How to do the Pen y Fan Horseshoe Ridge Walk (Wales Best Hike?)

The Pen y Fan Horseshoe Hike is one of the best hikes in the Brecon Beacons. The hike is around 8 miles, although this depends on your starting point, of course. We set off from the Neuadd car park near the Neuadd Reservoir, heading roughly north towards the old reservoir pump house. We then took a left, heading roughly east. The path ascends to the Craig y Fan Ddu ridge, where it continues roughly north-north-west until reaching the foot of Corn Du peak.
Corn Du peak is home to a Bronze age cairn, which was formerly a burial ground. There also amazing views including glacial lakes below. The path then continues to the summit of Pen y Fan (886m), the hike's highest point and the highest point in South Wales.
Heading South-East, the path descends towards Cribyn, the third peak on the horseshoe route. After a steep climb to the summit of Cribyn you will probably need a rest and a drink of water! The final descent on the route will take you to a junction with the Gap Road. You can either add another peak to your route, Fan y Big, making a U-turn at the top, or return south, back to the pump house and eventually the car park where you started.

[@thatplace1]

Looks great. Great to have some path and scramble. Cheers

[@NicksTravelAdventures]

Yeah was a great hike. Thanks for watching!

[@paulpayton8238]

Thanks for sharing this my mountain friend I've climbed a lot of mountains in the UK 🇬🇧 😀

[@NicksTravelAdventures]

Cheers for taking a look 🙌

[@Simonjburgess]

Nice video Nick. Brought back some nice memories of walking Pen y Fan. Looking forward to seeing more.

[@NicksTravelAdventures]

Thanks Simon. It's actually the first time I'd been to Pen y Fan, despite being in the Brecon Beacons quite a bit. Cheers for watching.

[@Simonjburgess]

@@NicksTravelAdventures what’s your favourite walk in the Brecons?

[@NicksTravelAdventures]

@@Simonjburgess I like the Dragon's Back area. The the ridge itself is a beautiful spot, with wild ponies running around and there are also amazing views all around.

[@thevigarfeeling]

Great video 😊

[@NicksTravelAdventures]

Cheers. Thanks for watching 😁

[@papanikolaouvassilis]

Nice video Nick!!

[@NicksTravelAdventures]

Thanks for taking a look!

[@buntho007]

Thanks for this video, how long did it take from car park to corn du, then from corn du to pen y fan

[@NicksTravelAdventures]

It took around an hour and a half to get to Corn Du from the car park, then not too much longer from Corn Du to Pen y Fan peak, another 20-30 mins perhaps. It is uphill though.