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Name:Pool Hill
Hill number:3472
Height:516m / 1693ft
Parent (Ma):2183  Beacon Hill
RHB Section:31B: Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye
County/UA:Powys
Catchment:Severn, Catchment Boundaries, Wye
Class:Dodd (500-599m), Dewey
(Tu,5,Dew)
Grid ref:SO 17728 75380
Summit feature:no feature: rounded grassy summit
Drop:65m
Col:451m  SO177760  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 136 148
(1:25k) 214E
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 101 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Not the most interesting of hills. Came over from Beacon Hill on unmapped paths. A long trudge back to the car on muddy paths. With Jill.Dangerous Dave08/02/2024
Parked at SO 15281 76519 for Stanky, Pool, Tylcau, Warren and Ty'n- y ddol Hills. Five hours walking mainly on good grassy tracks.Campbell Singer05/07/2023
From road to west, following good tracks to Stanky Hill, Beacon Hill and Pool Hill.PeterD02/03/2023
Day 3 of the Heart of Wales Trail. Started at Knucklas station and followed the trail over Wernygeufron Hill along a wonderful green track. A showery and cold December day.Rob Rees06/12/2021
Parked at highpoint of the road to the W - verge parking for a couple of cars. Out and back to Stanky Hill and Pool Hill: tracks and paths most of the way.PGCE24/07/2021
First hill bag of 2021! Part of a long loop from the Lawn Brook valley ( verge parking for 3-4 cars at SO 1997 7606 ). Pool Hill - Cynwch Bank - Rhos Crug - Stanky Hill - Gors Lydan - Warren Hill - Ty'n y ddol Hill - Beacon Hill. Glorious weather.DanMaisieBex24/04/2021
park SO 15300 76443 some signs not to park on bwlch road but verge parking possible, beacon hill, pool hill, stanky hill, back to bwlch, past bwlch gwyn farm which does not look occupied, warren hill, gors lydan return same way 4 hours about 17ks, easy navigation and walkingunderhill09/12/2020
Black Mountain > Stanky Hill > Beacon Hill [Beguildy Beacon S5209] > Pool Hill from GR: SO 15278 76502ronaldo33319/09/2020
Black Mountain > Stanky Hill > Beacon Hill [Beguildy Beacon S5209] > Pool Hill from GR: SO 15278 76502Hippster19/09/2020
2/5 Dewey walk across these straightforward but pleasant hills using the many good tracks; from the road summit at SO 152 795(very limited roadside parking. Visited Stanky Hill, Pool Hill, Rhos-crug (Sub Dewey),Beacon Hill, Warren Hill and Gors Lydan. Took in Tylcau Hill on return. 25km with 700m ascent in 6 hours. (S)silveracorn_alan01/08/2020
No pool despite its name, though I've noticed on the map that there is an oval one, about a hundred metres across, about 400 metres SW of summitvegibagger30/04/2019
Nothing to indicate you are at the summit, just a point in the surrounding scrub land. GPS needed to locate.granddadscott01/10/2018
Final Welsh Dewey.chalky195323/09/2018
Beacon Hill from the road summit to the west at the end of a 6 Marilyn day. Also visited Deweys Stanky Hill and Pool Hill enroute. 9km in 2 hours. (S)silveracorn_alan08/08/2018
First of five Dewey's starting from the lay by outside Llangunllo station, route then took in Beacon hill, Stanky hill, Warren hill and Gors Lydan, 19.5 mile in just under seven hours.WAYNE ROWLETT07/07/2018
From Dutlas, a round of Beacon Hill, Stanky Hill and Pool Hill.rhalstead07/10/2017
