In the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons, Fan Fawr ('great peak') rises to 734 m. The summit overlooks its steep eastern face, with the highest ground just west-north-west of the cairn, and unusually the trig point sits 600 m away to the south-west on a subsidiary spur. The whole hill is open country, and most walkers head up from the car parks beside the A470 at Storey Arms and Pont ar Daf.
New to the Pennants?Read our guide: What Are The Welsh Pennants?Largely sandstone of the Brownstones Formation, shaped by ice, with a fine late-glacial moraine, Cefn Bach, in the western cwm.
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Also on this route: Fan Llia, Craig Cerrig-gleisiad, Fan Frynych
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
