The Fforest Fawr is an upland area in the Brecon Beacons National Park. It lies between the Brecon Beacons in the east and the Black Mountain (Fan Brycheiniog) in the west and has summits that are not so high.
The picture above shows two of the summits - Fan Nedd (left) and Fan Gyhirych (right) seen from Craig Gwaun Taf. The easternmost summit - Fan Fawr - lies above Storey Arms on the A470.
When I was 17, I planned a walking trip that started in Llangadog in the West, then went up onto the Black Mountain escarpment. We camped at Llyn y Fan Fach then continued over Fan Brycheiniog along a line that is similar to the Beacons Way.
We headed across the Fforest Fawr although I do not think we ascended any of the summits. I recall walking through often somewhat boggy ground with brown/yellow grass. Unfortunately I no longer have a record of our route.
We had planned to go over the Brecon Beacons and down to Crickhowell, then to do a bit of the Black Mountains before picking up a train at Abergaveny. I ended up letting down the group by feeling unwell above Storey Arms. We decided to abandon the trip and hitched down to Merthyr Tydfil station. I have not been in this area again until this month.
