{"id":2094,"date":"2021-05-01T18:27:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T18:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/?p=2094"},"modified":"2022-03-11T11:09:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T11:09:39","slug":"craig-gwaun-taf-duwynt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewalkingkev.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/05\/01\/craig-gwaun-taf-duwynt\/","title":{"rendered":"Craig Gwaun Taf [Duwynt]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mountain rank by height: 35 out of 189<br>Height: 2,711ft | 826.4m<br>Region: Brecon Beacons<br>Grid ref: SO 00553 20725<\/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>Craig Gwaun Taf is the 35th highest mountain in Wales and forms part of the highest ridgeway in the Brecon Beacons, with easy walking to Pen y Fan, Corn Du and the whole Beacons Horseshoe 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\/51165773144\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51165773144_aa0081c5ce_b.jpg\" alt=\"Craig-Gwaun-Taf\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Craig-Gwaun-Taf from Corn Du. | Minolta MD 35-70 @ 35mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I walked the horseshoe anti-clockwise, making Craig Gwaun Taf the final mountain on the route, before a long and gentle descent &#8211; with one steep section &#8211; back to the car.<\/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\/51165238518\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51165238518_10497d5114_b.jpg\" alt=\"Beacons Horseshoe\" width=\"1024\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Beacons Horseshoe from Craig-Gwaun-Taf. | Minolta MD 35-70 @ 35mm, f11 &#8211; 4 images stitched together.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You get excellent views back to Corn Du, Pen y Fan and the whole Beacons Horseshoe and the route up to Pen y Fan via Craig-Gwaun-Taf is very popular.<\/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\/51165247133\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51165247133_e68b64783e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Craig-Gwaun-Taf\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Cairn making the top of Craig-Gwaun-Taf. | 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\/51165790399\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51165790399_f879ebb7fc_b.jpg\" alt=\"Craig-Gwaun-Taf\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Cairn making the top of Craig-Gwaun-Taf. | Minolta MD 35-70 @ 35mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The horseshoe is a highly recommended walk, and with a slight detour you can take in eight summits on it (or seven if you are not counting Fan y Big which has been downgraded). I&#8217;ll share the route and some of the best photos as a blog post.<\/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\/51164355602\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51164355602_93c90505c0_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pen y Fan view\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>A cairn further down the ridgeway. | Minolta MD 35-70 @ 70mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mountain rank by height: 35 out of 189Height: 2,711ft | 826.4mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SO 00553 20725 Craig Gwaun Taf is the 35th highest mountain in Wales and forms part of the highest ridgeway in the Brecon Beacons, with easy walking to Pen y Fan, Corn Du and the whole Beacons Horseshoe walk. 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