Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular via Ystradfellte Walk
Strenuous route in the Fforest Fawr: 4 peaks, upland moor, limestone plateaus, and a glorious descent into the Usk Valley. Stretches of pathless terrain
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The long descent off Fan Fawr to Gwaun Cefnygarreg
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fog in the valley: from red sandstone outcrop on ascent up Fan Fawr
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Shepherds at work: just before Waun Dywarch, with Central Beacons ridge in background
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Carnau Gwynion limestone upland
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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View up Glyn Tarell, from descent off Fan Frynych
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pen y Fan and Corn Du across Glyn Tarell, from Twyn Dylluan-Ddu
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Fawr from Storey Arms layby
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fog in the valley: Glyn Tarell from ascent up Fan Fawr
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Storey Arms Outdoor Centre and Corn Du, from ascent up Fan Fawr
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Fawr, from halfway up
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fog in the valley: from near the top of Fan Fawr
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Corn Du from near top of Fan Fawr
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Cairn on top of Fan Fawr, view along Fforest Fawr to Black Mountain
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Cairn on top of Fan Fawr, view down Glyn Tarell to Brecon
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Cairn on top of Fan Fawr, view to Storey Arms and Corn Du
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Nedd, Fan Gyhirych, Black Mountain, from Fan Fawr
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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All the other Fforest Fawr tops to the west plus Black Mountain, from Fan Fawr trigpoint
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Shepherds at work: just before Waun Dywarch
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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On Waun Dywarch: "a peculiar limestone outcrop in a large grassy area"
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Waun Dywarch: limestone outcrop and Central Beacons ridge
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Nedd and Fan Gyhirych, from Waun Dywarch
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Wild Ponies and sheep on Carn y Botel
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Wild Ponies on Mynydd y Garn
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Heavily leaning tree in shake hole on Mynydd y Garn
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Fawr and Central Beacons ridge, from trigpoint on Gwaun Cefnygarreg
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Central Beacons ridge, from trigpoint on Gwaun Cefnygarreg
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Llia and Fan Nedd, from trigpoint on Gwaun Cefnygarreg
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Backview along rockface of Gwaun Cefnygarreg: flanks of Fan Fawr and Fan Llia with Ystradfellte Reservoir's wall
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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View rockface of Gwaun Cefnygarreg: across Mellte Valley to Fan Nedd
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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View along rockface of Gwaun Cefnygarreg to Waterfall Country
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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View along rockface of Gwaun Cefnygarreg to Waterfall Country
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Ystradfellte, from rockface of Gwaun Cefnygarreg
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Rockface of Gwaun Cefnygarreg from road
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Rockface of Gwaun Cefnygarreg from road
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fungi on gate post, by Mellte River crossing (Ystradfellte)
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Mellte River, from road bridge in Ystradfellte
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Backview to rockface from Ystradfellte village
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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The New Inn, Ystradfellte
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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St. Mary's Church, Ystradfellte
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Carnau Gwynion limestone upland
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Water-filled shake hole, Carnau Gwynion limestone upland
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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A running draw limekiln, Carnau Gwynion
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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View from Carnau Gwynion to Fan Fawr
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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View from Carnau Gwynion to rockface of the Gwaun Cefnygarreg
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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View down the Llia Valley to the rockface of the Gwaun Cefnygarreg
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Afon Llia from footbridge on the Beacons Way
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Waterfall on the Nant y Groes, a tributary of Afon Llia
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pen y Fan and Corn Du from Fan Llia
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Gyhirych from Fan Llia
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pen y Fan and Corn Du, from Fan Frynych
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pen y Fan and Corn Du, from Fan Frynych
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Top plateau of Fan Frynych
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Glyn Tarell and Central Beacons ridge, from Fan Frynych
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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View to Twyn y Gaer and the Usk Valley, from Fan Frynych
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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View down to Cefn Llechid and Sennybridge, from Fan Frynych
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Brecon, from Fan Frynych
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pen y Fan and Corn Du, from Fan Frynych (The Black Mountains in the far left distance)
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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View up the Glyn Tarell, from flank of Fan Frynych
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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View across Glyn Tarell, from descent off Fan Frynych
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Daudreath Illtyd Nature Reserve, from Twyn Dylluan-Ddu
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pen y Fan and Corn Du, from Twyn Dylluan-Ddu
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Glyn Tarell, Pen y Fan and Corn Du, from Twyn Dylluan-Ddu
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Frynych, from near Blaenclyn Farm
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Frynych, from near Pyllyn-brwnt Farm
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Frynych, from near Pyllyn-brwnt Farm
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pen y Fan and Corn Du, from near Pyllyn-brwnt Farm
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Frynych, from the Daudraeth Illtyd Nature Reserve
SWC Walk 401 - Storey Arms to Libanus or Circular (via Ystradfellte)
Oct-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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