1st december 2013 Pen Y Fan

Starting a new project at work in Bridgend, so travelled down on the Sunday for the first visit and took the opportunity to visit the Brecon Beacons for the first time.

The walk I chose was brilliant , but turned out to be a popular tourist route , so I was sharing the paths with lots of folk , even though the weather was cool and misty higher up. The walk was a short 4 mile round walk from the Storey Arms , with a steady climb up to Bwlch Duwynt. Walking past the summit of Corn Du the path leads to the plateau summit of Pen Y Fan.

Summit Pen Y Fan

 
 
 
 

 From there I followed the well defined path on the saddle between the two peaks to  the summit of Corn Du. A short scramble of the summit leads to the path down with a brilliant view on the right down to  the lake Llyn Cwm Llwch.  Occasionally the mist blew away and I could see the summit of Pen Y Fan.

 

From here the route was an easy descent back down to the Storey Arms.

OS OL12 4 Miles