Pen Y Fan

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Meeting at the Storey Arms Car Park

The gentle one: the walk from the Storey Arms or Pont ar Daf

Length: 4 miles/6.5km

Time: Around 3-4 hours

Difficulty: Easy

The regulars call it The Motorway – but they love it all the same. The 4 mile circular walk from the Storey Arms Outdoor Centre or the nearby Pont ar Daf car park is a classic. Starting at around 440m, the climb to Pen y Fan’s 886m peak is very manageable. But there’s nothing modest about the wild, open, moorland. It takes my breath away as I stride along.

When the weather’s good, even small children can climb Pen y Fan via this route. 'We walk it several times a year,' says father-of-three Michael Rhys from Cardiff, who’s visiting with his family. 'I’ve been coming here since I was a boy. My youngest has done the whole thing twice already, and she’s only six. You could say it’s a mountain walk for softies, but if it gets kids hooked on being outdoors, that’s a very good thing.'