Foel Fraith, Brecon Beacons

Name: Foel Fraith
Address: Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom

#63 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Foel Fraith is a hill in the Black Mountain in the county of Carmarthenshire, southwest Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark. Its plateau-like summit attains a height of 602 metres above sea level. To the north the subsidiary summit of Cefn y Cylchau reaches 556 feet, and to the southeast is the subsidiary summit of Carn Fadog or Cefn Carn Fadog, which reaches a height of 512 metres. ()

Elevation: 1975 ftProminence: 253 ftCoordinates: 51°50'57"N, 3°48'25"W

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Foel Fraith – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dan-yr-Ogof, Llyn y Fan Fawr, Waun Lefrith, Fan Brycheiniog.

5.3 miE
Natural attraction, Historical place, Cave
Dan-yr-Ogof, Pen y Cae
135 min walk • Nestled in the scenic Brecon Beacons National Park in the village of Pen y Cae, United Kingdom, Dan-yr-Ogof offers a subterranean wonderland that beckons to be explored. Known as the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, this extensive cave system is one of the...
5.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn y Fan Fawr, Brecon Beacons
130 min walk • Llyn y Fan Fawr is a natural lake in the county of Powys, Wales. It lies at the foot of Fan Brycheiniog, the highest peak of the Black Mountain range within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
3.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Waun Lefrith, Brecon Beacons
83 min walk • Waun Lefrith is a top of Picws Du and is also the westernmost of the Carmarthen Fans or Bannau Sir Gaer, a group of peaks within the Black Mountain of the Brecon Beacons National Park. It lies within Carmarthenshire, Wales.
4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Brycheiniog, Brecon Beacons
122 min walk • Fan Brycheiniog is the highest peak at a height of 802.5 metres in the Black Mountain region of the Brecon Beacons National Park in southern Wales.
4.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Picws Du, Brecon Beacons
104 min walk • Picws Du is the second highest peak of the Carmarthen Fans in the Carmarthenshire section of the Black Mountain in the west of the Brecon Beacons National Park in south Wales.
4.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Mountain, Brecon Beacons
121 min walk • The Black Mountain is a mountain range in South, Mid and West Wales, straddling the county boundary between Carmarthenshire and Brecknockshire and forming the westernmost range of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Its highest point is Fan Brycheiniog at 802 metres or 2,631 ft.
3.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Llyn y Fan Fach, Brecon Beacons
91 min walk • Llyn y Fan Fach is a lake of approximately 10 hectares on the northern margin of the Black Mountain in Carmarthenshire, South Wales and lying within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
5.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cribarth, Pen y Cae
131 min walk • Cribarth, sometimes referred to as the Sleeping Giant, is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys in southern Wales. The summit lies on the broken ridge at an elevation of 428 m at OS grid reference SN 831143.
4.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fan Hir, Brecon Beacons
125 min walk • Fan Hir is a peak at the eastern end of the Black Mountain in the Brecon Beacons National Park in southern Wales. It is a subsidiary summit of Fan Brycheiniog. It falls within the county of Powys and is also a part of the traditional area of Fforest Fawr.
4.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tair Carn Uchaf, Brecon Beacons
118 min walk • Tair Carn Uchaf is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. Its summit sits atop a plateau-like ridge at 482 metres above sea level and is marked by one of the three huge cairns which give the mountain its name.
1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Garreg Lwyd, Brecon Beacons
27 min walk • Garreg Lwyd, also known as Moel Gornach, is a peak in the Black Mountain of the Brecon Beacons, South Wales. It is a subsidiary summit of Fan Brycheiniog. It is the westernmost area over 2,000 feet above sea level in South Wales.

Foel Fraith, Brecon Beacons

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Foel Fraith – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)