{"id":1956,"date":"2021-08-13T12:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T12:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/?p=1956"},"modified":"2022-03-12T08:40:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T08:40:41","slug":"waun-fach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewalkingkev.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/08\/13\/waun-fach\/","title":{"rendered":"Waun Fach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"min-width: 260px; max-width: 100%\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outdooractive.com\/en\/embed\/220487827\/js?mw=false\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mountain rank by height: 38 out of 188<br>Height: 2,661ft | 811m<br>Region: Black Mountains<br>Grid ref: SO215300<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waun Fach is the highest mountain in the Black Mountains range, although with a large flat top it is not the most dramatic. The nearby Pen y Gadair Fawr is much more distinctive and looks higher, even though it is only 800m.<\/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\/51387420057\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51387420057_94a1b34de7_b.jpg\" alt=\"The Black Mountains\" width=\"1024\" height=\"293\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Waun Fach is the middle flat top, with Pen y Gadair Fawr on the right &#8211; which looks taller despite being 11m lower. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Waun Fach is accessible from a few different directions, but I completed as part of a 17.4 mile loop, when Waun Fach marks pretty much the halfway point of the walk.<\/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\/51389191255\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51389191255_82f3a96832_b.jpg\" alt=\"The Black Mountains\" width=\"1024\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The clear and well maintained path to Waun Fach, looking West towards the Brecon Beacons. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The views North of lower levels covered in a patchwork quilt of fields is good, but the flat top limits the views in other directions a little bit.<\/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\/51389231545\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51389231545_9703149f32_b.jpg\" alt=\"Waun Fach\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Waun Fach is marked by a small stone tower and a large slab of rock. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, 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\/51389231455\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51389231455_d37b684366_b.jpg\" alt=\"Waun Fach\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Looking towards Llangorse Lake. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, 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\/51388956774\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51388956774_db189e7739_b.jpg\" alt=\"Waun Fach\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Looking South. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The good thing about this walk is the halfway point is the highest point in the Black Mountains, so it is definitely a mountain worth walking. However, there are others that are more photogenic on the walk. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mountain rank by height: 38 out of 188Height: 2,661ft | 811mRegion: Black MountainsGrid ref: SO215300 Waun Fach is the highest mountain in the Black Mountains range, although with a large flat top it is not the most dramatic. 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