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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

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Fog in the valley: from red sandstone outcrop on ascent up Fan Fawr

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Shepherds at work: just before Waun Dywarch, with Central Beacons ridge in background

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Carnau Gwynion limestone upland

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View up Glyn Tarell, from descent off Fan Frynych

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Pen y Fan and Corn Du across Glyn Tarell, from Twyn Dylluan-Ddu

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Fan Fawr from Storey Arms layby

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Fog in the valley: Glyn Tarell from ascent up Fan Fawr

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Storey Arms Outdoor Centre and Corn Du, from ascent up Fan Fawr

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Fan Fawr, from halfway up

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Fog in the valley: from near the top of Fan Fawr

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Corn Du from near top of Fan Fawr

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Cairn on top of Fan Fawr, view along Fforest Fawr to Black Mountain

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Cairn on top of Fan Fawr, view down Glyn Tarell to Brecon

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Cairn on top of Fan Fawr, view to Storey Arms and Corn Du

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Fan Nedd, Fan Gyhirych, Black Mountain, from Fan Fawr

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All the other Fforest Fawr tops to the west plus Black Mountain, from Fan Fawr trigpoint

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Shepherds at work: just before Waun Dywarch

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On Waun Dywarch: "a peculiar limestone outcrop in a large grassy area"

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Waun Dywarch: limestone outcrop and Central Beacons ridge

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Fan Nedd and Fan Gyhirych, from Waun Dywarch

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Wild Ponies and sheep on Carn y Botel

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Wild Ponies on Mynydd y Garn

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Heavily leaning tree in shake hole on Mynydd y Garn

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Fan Fawr and Central Beacons ridge, from trigpoint on Gwaun Cefnygarreg

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Central Beacons ridge, from trigpoint on Gwaun Cefnygarreg

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Fan Llia and Fan Nedd, from trigpoint on Gwaun Cefnygarreg

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Backview along rockface of Gwaun Cefnygarreg: flanks of Fan Fawr and Fan Llia with Ystradfellte Reservoir's wall

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View rockface of Gwaun Cefnygarreg: across Mellte Valley to Fan Nedd

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View along rockface of Gwaun Cefnygarreg to Waterfall Country

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View along rockface of Gwaun Cefnygarreg to Waterfall Country

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Ystradfellte, from rockface of Gwaun Cefnygarreg

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Rockface of Gwaun Cefnygarreg from road

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Rockface of Gwaun Cefnygarreg from road

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Fungi on gate post, by Mellte River crossing (Ystradfellte)

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Mellte River, from road bridge in Ystradfellte

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Backview to rockface from Ystradfellte village

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The New Inn, Ystradfellte

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St. Mary's Church, Ystradfellte

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Carnau Gwynion limestone upland

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Water-filled shake hole, Carnau Gwynion limestone upland

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A running draw limekiln, Carnau Gwynion

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View from Carnau Gwynion to Fan Fawr

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View from Carnau Gwynion to rockface of the Gwaun Cefnygarreg

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View down the Llia Valley to the rockface of the Gwaun Cefnygarreg

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Afon Llia from footbridge on the Beacons Way

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Waterfall on the Nant y Groes, a tributary of Afon Llia

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Pen y Fan and Corn Du from Fan Llia

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Fan Gyhirych from Fan Llia

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Pen y Fan and Corn Du, from Fan Frynych

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Pen y Fan and Corn Du, from Fan Frynych

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Top plateau of Fan Frynych

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Glyn Tarell and Central Beacons ridge, from Fan Frynych

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View to Twyn y Gaer and the Usk Valley, from Fan Frynych

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View down to Cefn Llechid and Sennybridge, from Fan Frynych

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Brecon, from Fan Frynych

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Pen y Fan and Corn Du, from Fan Frynych (The Black Mountains in the far left distance)

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View up the Glyn Tarell, from flank of Fan Frynych

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View across Glyn Tarell, from descent off Fan Frynych

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Daudreath Illtyd Nature Reserve, from Twyn Dylluan-Ddu

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Pen y Fan and Corn Du, from Twyn Dylluan-Ddu

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Glyn Tarell, Pen y Fan and Corn Du, from Twyn Dylluan-Ddu

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Fan Frynych, from near Blaenclyn Farm

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Fan Frynych, from near Pyllyn-brwnt Farm

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Fan Frynych, from near Pyllyn-brwnt Farm

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Pen y Fan and Corn Du, from near Pyllyn-brwnt Farm

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Fan Frynych, from the Daudraeth Illtyd Nature Reserve

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