{"id":2061,"date":"2021-05-01T21:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/?p=2061"},"modified":"2022-03-11T11:07:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T11:07:47","slug":"waun-rydd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewalkingkev.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/05\/01\/waun-rydd\/","title":{"rendered":"Waun Rydd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mountain rank by height: 55 out of 188<br>Height: 2,523ft | 769m<br>Region: Brecon Beacons<br>Grid ref: SO062206<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"min-width: 260px; max-width: 100%\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outdooractive.com\/en\/embed\/220696699\/js?mw=false\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re doing the famous Horseshoe walk in the Brecon Beacons, and you&#8217;re doing it anti-clockwise and are prepared to detour right, then Waun Rydd will possibly be the first mountain you come to. You can, prior to Waun Rydd, drop down to Allt Lwyd &#8211; which we did &#8211; and this means you&#8217;ll do seven mountains instead of the more standard 5 or 6.<\/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\/51154404030\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51154404030_f0fc45f6cf_b.jpg\" alt=\"Waun Rydd\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The narrow path towards the summit of Waun Rydd. | Minolta MD 35-70 @ 35mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the approach to Waun Rydd you get some of the best views of the Beacons, looking over to Fan y Big, Cribyn, Pen y Fan and Corn Du.<\/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\/51154085139\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51154085139_da523884df_b.jpg\" alt=\"The Beacons\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Anti-clockwise is the way to do the Horseshow in my humble opinion. | Minolta MD 35-70 @ 35mm, 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\/51152626767\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51152626767_1ecdb541c2_b.jpg\" alt=\"The Beacons\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Beacons. | Minolta MD 35-70 @ 70mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You get good views back to Carn Pica and down to Talybont Reservoir and the pointed hill of Tor y Foel.<\/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\/51154402210\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51154402210_518f1d5901_b.jpg\" alt=\"Waun Rydd\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>View towards Carn Pica. | Minolta MD 35-70 @ 50mm, 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\/51153576728\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51153576728_91af795341_b.jpg\" alt=\"Carn Pica\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Carn Pica. | Minolta MD 35-70 @ 35mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The summit is marked by a small rock pile, views are impressive in every direction, but the summit is not very dramatic.<\/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\/51153299101\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51153299101_907aa835aa_b.jpg\" alt=\"Waun Rydd\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Waun Rydd summit. | Minolta MD 35-70 @ 35mm, 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 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BeaconsGrid ref: SO062206 If you&#8217;re doing the famous Horseshoe walk in the Brecon Beacons, and you&#8217;re doing it anti-clockwise and are prepared to detour right, then Waun Rydd will possibly be the first mountain you come to. 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