Mountains & hills · South Wales
Corn Du
Corn Du — Named summit at 873 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Torpantau · 6.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Corn Du is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 873 m.". Coordinates: 51.8817°, -3.4437°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Corn Du is a summit of the twin topped Pen y Fan and the second highest peak in South Wales at 871.5 m (2,864 ft), situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park. It is situated to the south-west of Pen y Fan at a distance of approximately 550 m from it, and is just 13 m (43 ft) lower than Pen y Fan itself. The summit is marked by a well structured Bronze Age cairn with a central burial cist like that on nearby Pen y Fan. The two summits are visible from great distances owing to their height above the surrounding moorland, and are famous landmarks. The views from the peaks are also panoramic and very extensive, the Black Mountain and Fforest Fawr being especially obvious to the west. Mynydd Epynt is visible to the north behind the county town of Brecon, and other parts of the escarpment to the east.
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Background
Visiting
The summit is often crossed on the way to Pen y Fan, and forms part of a well-known circuit of the Beacons. It offers good views down into Cwm Llwch and across the Usk valley to Brecon as well as east towards the Sugar Loaf, Monmouthshire above Abergavenny. Tommy Jones' Obelisk is found on its western flanks, in between the summit and Y Gyrn. All of the surrounding moorland is open to access, but crossing some parts of the terrain such as peat bogs is more difficult and the main paths are well-engineered and maintained by the National Trust.
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- Coordinates
- 51.8817, -3.4437
- Address
- Powys, Wales
- Nearest railway station
- Torpantau — 6.3 km
Sources
- osm: n32319360 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Corn Du (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Pen y Fan and Corn Du in snow.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Corn Du?
- Corn Du is in South Wales, United Kingdom.
- Is Corn Du free to visit?
- Yes, Corn Du is free to enter.
- How do I get to Corn Du?
- The nearest railway station is Torpantau, about 6.3 km away.