Hill data: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6 (CC BY 4.0)Height886 m2,907 ft
Grid RefSO 01210 21588
OS MapOL12OS Explorer
AreaBrecon Beacons
South Wales's highest mountain, Pen y Fan reaches 886 m with a drop of 672 m, and a large cairn marks the top. Corn Du is its twin summit, and Cribyn lies 1.2 km away along the Brecon Beacons ridge. An eighteenth-century map labelled it 'The Vann or Brecknock Beacon', and the military 'Fan dance' exercise takes place on the mountain.
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Our Route
Distance5.3 mi8.5 km
Ascent770 m2,530 ft
Time3h 25mwalking
StartSO 0381 2371Grid reference of the start
DirectionsAlso on this route: Cribyn
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