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Name: | Rhos Dirion |
Hill number: | 2241 |
Height: | 713.4m / 2341ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2229 Waun Fach |
RHB Section: | 32A: Llandovery to Monmouth |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Black Mountains |
County/UA: | Powys |
Catchment: | Usk, Catchment Boundaries, Wye |
Class: | Nuttall, Subsimm, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge (N,sSim,BL,Bg) |
Grid ref: | SO 21186 33347 |
Summit feature: | no feature: ground 70m SE of trig point |
Drop: | 22.3m |
Col: | 691.1m SO 2060 3259 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 161 (1:25k) OL13N |
Observations: | trig point is at SO 21149 33406; ground 20m SE of trig at SO 21158 33387 is slightly lower |
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GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 579 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Repeat ascent from Brecon Bunkhouse via valley walk , from north. Trig, not hp. Showery and grey but good views earlier. | Denise | 05/11/2023 |
A round from Gospel Pass to Capel y Ffin and back via Twyn Talycefn, Rhos Dirion and Twmpa | Arbie | 20/07/2023 |
With James | This Dog | 07/04/2023 |
Revisit to Twmpa, Rhos Dirion, and Waun Fach, Mynydd Troed, while supervising two groups of GSAL Explorer Scouts doing their KSA Qualifying expedition from Gospel Pass to Llangors, along the Black Mountains. Also a sneak first bag of Castell Dinas, slightly off route. 23km with 880m ascent taking the Explorers 9 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 01/04/2023 |
Solo, Black Mountains Loop from Mynydd Du car park. | paulh79 | 04/03/2023 |
Started from Gospel Pass, walked up to Twmpa, carried on to Rhos Dirion and gave the trig point a high5, heading along a decently muddy gravel path to Twyn Tal-y-cefn continuing all the way down to 	Chwarel y Fan where breakfast was inhaled, doubled back and followed track down to Capel-y-ffin for a little bit of road walking before tackling the disgusting switch backs onto the Darren Lwyd spur and heading back to Twmpa (still in the clag) before ambling back down to Gospel Pass | lboutside | 11/02/2023 |
Peak - 713m. Hike Stats: 17km; 4 hours; 840m ascent. Loop from Gospel Pass carpark including Twmpa, Rhos Dirion and Twyn Tal-y-cefn. | complicatedaussie | 30/10/2022 |
Twmpa, Rhos Dirion, Waun Fach, Mynydd Llysiau, Pen Twyn Glas, Pen Allt-mawr, Pen Cerrig-calch | keithouk | 14/08/2022 |
Capel-y-ffin > Black Mountain South Top > Black Mountain > Hay Bluff > Gospel Pass > Twmpa > Rhos Dirion > Charwel y Fan > Capel-y-ffin. | Winterfloodian | 30/07/2022 |
From the Gospel Pass - we'd done LHK when Maisie was six, one crisp snowy winter morning. | DanMaisieBex | 14/05/2022 |
Trig point on top good views to north | freethehilltops | 10/05/2022 |
Nuttall walk 12.1 but started and finished at Gospel Pass, with R. | Dan Baddeley | 30/04/2022 |
www.exploringmidwales.co.uk Cambrian Way Day 5. | Rob Rees | 05/04/2022 |
With Sam | simon and co | 08/03/2022 |
09:30, 3 degrees, sunny, calm at Gospel Pass. Love the easy walking and the view. Hills like islands above a slight mist. | Wycombe Wanderer | 13/01/2022 |
O Maes Parcio Gospel Pass. | sionbrit | 19/12/2021 |
From Gospel Pass via Twmpa | sebastiencale | 16/10/2021 |
G, My | Idris | 26/09/2021 |
Solo | Munroist3935 | 28/08/2021 |
Circular hike starting from Rhos Fach - Rhiw Cwnstab - Y Das - Grwyne Fawr - Grwyne Fawr Reservoir - Blaen y Cwm Forest - Chwarel y Fan (cairn marker on summit) - Y Fan (cairn markers) - Twyn Talycefn - Pen Rhos Dirion (TP on summit) - Rhiw y Fan - Rhiw Wen - Three Rivers Ride route - Rhos Fawr - Rhos Fach. Plenty of parking at Rhos Fach/Penrhos (LD3 0ED). | manilena | 28/08/2021 |
3/9 - First walk in the black mountains, lovely sunny morning walk up from Llanthony Priory to Chwarel y Fan and Rhos Dirion, then across to Hay Bluff and Black Mountain via Twmpa, finally walking along the Welsh/English border on Offa's Dyke and back to Llanthony. 18 miles in total. | JazDisney | 02/05/2021 |
Rhos Dirion & Twmpa circuit from Rhos Dach | Ajm0310 | 30/04/2021 |
Cambrain Way April 2021 | andrewroberts | 21/04/2021 |
Steep snow climb up from the common. Straight up the face into a white out on the plateau. | Rob Rees | 10/01/2021 |
A round of the Vale of Ewyas from Llanthony Priory. With R and B. | jenx | 07/09/2020 |
The Western Black Mountains visiting Twmpa, Rhos Dirion, Waun Fach, Pen y Gadair Fawr from Gospel Pass and returning by the same route. 20km with 770m ascent in 5 hours. | silveracorn_alan | 04/08/2020 |
run from Gospel Pass | dave_mole | 16/07/2020 |
First walk after coronavirus in Wales | Toobuddy | 07/07/2020 |
With GFE. 35km total. Covid-19 escaping. Chwarel y Fan, Black Mountain South Top, Black Mountain, Hay Bluff, Lord Heresford's Knob, Rhos Dirion, Waun Fach, Pen y Gadair Fawr. | Fionalevey | 21/03/2020 |
From Blaen-y-cwm parking up Chwarel y Fan then along ridge to Twyn Tal-y-cefn, Rhos Dirion and then back down valley past reservoir on track. 
