{"id":1451,"date":"2021-04-25T18:06:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T18:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/?p=1451"},"modified":"2022-03-11T16:31:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T16:31:32","slug":"mynydd-pen-y-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewalkingkev.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/04\/25\/mynydd-pen-y-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"Mynydd Pen-y-Fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"min-width: 260px; max-width: 100%\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outdooractive.com\/en\/embed\/207310768\/js?mw=false\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mynydd Pen-y-Fan is 407m high and sits above the popular Pen-y-Fan pond near Blackwood and Newbridge. As you can see from the above route, I walked from Pen-y-Fan pond and the route is a nice blend of open fields, light woodland and classic country lanes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51137035521\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51137035521_b34c273bf2_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pen-y-Fan Pond\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The open fields from Pen-y-Fan are generally very quiet and lead you to a wooded area. | Minolta MD 28mm f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Footpaths riddle the area and take you up to the summit in a number of different ways, although the trig point itself is in a private field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51137811104\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51137811104_30c5b755d9_b.jpg\" alt=\"Woodland\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Lightly wooded areas and a small stream make this a haven for birds. | Minolta MD 28mm f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are lots of birds in the area should that interest you and the walk is a lot more varied than a lot of hills in the area that are largely situated in open moorland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51137251448\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51137251448_522bcfafa5_b.jpg\" alt=\"Country Track\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>As you get higher up you leave the woodland and take a rough country track into more open surroundings. | Minolta MD 28mm f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Towards the top of the hill things open up to wide fields and even wider views of surrounding valleys and ridgeways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51136358887\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51136358887_e96cf70dca_b.jpg\" alt=\"Country Track\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The trees become few and far between and the fields are full of sheep or horses. | Minolta MD 28mm f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51137033961\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51137033961_e9d991a7eb_b.jpg\" alt=\"Mynydd Pen-y-Fan\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Plenty of lambs around at this time of year. | Minolta MD 28mm f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The trig point is in a private field, but a gate looks regularly climbed as people access it. I don&#8217;t think such spaces should be privately owned, or at the very least that permissive rights should be given with a stile access to trig points. We did climb the gate to access the trig point to take some photos and admire the views. Previously when I was up here there was no gate and you could access directly from the public footpath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51137033671\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51137033671_fbdb3c861f_b.jpg\" alt=\"Mynydd Pen-y-Fan\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The trig point sits in a fairly large, flattish field with views in every direction and a windmill nearby. | Minolta MD 28mm f3.5 @ f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51137033206\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51137033206_094b0dd1bd_b.jpg\" alt=\"Mynydd Pen-y-Fan\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The nearby windmill, looking North. | Minolta MD 28mm f3.5 @ f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51137249598\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51137249598_502efd14fd_b.jpg\" alt=\"Mynydd Pen-y-Fan\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Looking South-ish. | Minolta MD 28mm f3.5 @ f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was definitely one of the more varied and interesting walks, even if it was quite short and gentle. You could easily include and lap of Pen-y-Fan pond before or after the hill &#8211; but a moaning child meant I did not!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see from our track, we took a slightly different route back, avoiding going back through the wooded area for the slightly shorter track route &#8211; which was wetter as had a small stream criss-crossing it. We walked it on a dry day, following a very dry period, so this lane could be very wet at other times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All in all, highly recommended, but beware the trig point being in private land.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mynydd Pen-y-Fan is 407m high and sits above the popular Pen-y-Fan pond near Blackwood and Newbridge. As you can see from the above route, I walked from Pen-y-Fan pond and the route is a nice blend of open fields, light woodland and classic country lanes. 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