Bryn y Fan

Open accesson open access land, where the right to roam applies

Save this place

Open in full map →Full map →

OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles · data from OpenStreetMap · terrain Mapzen/AWS

Bryn y Fan tops out at 482 m in Powys. It is listed among the 1,546 Marilyns — British hills with at least 150 m of drop on every side. For arrivals by rail, Caersws Station is 10.3 km to the east. Bryn Amlwg and Garreg-hir are among the hills within 11.6 km.

More at hill-bagging.co.uk

More places to visit near Bryn y Fan

Photo along the Glyndŵr's Way, a 135-mile National Trail running from Knighton to Welshpool, mid Wales.

Glyndŵr's Way

A long horseshoe through the empty hills of mid-Wales, from Knighton to Welshpool by way of Machynlleth.

1.4 km S · Powys

Photo of Llyn Clywedog, a reservoir near Llanidloes, the Powys, mid Wales.

Llyn Clywedog

Reservoir near Llanidloes

Long reservoir in the hills above Llanidloes, held back by Britain's tallest concrete buttress dam of its era.

3.4 km W

Photo along the Cambrian Way, a 298-mile long-distance path running from Cardiff to Conwy, Wales.

Cambrian Way

Long-distance path

The mountain connoisseur's route over the roof of Wales — Cardiff to Conwy by way of the Bannau, the Cambrian wilderness and Eryri.

8.6 km NW · spans 9 counties

Photo of Source of the Severn, a landmark near Machynlleth, the Powys, mid Wales.

Source of the Severn

Landmark near Machynlleth

Waymarked walk through Hafren Forest to the boggy source of Britain's longest river on the flank of Pumlumon.

11 km W

Photo: Wynford Vaughan-Thomas Memorial, a viewpoint near Machynlleth, the Powys, mid Wales.

Wynford Vaughan-Thomas Memorial

Viewpoint near Machynlleth

Hilltop viewpoint and bronze figure on the Machynlleth-to-Llanidloes mountain road above Dylife, overlooking the Cambrian Mountains.

12.1 km NW

Photo of Llyn Llygad Rheidol, a lake near Dovey Junction, Ceredigion, mid Wales.

Llyn Llygad Rheidol

Llyn near Dovey Junction

Glacial lake in a cirque on the north side of Pumlumon, the source of the River Rheidol.

14 km W