{"id":2181,"date":"2021-08-30T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/?p=2181"},"modified":"2022-03-12T08:27:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T08:27:29","slug":"chwarel-y-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewalkingkev.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/08\/30\/chwarel-y-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"Chwarel y Fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"min-width: 260px; max-width: 100%\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outdooractive.com\/en\/embed\/222102667\/js?mw=false\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Chwarel y Fan, a 679m mountain in the Black Mountains range, is the first summit on the 19m route above. It marks the highest point of quite a slim ridgeway from the South that would be a good way of walking this mountain &#8211; and a route I might do on a different day in better weather.<\/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\/51418002951\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51418002951_9bd2eeb021_b.jpg\" alt=\"Chwarel y Fan\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The gentle approach from the North. |  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\/51418263053\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51418263053_ee9c31d655_b.jpg\" alt=\"Chwarel y Fan\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>This is looking South, just past the cairn the ridgeway gets narrower and looks a good walk. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The summit is marked by a good-sized, photogenic cairn and a good, well-walked, track in both directions is easy to walk and follow.<\/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\/51418765199\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51418765199_e5c9166bbf_b.jpg\" alt=\"Chwarel y Fan\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Summit cairn looking North. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On a good day the views would be really impressive, making this mountain well worth a visit. It can be walked quite quickly from this car park if you wanted a quick up and down, but can also form part of shorter circular routes from this car park or the car park lower down.<\/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\/51418984760\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51418984760_8c522e4aac_b.jpg\" alt=\"Chwarel y Fan\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The summit cairn looking South towards a ridgeway I will definitely come back to walk at some point. |  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\/51418984700\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51418984700_d4019473b3_b.jpg\" alt=\"Chwarel y Fan\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The ridgeway. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On this route you walk back the way you came, heading North to Twyn Tal-y-cefn, along a much wider ridgeway on a gravel path.<\/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\/51418263363\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51418263363_7feaf0184f_b.jpg\" alt=\"The Black Mountains\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>A cairn marks the crossroad of footpaths, on this route you take all four paths from \/ to this cairn. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chwarel y Fan, a 679m mountain in the Black Mountains range, is the first summit on the 19m route above. 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