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Name:Fan y Big
Hill number:2240
Height:716.7m / 2351ft
Parent (Ma):2233  Waun Rydd
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, Subsimm, Buxton & Lewis
(N,sSim,BL)
Grid ref:SO 03654 20669
Summit feature:no feature
Drop:28.5m
Col:688.2m  SO037198  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 160
(1:25k) OL12E
Survey:obvious summit/Trimble GeoXH 6000
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Walked up the Roman Road from the Neuadd car park. Snow from about 580m. Blue skies and sunshine, very still. Saw a man carrying a dog in a shopping bag. Stood on the diving board and another walker kindly took photos. Getting home a nightmare due to flat tyreclyoung03/03/2024
Sunrise walk with Kelly. Fan y Big, Cribyn, Pen y Fan, Corn Du & Craig Gwaun Taf.paulh7914/10/2023
Last one today and this is where the Brecon Ponies were at.Buckleymon09/10/2023
Day five of Dragons Back Raceemily08/09/2023
6 of 10 Starting at the storey arms car park. From cribyn had a little break and a chuckle at the nameThe-Z-Man01/08/2023
Cribyn - Fan y Big - Gwaun Cerrig Llwydion - Bwlch y Ddwyallt - Waun Rydd from Llanfrynach. 14 milesGary Heath28/07/2023
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.ADT03/06/2023
with TD walking most of the brecon horseshoe, very sunny. Started from car park middle valley.Firesidepixie02/06/2023
With Eoin and TiarnánPete West29/05/2023
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_alan03/04/2023
Stood on overhanging stone with amazing valley viewVulcan04/03/2023
Brecon HorseshoeCatLeChat04/02/2023
Horseshoe / 4 Peaks ClassicAdSonic7419/09/2022
Pen y Fan horseshoeClifford19/09/2022
Gwaun Cerrig Llwydion, Fan y Big, Cribyn, Pen y Fan, Corn Du, Fan Gyhirychkeithouk16/08/2022
Wales weekendchelec13/08/2022
Walk from close to Talybont-on-Usk. Summer Holiday with Simon to Brecon August 2022.dancingqueen10111/08/2022
With Aiken, Rory, Ella, Jasper, Dot, Alex, & Sami. From Cribyn. Warm & sunny day with excellent views. Descent to north down Cefn Cyff to reach Cwmcynwyn.millionmts03/08/2022
BBPS 30th Anniversary Beacons Way Day 4Rob Rees31/07/2022
Cambrian Way Day 7 www.exploringmidwales.co.ukRob Rees13/06/2022
Peak - 716m. Hike Stats: 20km; 6 hours; 837m ascent. Long looping hike including Waun Rydd, Bwlch y Dwyallt, Gwaun Cerrig Llwydion, Fan Y Big, and Cribyn.complicatedaussie14/05/2022
WBMCDARRENG08/05/2022
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!JazDisney01/05/2022
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, Corn Du, Pen y Fan and Cribin. Returned via Torpantau to Pont CwmyfedwenWestdenewalker30/04/2022
Accompanied by Grandpa. From Taf Fechan Forest car park at Pont Cwmyfedwen SO 0423 1641 via Graig Fan Ddu to Graig Gwaun Taf, Corn Du, Pen y Fan and Cribin. Returned via Torpantau to Pont CwmyfedwenKwalkway30/04/2022
Anti-clockwise circuit starting at Blaen y Glyn. From Waun Rydd to Craig Gwaun Taf Returning via Taf FechanJK18/04/2022
Started at Neuadd car park then up to Cribyn, Fan y Big, Craig Cwareli and back down to Neuadd.SootAndShale16/04/2022
With Ash,Greg,Sarah & HarleyJbratt9515/04/2022
Pen Y Fan Horseshoe - clockwise starting at Neuadd car parkBarns15013/03/2022
Pen Y Fan Horseshoe. Fan Y Big, Cribyn, Pen Y Fan, Corn Du and Craig Gwaun Taf.alunrees3905/03/2022
Started at Blaen y Glyn Uchaf, when I got to Blaen Caerfanell took the Beacons Way across to Fan y Big. Stood on the diving board this time but got blown back on to the summit. Went a little way along a path below Craig Cwm Cynwyn before heading back down the Roman Road and back up to the car. On my own.clyoung09/01/2022
