Images of Wales

Thursday, 4 December 1997

Fan Gyhirych
Brecon Beacons, Breconshire

Photography by John Ball - 4th December 1997
(with Agfa ePhoto-307 digital camera)

Above: Snow and cloud top the distant 2,380-foot Fan Gyhirych Mountain in the Brecon Beacons.

Update 2007
Fan Gyhirych has recently [May 2005] been declared open access land, so visitors are free to enjoy many activities without being restricted to footpaths. These include walking, picnicking, hang-gliding, horse-riding, kite flying and bird watching. There are several well-trodden routes to the summit, which overlooks Crai Reservoir. Fan Gyhirych is reached via the A4067 Tawe Valley (Swansea to Brecon) road.
See Countryside Council for Wales website for interactive maps and further details of open access to the Welsh countryside.