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Swansea Ramblers Walk


Lakes, Ridges And Circles

Llyn y Fan Fach
Llyn y Fan Fawr
Fan Brycheiniog
and a couple of stone circles

18th April 2010

Leader: Mark Wolle




A wonderful clear day in the mountains!  We had clear visibility to see the fans and we viisted both Llyn y Fan Fach and Llyn y Fan Fawr.  It was a long strenuous walk but worth it to enjoy the views on aday like today.



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Photographs



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Leader Mark Wolle hosts a Gower Society walk


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Heading for Maen Mawr stone circle with Fan Hir in distance


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Mark tells us about Maen Mawr stone circle


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Climbing alongside Nant y Llyn towards Fan Brycheiniog


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Following stream


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Tea stop by one of the waterfalls


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Fan Brycheiniog getting closer


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Still some climbing to do


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Long steady climb up


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What will we see when we get over the ridge?


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Llyn y Fan Fawr is what we can see!


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Now we have to climb the Devil's Staircase to get to the top of Fan Brycheiniog


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Almost up!


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High above Llyn y Fan Fawr


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At Top of staircase but still a steady ascent ahead!


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At the stone shelter, now to the cairn in the distance


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There are the Carmarthen Fans in the distance


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Do we have to go up there!


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Oh well here we go! - and there's Fan Brycheiniog behind us


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Walter can't resist a spot of cairn building!


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Llyn y Fan Fach now - plus Fan Hir and Fan Brycheiniog


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Very good visibility today!


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Beginning the descent into the valley


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Less windy down here


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Warmer too


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Nearly down to the fish ponds


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Fish are jumping out of the water


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Reached the bottom of valley so it's back up again!!


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Fan Brycheiniog and the road we walked down


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Heading for Waun Llwyd


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Looking back towards Pant Tyle Gwyn


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Steep climb up before lunch


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Stop to get our breath back!


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Ground has levelled out


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Waun Llwyd Stone Circle


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Lunch !!! - with Fan Brycheiniog behind us


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Climbing steadily towards Fan Brycheiniog


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A few Red Kites flew around


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Nearly at the base of the mountain - what will we see?


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Ah! - Llyn y Fan Fawr again!


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Stop to admire the view


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Downhill at last!


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Ah! A bit more up!


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Is this the stream that is the source of the Tawe?


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Back to the cars - Anyone for the pub?




All photographs Copyright  Andrew Morgan 2010
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