Pen Y Fan horseshoe run.Dave Ing22/08/2021
Pen y Fan horseshoe with R.Dan Baddeley20/08/2021
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_alan09/08/2021
Run from Torpantaumilejunkie02/08/2021
DBR recce.MGT6705/06/2021
Long circuit to Pen Y FanAjm031026/04/2021
5/8 Extended Pen-y-fan horseshoe from Taf Fechan. Superb clear skies, if a little windy. Fairly quiet paths on a Sunday and lots of ascending making for sore legs!JazDisney25/04/2021
13.5 mile walk from Llanfrynach. From village along well signposted Three Rivers Ride and another footpath to Rhiwiau farm, then onto Cefn Cyff ridge fairly easily onto Fan Y Big. From here we followed nice footpath along Bwlch Y Ddwyallt, then across to Waun Rydd plane wreck and followed plateau around to Carn Pica cairn and featureless Waun Rydd summit, then descending on easy grass with gentle ascent onto Bryn (first time bagged) followed footpaths back to village. 861m ascent. Perfectly clear, sunny and all round very dry. Saw quite a few people.DanTrig18/04/2021
Fan y Big o Blaen y Glyn Uchaf.sionbrit12/12/2020
Along the wonderful and windy Graig Fan Las to Bwlch y Ddwyallt and Waun Rydd. Turning back westwards to tackle the main Beacon ridge. Gwaun Cerrig Llwydion, Fan y Big, Cribyn and Pen y Fan. Returned to car park via Corn Du, Duwynt and Craig Fan Dhu, taking in the Twyn Mwyalchod Trig for good measure. A great walk on a great day.summitter18/09/2020
Circular hike with a group as part of a charity fundraiser. Route followed: Brecon Cathedral car park - Llanfaes - Ffrewdgrech Road - Cwm Llwch - Corn Du - Pen y Fan - Craig Cwm Sere - Fan y Big - Roman Road/Craig Cwm Cynwyn - Craig Cwm Oergwm - Craig y Fan Ddu - Blaen y Glyn picnic area/waterfalls - Taff Trail to Talybont - canal towpath to Brecon. Total Distance: approx 30 milesmanilena12/09/2020
With: ib; From wildcamp just below Bwlch y Ddwyallt, along Beacon's ridge past Gwaun Cerrig Llwydion to Fan y Big and then down to Neuadd Reservoir building site and our car by Pentwyn Reservoir Dam.Helen Baines27/08/2020
With: hb; From wildcamp just below Bwlch y Ddwyallt, along Beacon's ridge past Gwaun Cerrig Llwydion to Fan y Big and then down to Neuadd Reservoir building site and our car by Pentwyn Reservoir Dam.Ian Baines27/08/2020
Fourth summit of our Brecon Beacons Horseshoe hike...40Summits03/08/2020
A great round of the Beacons on a warm sunny day from Pencelli, visiting Bryn, Waun Rydd, Bwlch y Ddwyallt, Gwaun Cerrig Llwydion, Cribyn, Pen y Fan, Corn Du, Craig Gwaun Taf, then back to Fan y Big and down to Llanfrynach. (31km with 1350m ascent in 8h 30min. (S)silveracorn_alan30/07/2020
Following the ridge round in intermittent rain. View across to Cribyn obscured by cloud but the valley below resplendent.JOHNS24/07/2020
Part of a larger day out in the Brecons, started at Pont Cwm y fedwen car park and followed the horsehoe route taking an extension onto Fan Y Big and further on to Bwlch y Ddwyallt before following the path back down to rejoin the Beacons Way and looping back round to the car parklboutside18/01/2020
11.7 mile walk from Blaen Y Glyn Uchaf car park, along Taf Trail through Taf Fechan forest then along to diverted path around Lower Neuadd dam, climbed up much improved path up to Twyn Mwyalchod trig then followed ridge along to Corn Du, Pen.Y Fan (both 4th time bagged) then onto Cribyn and Fan.Y.Big (both 3rd time bagged) then followed Beacons Way down Craig Y Fan Ddu back to car park. Clear sunny/cold/breezy weather, clouds came down on Pen.Y.Fan briefly but lifted quickly, hundreds of people around because first good day for a while.DanTrig18/01/2020
End of ridge, summited in december cold winter weatherfreethehilltops21/12/2019