Routes: GD44: Transfan
The Transfan route used to be a fell race until the landowners kicked up a stink and prevented the race from continuing.
The race route is as follows:
Start - Llanddeusant (260m; SN776244)
CP1 - Carreg yr Ogof Trig (585m; SN777214)
CP2 - Bannau Sir Gaer (677m; SN798214)
CP3 - Picws Du Cairn (749m; SN811218)
CP4 - Fan Brycheiniog (802m; SN825218)
CP5 - Fan Gyhirych (725m; SN880190)
CP6 - Fan Nedd (663m; SN913184)
CP7 - Fan Llia (632m, SN938186)
CP8 - Fan Fawr peak (not trig) (734m; SN969193)
CP9 - Storey Arms
CP10 - Corn Du (873m; SO007213)
Finish - Cwm Llwch car park (SO006245)
Official ascent: 2585m (from altimeter in 2011)
[Martin Lucas confirmation 2015 - Y Gyrn is not a mandatory CP but runners must use northern path from Storey Arms and not use Pont ar Daf route. Also confirmed that Picws Du is a CP]
The race route is as follows:
Start - Llanddeusant (260m; SN776244)
CP1 - Carreg yr Ogof Trig (585m; SN777214)
CP2 - Bannau Sir Gaer (677m; SN798214)
CP3 - Picws Du Cairn (749m; SN811218)
CP4 - Fan Brycheiniog (802m; SN825218)
CP5 - Fan Gyhirych (725m; SN880190)
CP6 - Fan Nedd (663m; SN913184)
CP7 - Fan Llia (632m, SN938186)
CP8 - Fan Fawr peak (not trig) (734m; SN969193)
CP9 - Storey Arms
CP10 - Corn Du (873m; SO007213)
Finish - Cwm Llwch car park (SO006245)
Official ascent: 2585m (from altimeter in 2011)
[Martin Lucas confirmation 2015 - Y Gyrn is not a mandatory CP but runners must use northern path from Storey Arms and not use Pont ar Daf route. Also confirmed that Picws Du is a CP]
34.91km
+2572m
Sessions
table | details
| date | time | pace | ahr | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-06 | 5:11:50 | 8:45 | 146 | |
| 2011-09-10 | 5:42:00 | 9:50 | 152 | 181 |
| 2012-09-08 | 5:48:25 | 9:58 | 147 | 169 |
| 2019-12-22 | 5:59:15 | 10:26 | 129 | 149 |
| 2017-04-23 | 6:26:01 | 11:04 | 122 | 155 |
| 2014-07-27 | 6:30:12 | 11:01 | 109 | 141 |