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Fan Nedd

Fan Nedd has few pretensions. It can be walked up from any direction except N (where it is too steep for comfort) and its rounded, heathery top is always a strangely satisfying place from which to view the world. Perhaps this is because few other hills repay so little expenditure of energy with such a feeling of spaciousness and freedom. The views are similar to those from Fan Llia, but in a curious way the vista S is more inspiring than the high mountains as wave after wave of hillock and fell carries the gaze far and wide to the blue haze of distant horizons.

The highest point of what is essentially a shallow ridge running N to S is marked by a trig point. Just to the N is a neat little windshelter and, further N still, a large cairn. Another prominent cairn with a pole sticking up lies several hundred yards S of the trig point.

Maen Llia route (FF14)

Cross the ladder-stile as in FF11 and then plod straight up the hillside to gain the ridge near the N cairn.

NW ridge (FF15)

This begins from the boggy depression at about 904193 mentioned in FF11, so is most likely to be of interest to walkers seeking to climb Fan Nedd on their way back from Fan Gihirych. From the bog a trail is clearly visible snaking up towards the N cairn. Where it becomes a little capricious higher up, head direct for the ridge through easy, short-cropped heather.

S ridge (FF16)

This route is used in FF H4 as a descent to the picnic area near the woods at 927165.

The way is obvious, indeed the bridge at the picnic area can be seen quite clearly from the summit of Fan Nedd. The only decision is when to drop down L to the road – it is best left until just before the woods.