Mountains & hills · South Wales
Waun Lefrith
Waun Lefrith — Named summit at 679 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Waun Lefrith is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 679 m.". Coordinates: 51.8787°, -3.7471°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Waun Lefrith is a top of Picws Du and is also the westernmost of the Carmarthen Fans (Welsh: Bannau Sir Gaer), a group of peaks within the Black Mountain (Y Mynydd Du) of the Brecon Beacons National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog). It lies within Carmarthenshire, Wales. The summit plateau of the mountain reaches a height of 2221 feet above sea level. Picws Du and Fan Foel are the other, higher summits of the Carmarthen Fans (Bannau Sir Gaer). The glacial lake of Llyn y Fan Fach dominates the panorama to the north of the peak. Beyond the lake to the north lies the Usk Reservoir and then the Cambrian Mountains on the horizon. Swansea Bay and the Bristol Channel are visible to the south across the undulating dip slope of the mountain. The Towy (Tywi) valley lies to the west, with Llandovery and Llandeilo as important market towns nearest to the hills.
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Background
Visiting
lake beyond Picws Du]] The entire mountain is open country and so freely accessible to walkers. The most popular path of ascent is that from the car park at the foot of the water board road running steeply up to Llyn y Fan Fach and over which lake the mountain looms. It lies to the east of the small village of Llanddeusant. However, the road is in very bad condition for car travel, and poorly signposted. The ridge running up to the peak starts at the dam on the lake (where there is a small refuge hut or bothy) and rises west up the hill before turning along the edge of the cliff above the lake. The walk along the escarpment gives excellent aerial views of the lake, although some care is…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8787, -3.7471
- Address
- Carmarthenshire, Wales
Sources
- osm: n3325983743 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Waun Lefrith (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Waunlefrith.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Waun Lefrith?
- Waun Lefrith is in South Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.8787°, -3.7471°.
- Is Waun Lefrith free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Waun Lefrith is free.