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Bannau Brycheiniog: Fforest Fawr and the WaterfallsFan Nedd
Whaleback of grass and limestone in the middle of Fforest Fawr, with a standing stone below it and views over the whole range.
- Distance
- 3.7 mi / 6 km
- Time
- 2 hr 20
- Ascent
- 320 m
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- Shape
- There and back
Where it is
The circle shows the general area, not the exact start. Use the directions link below to get to the car park itself. Contours and paths shown are OpenTopoMap, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.
The route
Climb the northern ridge from the road across open moor to the summit, head back down the way you came. No path for much of it.
Worth knowing
- Maen Llia, a large standing stone, sits by the road at the start and is worth the two-minute detour.
- Almost nobody comes here despite it being minutes from the waterfall car parks.
- Wet ground and no path. Compass in cloud.
What you’ll see
Maen Llia standing stone, open moorland, and Fan Fawr and the central Bannau to the east.
Background
Fforest Fawr was a royal hunting forest and is now a UNESCO Global Geopark, recognised for its glacial and limestone landforms.