Walking up Pen Y Fan

The walk up Pen Y Fan starts in a number of places but we chose the path which starts at the Park car park near, but not at, the Storey Arms.
The ascent here is fairly steep to start, crossing a bridge over the stream and then heading uphill. It is quite rough in places as well as steep and reminded us of some of the places we had walked on the Primitivo. We walked up past Corn Du and onto the summit of Pen Y Fan, then returned the same way. The return downhill reminded us of Buspol but without the need for zig-zags. The view from the top is wonderful and it was clear enough to see across the Bristol Channel. There was a lovely little lake, in a valley just below us, which we photographed.

The start of the walk

Approaching Corn Du

The last climb to the summit of Pen Y Fan

Llyn Cwm Llwch from the summit