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Name: | Black Mountain |
Hill number: | 2242 |
Height: | 703.6m / 2308ft |
RHB Section: | 32A: Llandovery to Monmouth |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Black Mountains |
County/UA: | Herefordshire, Powys |
County (CoH): | Herefordshire (CoH) |
County (CoA): | Hereford & Worcester (CoA) |
Catchment: | Wye |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Historic County Top, Current County/UA Top, Administrative County Top, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,CoH,CoU,CoA,BL,Bg,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SO 25523 35390 |
Summit feature: | no feature 12m W of path |
Drop: | 155m |
Col: | 549m SO235352 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 161 (1:25k) OL13N |
Observations: | summit 350m S at SO 25560 35023 c.20m W of path is 1m lower |
Survey: | KR 2x Hand Level/Trimble GeoXH 6000 |
Comments: | Bridge and B&L summit lies 350m south near 703m spot. Herefordshire County Top is probably on the path 12m E of the northern summit or a few metres from the path at the southern summit |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 844 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Ascent from Gospel Pass Stone Circle via Hay Bluff and along Offa's Dyke path. Overcast, but good visibility. Summit location is interesting! | Cumbriancyclist | 16/10/2023 |
Weather beautiful when I left Pontardawe at 06.00 this morning. Black Mountains covered in low cloud and quite cold. Walked up from Gospel Pass. No views. Now, I've been up here a number of times but unsure if I ever visited the 'top'. Think I must of as I had walked the path a number of times. Now, I have for sure. | Dusty | 05/06/2023 |
Climbed from the car park at Little Black Hill. Ascended the obvious route via the Cat's back ridge to the trig of Black Hill - this arete was lovely and narrow - really a highlight of the day. Lovely views east into England and west towards the Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons in Wales. Continued onwards along a minor path on the much broader ridge to the northwest. Had to leave the minor path and go across heathery terrain to reach the Offa's Dyke path. Turned southeast to reach the rather ill-defined highest point of Herefordshire - which is either called Black Mountain or Twyn Llech (prefer the latter). Difficult to say exactly where it is, but the website seems to have it right. Pen-y-Fan clearly in view. This was our 2nd county top of the day on our 3 day 10 county top challenge with my school group (26 students aged 14-15, plus 2 colleagues). The students seemed to find the name of the hill on the other side of the Gospel Pass amusing. I'm not sure why! Returned the same way. | jamessteel100 | 04/04/2023 |
Peak - 703m. Hike Stats: 6.8km; 2 hours; 254m ascent. Simple out and back from Hay Bluff carpark to pick up the peak. | complicatedaussie | 22/01/2023 |
Parked at Gospel Pass. Up to Twmpa, along the Darren Lwyd ridge and down to Capel y ffin, before climbing back up to ODP on the ridge and Black Mountain South top, Black Mountain and Hay Bluff. Very windy and in & out of the cloud on the ridges but largely dry. With Gillian. One of my very first wild camps was on Hay Bluff, many years ago. | richard69 | 04/01/2023 |
New year's day walk | JazDisney | 01/01/2023 |
Parked at Black Hill car park, Descended to Olchon Valley before trudging to the top of the ridgeline, took in Pen-y-Garn Fawr and then North Daren before doing a U-Turn and heading back over to Black Mountain South Top, Black Mountain and Hay Bluff, before heading back round to Black Hill and descending over The Cats Back, great day if you ignore the icy padstones and boggy start! | lboutside | 19/11/2022 |
Loop from hay bluff car park, along the cat's back and back low level through the woodlands | Nicky C | 16/10/2022 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/7622128608/overview | rhif7 | 11/08/2022 |
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 |
Parked at stone circle, steep up haye bluff, lots of parasailers, SE on Offa's dyke path to back mountain summit then to pile of stones then steep down to the vision farm, NW to capel y ffin, then up to top of lord Herefords knob and back to start | Tribal2er | 14/07/2022 |
Summited on a summers day | freethehilltops | 03/06/2022 |
Nuttall walk 12.1 but started and finished at Gospel Pass, with R. | Dan Baddeley | 30/04/2022 |
