21km with 940m ascent, taking the Explorers 9.5 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 03/04/2023 |
Large summit cairn | Vulcan | 04/03/2023 |
Peak - 871.4m. Hike Stats: 16.4km; 5 hours; 807m ascent. Looping hike including Craig Gwaun Taf, Corn Du and Pen y Fan. | complicatedaussie | 21/01/2023 |
Busy bank holdiay on the tops. Walked from Penyfan after climbing from Cumdwi carpark. Weather glorious with fab views. Skirted our way around to Gribin stopping for lunch | Woolly Hattie | 02/01/2023 |
Part of 5.5 mile Pen y Fan circular hike | matt98p | 12/11/2022 |
Horseshoe / 4 Peaks Classic walk. | AdSonic74 | 19/09/2022 |
Pen y Fan horseshoe | Clifford | 19/09/2022 |
https://www.komoot.com/tour/906208096 | Modestas | 28/08/2022 |
Gwaun Cerrig Llwydion, Fan y Big, Cribyn, Pen y Fan, Corn Du, Fan Gyhirych | keithouk | 16/08/2022 |
Walk from close to Brecon. 
Summer Holiday with Simon to Brecon August 2022. | dancingqueen101 | 08/08/2022 |
www.exploringmidwales.co.uk | Rob Rees | 01/08/2022 |
BBPS 30th Anniversary Beacons Way Day 4 | Rob Rees | 31/07/2022 |
Wales weekend | chelec | 16/07/2022 |
Cambrian Way Day 7 
 
www.exploringmidwales.co.uk | Rob Rees | 13/06/2022 |
WBMC | DARRENG | 08/05/2022 |
loop from road | holtsd | 07/05/2022 |
30 mile circular walk from Taf Fechan up to Pen-Y-Fan and east over Waun Rydd. Misty day, but good temperature for walking, especially for a challenging hike! | JazDisney | 01/05/2022 |
Accompanied by Granddaughter Kristy (age 11) From Taf Fechan Forest car park at Pont Cwmyfedwen SO 0423 1641 via Graig Fan Ddu to Graig Gwaun Taf Then went onto Pen y Fan, Cribyn and Fan y Big. Returned via Torpantau to Pont Cwmyfedwen | Westdenewalker | 30/04/2022 |
Accompanied by Grandpa. From Taf Fechan Forest car park at Pont Cwmyfedwen SO 0423 1641 via Graig Fan Ddu to Graig Gwaun Taf Then went onto Pen y Fan, Cribyn and Fan y Big. Returned via Torpantau to Pont Cwmyfedwen | Kwalkway | 30/04/2022 |
With festival branch | andydgreen1 | 23/04/2022 |
Anti-clockwise circuit starting at Blaen y Glyn. 
From Waun Rydd to Craig Gwaun Taf 
Returning via Taf Fechan | JK | 18/04/2022 |
Corn Du, Pen Y Fan and Craig Gwaun Taf from Storey Arms with Louise, Isla and Tilly in the carrier. Corn | crax73 | 15/04/2022 |
Pen Y Fan Horseshoe - clockwise starting at Neuadd car park | Barns150 | 13/03/2022 |
Pen Y Fan Horseshoe. Fan Y Big, Cribyn, Pen Y Fan, Corn Du and Craig Gwaun Taf. | alunrees39 | 05/03/2022 |
With Scourfields | AJScourfield | 23/02/2022 |
Climbed in storm Eunice. Started out on Storey Arms route but stream in spate and crossing impossible. Returned & rerouted via Pont Ar Daf car park. Fantastic wind, became impossible to walk at the top of the ridge so abandoned Pen Y Fan and others for a bracing walk back. 10/10. | Barns150 | 20/02/2022 |
From Craig Gwaun Taf and again from Pen Y Fan. | KeithByTheC | 06/10/2021 |
Circular hike from Brecon town centre - Ffrwdgrech Road/Taff Trail - Pen Milan - Craig Cwm Llwch - Corn Du (cairn marker on summit) - Cwm Llwch - Login - Ffrwdgrech Road - Brecon town centre. | manilena | 18/09/2021 |
From Neuadd car park via the new crossing at Lower Neuadd Reservoir and the Craig Fan Ddu ridge. Returned via Pen y Fan and Cribyn and back via the Gap Road. | ma7asw | 04/09/2021 |
Pen Y Fan horseshoe run. | Dave Ing | 22/08/2021 |
Pen y Fan horseshoe with R. | Dan Baddeley | 20/08/2021 |
The Brecon Beacons from Taf Fechan. Took in Craig Gwaun Taf, Corn Du, Pen y Fan, Cribyn, Fan y Big, Gwaun Cerrig Llwydion, Bwlch y Ddwyallt, Waun Rydd. 22km with 960m ascent in 6h10m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 09/08/2021 |
Run from Torpantau | milejunkie | 02/08/2021 |
Climb this whilst climbing Pen Y Fan, adds ten minutes to the walk. | RoslynClimbsHills | 26/07/2021 |
Bagged following National Trust's route, which strangely doesn't take you up to Pen y Fan. So I went anyway. | SootAndShale | 29/06/2021 |