Parked on large area of hardstanding just E. of Wakefield Green Farm at 136745. The final top of a clockwise circuit of 4 Deweys N. of the B4356. From Stanky Hill, SE along Glyndwr’s Way & then SW up bridleway to a track junction at 175755 – ESE along wide ATV track to the unmarked grassy summit. Descended SW down ATV & farm tracks to road at 157736 – Road walk back to car. (S)gerrybowes25/07/2017
A pleasant and spacious round of Beacon Hill, Pool Hill and Stanky Hill from the col on the Crossways - Felindre road.Nick Down104/06/2017
A perfect sunny day in excellent company (Steve and Alex). Parked at Ty'n-y-Rhos, bridleway to Rhydhir, then direct to Pool Hill (friendly farmer). Beacon Hill, Stanky Hill, Cefn Pawl, then down to Llanrhys. Short road bash then Warren Hill and Gors Lydan. Short heather bash to track and road, then via Newhouse Farm to Tylcau Hill. 21 km, 840 m and wonderfully easy going makes an easily do-able roundGill25/03/2017
With beacon hillcjo25/03/2017
1 of 7 from Ty'n-y-rhos with Gill and AlexSteveG25/03/2017
From minor road to W. Stankey and Beacon Hills first. Some tracks, some heather bashing.jonglew24/03/2017
KJF Dewey bagging with the sun out now. Running out of jelly babies.crazy28/10/2016
3/13 Third of thirteen on misty and sunny day (Stanky Hill/Beacon Hill/Pool Hill/Cynwch Bank/Rhos-Crug/Warren Hill/Tylcau Hill/Gors Lydan/Cefn Pawl/Ty'n-y-ddol/Pen Cnych Mawr/Crugn Lywyd/Domen-Ddu)Fergalh07/05/2016
KeithByTheC14/03/2016
with RMRob Pen y Garn29/01/2016
From SO172729 north to Rhos-crug, then Stanky Hill, Beacon Hill, Pool Hill and Cnwch Bank. Plenty of tracks and dry conditions made for easy walking.milimana27/06/2015
Parked fairly easily to south. Good track most of the way. Fine stroll+.destaylor08/01/2015
Nice 13 mile circular, parked at Llangunllo Station (very busy), then followed the Glyndwrs Way onto the Beacon Hill moorland, bagging Pool Hill and Rhos-Crug seeing the source of the Lugg on the way, then Stanky Hill and Beacon Hill then back through field paths to the station.DanTrig13/09/2014
Clockwise circuit from near Wakefield Green Farm taking in Gors Lydan, Warren Hill, Stanky Hill, Beacon Hill and then Pool Hill with a road walk back. Met a farmer bagging crows with a rifle on Beacon Hill - very friendly.SS16/08/2014
Stankey, Beacon, Pool hills and Cynwch Bank with Cabe.simon and co20/04/2014
Detour from Glyndwr Wayruthatlast12/04/2014
Typical grouse moorMartin R06/02/2014
Circuit from SO 172 728 taking in the Source of the Lugg.summitsup17/11/2011
petey10/09/2011
Nice walk between the 3 hills (Beacon Hill, Pool Hill & Stankey Hill) Blustery day but not bad , a bit soft in places. http://www.heavyhorses.co.uk/humpsheavyhorses22/05/2009
Parked at 153765 and walked across to Stanky Hill and Pool Hill. A small patch of gravelly ground would seem to be as good a spot as any to call the top.clivevilla22/02/2009
start~ 173728. Climbed up over Rhos-crug to Pool Hill, then headed N. to Beacon Hill and finaly W. to Stanky Hill. Returned via Glyndwrs Way and the outward track. With Wombourne.steve hudson14/03/2008
Cant Canolbarth 100Jim B28/05/2007
W Lesley. 2 nights sleeping flat in our Mondeo Estate car and climbing quiet hills - in hot weather -sunburn. done w Beacon Hill & Stanky Hill circuit from road to westChris Pearson30/04/2000
Dewey bagging (two walks): Beacon Hill, Pool Hill and Warren Hill; Gwaunceste Hill, Colva Hill, Glascwm Hill and Red Hill RHW29/11/1997
Jill Robertson08/02/2024
Ben Rinnes30/10/2023
davefh06/05/2023
daddybond08/04/2023
Peterb02/03/2023
Matt08/08/2022
phil10127/03/2022
beckybags04/09/2019
A Peckish04/09/2019