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Name:Corn Du
Hill number:2227
Height:871.5m / 2859ft
Parent (Ma):2226  Pen y Fan
RHB Section:32A: Llandovery to Monmouth
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Brecon Beacons
County/UA:Powys
Catchment:Taff, Catchment Boundaries, Usk
Watershed:Cardiff to Cape Wrath
Class:Nuttall, High Hills of Britain, Subsimm, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge
(N,HHB,sSim,BL,Bg)
Grid ref:SO 00720 21335
Summit feature:large cairn
Drop:28.2m
Col:843.3m  SO 0091 2139  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 160
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On the way back from a New Year's Day walk up Pen y Fan.clyoung01/01/2024
Sunrise walk with Kelly. Fan y Big, Cribyn, Pen y Fan, Corn Du & Craig Gwaun Taf.paulh7914/10/2023
with benGothicGeo11/10/2023
Lovely acent to the top, great views from here todayBuckleymon09/10/2023
Day five of Dragons Back Raceemily08/09/2023
After Pen y FanHam and Skate27/08/2023
Climbed Craig Gwaun Taf, Corn Du and Pen-y-Fan from Taf Fechan Forest with Andy and Robbie.mavero1014/08/2023
with YFabioski09/08/2023
Sunrise walk to Pen y Fan with Elise.paulh7904/08/2023
2 of 10 Starting at the storey arms car park. Up from y gyrn up the steep track passing by the memorial for little Tommy busy day up hereThe-Z-Man01/08/2023
Craig Gwaun Taf - Pen y Fan - Corn Du from the National Trust car parkGary Heath25/07/2023
With SDT from Neuadd Forestry Commision car park (SO 03672 17052). Brecon Beacons horseshoe. Twyn Mwyalchod trig pillar, Craig Gwaun Taf (Duwynt), Corn Du, Pen y Fan, Cribyn & Fan y Big. A good walk in beautiful weather.ADT03/06/2023
with TD walking most of the brecon horseshoe, very sunny. Started from car park middle valley.Firesidepixie02/06/2023
On attempt to reach Pen-y-Fan. Didnt make it to Pen-y-Fan, returned to CPM6KIO31/05/2023
With Eoin and TiarnánPete West29/05/2023
Revisit to Corn Du, Pen-y-Fan, Cribyn, Fan -y -Big, while supervising two groups of GSAL Explorer Scouts doing their KSA Qualifying expedition from their wild camp at Cwm Llwch to Pennorth, across the Brecon Beacons. 21km with 940m ascent, taking the Explorers 9.5 hours.silverwolf_alan03/04/2023
Large summit cairnVulcan04/03/2023
Peak - 871.4m. Hike Stats: 16.4km; 5 hours; 807m ascent. Looping hike including Craig Gwaun Taf, Corn Du and Pen y Fan.complicatedaussie21/01/2023
Busy bank holdiay on the tops. Walked from Penyfan after climbing from Cumdwi carpark. Weather glorious with fab views. Skirted our way around to Gribin stopping for lunchWoolly Hattie02/01/2023
Part of 5.5 mile Pen y Fan circular hikematt98p12/11/2022
Horseshoe / 4 Peaks Classic walk.AdSonic7419/09/2022
Pen y Fan horseshoeClifford19/09/2022
https://www.komoot.com/tour/906208096Modestas28/08/2022
Gwaun Cerrig Llwydion, Fan y Big, Cribyn, Pen y Fan, Corn Du, Fan Gyhirychkeithouk16/08/2022
Walk from close to Brecon. Summer Holiday with Simon to Brecon August 2022.dancingqueen10108/08/2022
www.exploringmidwales.co.ukRob Rees01/08/2022
BBPS 30th Anniversary Beacons Way Day 4Rob Rees31/07/2022
Wales weekendchelec16/07/2022
Cambrian Way Day 7 www.exploringmidwales.co.ukRob Rees13/06/2022
WBMCDARRENG08/05/2022
loop from roadholtsd07/05/2022
30 mile circular walk from Taf Fechan up to Pen-Y-Fan and east over Waun Rydd. Misty day, but good temperature for walking, especially for a challenging hike!JazDisney01/05/2022
Accompanied by Granddaughter Kristy (age 11) From Taf Fechan Forest car park at Pont Cwmyfedwen SO 0423 1641 via Graig Fan Ddu to Graig Gwaun Taf Then went onto Pen y Fan, Cribyn and Fan y Big. Returned via Torpantau to Pont CwmyfedwenWestdenewalker30/04/2022
Accompanied by Grandpa. From Taf Fechan Forest car park at Pont Cwmyfedwen SO 0423 1641 via Graig Fan Ddu to Graig Gwaun Taf Then went onto Pen y Fan, Cribyn and Fan y Big. Returned via Torpantau to Pont CwmyfedwenKwalkway30/04/2022
With festival branchandydgreen123/04/2022
Anti-clockwise circuit starting at Blaen y Glyn. From Waun Rydd to Craig Gwaun Taf Returning via Taf FechanJK18/04/2022
Corn Du, Pen Y Fan and Craig Gwaun Taf from Storey Arms with Louise, Isla and Tilly in the carrier. Corncrax7315/04/2022
Pen Y Fan Horseshoe - clockwise starting at Neuadd car parkBarns15013/03/2022
Pen Y Fan Horseshoe. Fan Y Big, Cribyn, Pen Y Fan, Corn Du and Craig Gwaun Taf.alunrees3905/03/2022
With ScourfieldsAJScourfield23/02/2022
Climbed in storm Eunice. Started out on Storey Arms route but stream in spate and crossing impossible. Returned & rerouted via Pont Ar Daf car park. Fantastic wind, became impossible to walk at the top of the ridge so abandoned Pen Y Fan and others for a bracing walk back. 10/10.Barns15020/02/2022
From Craig Gwaun Taf and again from Pen Y Fan. KeithByTheC06/10/2021
Circular hike from Brecon town centre - Ffrwdgrech Road/Taff Trail - Pen Milan - Craig Cwm Llwch - Corn Du (cairn marker on summit) - Cwm Llwch - Login - Ffrwdgrech Road - Brecon town centre.manilena18/09/2021
From Neuadd car park via the new crossing at Lower Neuadd Reservoir and the Craig Fan Ddu ridge. Returned via Pen y Fan and Cribyn and back via the Gap Road.ma7asw04/09/2021
Pen Y Fan horseshoe run.Dave Ing22/08/2021
Pen y Fan horseshoe with R.Dan Baddeley20/08/2021
The Brecon Beacons from Taf Fechan. Took in Craig Gwaun Taf, Corn Du, Pen y Fan, Cribyn, Fan y Big, Gwaun Cerrig Llwydion, Bwlch y Ddwyallt, Waun Rydd. 22km with 960m ascent in 6h10m. (S)silveracorn_alan09/08/2021
Run from Torpantaumilejunkie02/08/2021
Climb this whilst climbing Pen Y Fan, adds ten minutes to the walk.RoslynClimbsHills26/07/2021
Bagged following National Trust's route, which strangely doesn't take you up to Pen y Fan. So I went anyway.SootAndShale29/06/2021