Day before Storm Dennis - pretty went and windy. | JK | 14/02/2020 |
First summit in day out with youngest son. Bright sunny day, but windy. ~17Km, 560m ascent. | VirtualMountain | 30/12/2019 |
15.5 miles, 1810ft Mynydd Du Forest walk to Bal Mawr, chwarel Y Fan, Rhos Dirion and Grwyne Fawr Reservoir. | stephenbuda | 30/11/2019 |
Climbed as one of several peaks walking a route from ‘the mountains of England and Wales’. Camped overnight on the hill. Showers. | broser | 06/06/2019 |
From Gospel Road onto Waun Fach | N.Morters | 29/04/2019 |
2nd of 5 for day in NW Blacks. Parked at Gospel Pass for circular walk via Llanthony. Headed S on broad ridge. | richardrosser | 07/04/2019 |
Solo. Parked at carpark near summit of Gospel Pass. Ascended on good path to summit of Twmpa. Continued on path to Rhos Dirion. Highest point is SE of trig point. Followed gravel path which goes SW from trig point for somewhat over 1km. Continued on path to Waun Fach. Highest point is NE of trig point base. Returned same way. Misty from time to time. Only met a few others, all at or near Twmpa. | pwbellarby | 18/09/2018 |
Up from Abergavent and part of a loop to Hay Bluff, Waun Fach and on to Crickhowell | andrew.morel | 25/07/2018 |
On the final day of the Queen's Scout qualifying expedition, while supervising Explorer Scouts walking from Llangorse to Gospel Pass. Visited Waun Fach, Rhos Dirion and Twmpa. 13km in 5 hours. | silveracorn_alan | 15/04/2018 |
Solo. From Twmpa. | Dangerous Dave | 23/01/2018 |
On walk over Twmpa from the Gospel pass great views walking round the top | philhythe | 05/10/2017 |
Nick and Jules | rockwarrior | 22/07/2017 |
Included in day's circular walk. 
Parked at Capel y Ffin, walked to Vision Farm, ascent steep east to reach Offa's Dyke Path and followed it north over Mynydd Du to Hay Bluff summit. Left Offa's Dyke path, turned west and crossed Bwlch yr Efengyl to bag Twmpa, onwards to Rhos Dirion, then 4 mile leisurely hike southwards along ridge to Chwarel y Fan, then descend to Capel y Ffin. Lovely area, much to see, and interesting people when you meet them. 
Chwarel y Fan was my last mountain of the 100 highest in Wales. | Dewi Prysor | 14/05/2017 |
Solo | Aimless Rambler | 16/04/2017 |
Solo no 2 of 6 | rock1974 | 09/04/2017 |
From Gospel Pass via Twmpa to the trig point and nearby flat summit area | Mariana Trench | 02/04/2017 |
Nuttall Route | tomd4 | 26/08/2016 |
Parking on the Gospel Pass then over Lord Herifords Knob/Twmpa, Rhos Dirion, Pen-Y-Manllwyn, Waun Fach, Pen-Y Gadair Fawr, Back Via Gryne Fawr, Rhiw-Y-Fan, back over Lord Herifords Knob/Twmpa. | griefmiester | 14/08/2016 |
Walked up Rhiw Cynstab, along the top to Twmpa, then down Rhiw Wen and back to the car. | Neolith | 30/07/2016 |
Parked at top of pass SO236350. Roomfor several cars. Did circuit taking in Twampa,Rhos Dirion,Twyn Tal-y-cefn,Chwarel y Fan, Then down & up to Offa`s Dyke path & Red Darren,Pen-y-Garn Fawr,Black mountain south top ,Black mountain & Hay Buff. Lots of rain & cloud, | mart0797 | 17/06/2016 |
dragons back pub cp, castell dinas, peny crib, rhos dirion, twmpa, twyn tal cefn, chwarel y fan, bal mawr tp, peny gadiar fawr, waun fach and back down y crib good day views and relatively quiet for bank holiday | underhill | 30/05/2016 |