Llyn y Fan Fach and Llyn y Fan Fawr Circular Walk

Route Details: https://roamingspices.com/llyn-y-fan-fach-and-llyn-y-fan-fawr-circular-walk/ The first part of the walk takes you along a gravel road flanked by the fast-flowing Afon Sawdde and its multitude of small waterfalls. The track rises gradually over the 1.3 miles that you must cover before reaching Llyn y Fan Fach, the beautiful glacial lake nestled at the base of the dramatic escarpment that forms its backdrop. Here you leave the gravel road and follow the path that heads off to your right and gradually sweeps up and around the ridge of the escarpment. With each step, the views across Llyn y Fan Fach become ever more majestic. The climb is fairly steep at first but flattens out as the path reaches the south side of the lake. Here the path hugs the edge of the steep escarpment ridge where you now get to really enjoy the magnificent views on offer. If you are fortunate enough to be enjoying this walk on a clear day, you will now really get a true sense of this location’s remoteness. To the north, you will see a vast patchwork of fields with the Cambrian mountain range of central Wales in the distance. To the south, savour the undulating expanse of these westerly reaches of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Picws Du As you progress, the trail leads you to a point along the ridge that literally juts out from the mountain ridge like an arrowhead.