With IT and PT | garth87 | 19/04/2022 |
From car park along Cat's Back, interesting ridge continued over Hay Bluff for great views and then Black Mountain as far as south top. FP which cuts across the Olchon brook near Blaen has had signs removed and impeded by barbed wire/ wooden barrier (now removed). | Nick Canute | 02/04/2022 |
O maes parcio Hay Bluff. Gyda Rhiannon. | sionbrit | 11/12/2021 |
Second attempt at this trip, parked at Little Black Hill then hiked up to Black Hill, Black Mountain and then Black Mountain South Top. | SootAndShale | 09/12/2021 |
A day I'll never forget, a mix of emotions when going up the Eastern Face of Hatterall Ridge. My cousin and I were very satisfied when we finally reached the bog and off the very steep face of the mountain. After 40 Minutes from then, we reached the Summit of Herefordshire and of course right next to us, Wales. Then walked too Hay Bluff before then walking too Black Hill and down Cat's Back in the sunset. Very memorable and dramatic day. | DavidHiner | 27/10/2021 |
Up from Gospel Pass via Hay Bluff | sebastiencale | 17/10/2021 |
Reached accidentally on journey back from Black Hill. | joestuttle | 07/10/2021 |
Parked at road junction to N of ridge, followed Offa's Dyke path up to ridge and along to the summit, which is hard to determine as it has no marker, so I made sure I had passed it before turning round. Afterwards to Hay Bluff and Twmpa. | IanHHill | 02/10/2021 |
Offas Dyke day 3. | Andy-k | 06/09/2021 |
Day 3 of Offa's Dyke Path from Pandy to Hay-on-Wye, with Andy K. | Twice Brewed | 06/09/2021 |
From the Stone Circle car park up to Hay Bluff where I saw a squirrel. Also admired a paraglider swooping about in the winds. Wandered for 30 minutes to what I think was the high point. Low cloud. | Nick | 31/08/2021 |
Cycled up from Llanthony Priory hotel to Capel-y-ffin. Walked steeply up through the bracken on the Hereford side and along Offa’s Dyke path. Then on via Hay Bluff, Gospel Pass and Lord Hereford’s Knob and back along the ridge to Chwarel-y-Fan. Dropped back down to the valley floor to retrieve our bikes. Blisteringly hot! | pclyndes | 21/07/2021 |
Doing Offa's Dyke | andrewroberts | 12/07/2021 |
With CathyS & JackW. From car park SO 23962 37348 | masmith | 30/05/2021 |
Hike from Capel y Ffin to Black Mountain South top (637.4m), along Offa's Dyke path to Black Mountain (703.6m), Hey Bluff(677m), down to the Gospal Pass, then up to Twmpa (690m). With son, beautiful sunny day, 17.6Km, 589m ascent, 5 hours. | VirtualMountain | 30/05/2021 |
Bring a theodolite if you want to be precise about the HP. 50+ paragliders in the air together! | Richard Dukes | 30/05/2021 |
6/9 - 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 |
Longtown Circuit | PhilipChaston | 27/04/2021 |
Escaping the lockdown with next stage of ODP. | Rob Rees | 25/12/2020 |
Figure of eight walk including Hay Bluff and Upper Blaen farm. 12.9km, 5hrs | ParkerP1960 | 15/10/2020 |
with Evelyn, then to Hay Bluff and Tympa Gospel Pass | jd16 | 11/10/2020 |
On a ridge walk from Gospel Pass | Poolton123 | 01/10/2020 |
Solo | simon and co | 17/09/2020 |
A round of the Vale of Ewyas from Llanthony Priory. With R and B. | jenx | 07/09/2020 |
G, My | Idris | 20/08/2020 |
G, My | maryjdavies | 20/08/2020 |
With Pete | paulhilder | 11/08/2020 |
run from Stone Circle car park. Windy and hail, cold! | dave_mole | 28/06/2020 |
Parked by SS Bueno & Peter's church in LLanveynoe - 18km route following footpaths, 783m elevation gain. | Stevooo | 23/05/2020 |
MB Home | Rob Rees | 07/04/2020 |
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 |
Very windy at Gospel Pass carpark. Easy walking via Hay Bluff with stone slabs laid over muddiest sections. Road from south is in poor condition and very slow. Better approach from the North. | gettingonabit | 04/01/2020 |
From CP to N - ascent via Hay Bluff. At summit after Sunset. | ger | 20/11/2019 |
Reascent to bag new summit. Nice circular walk from Black Hill car park up Cat's Back Ridge. | prwild | 20/10/2019 |
Solo walks to 2242 and 2244. | DaveD | 21/09/2019 |
From SE starting at Blaen. Parking marginal. A nice grassy path cuts through the bracken WNW up to a kissing gate at 462m but there the path marking the RoW on the map ends and it's animal tracks through head high bracken then tussocky heath all the way to Offa's dyke path. Featureless summit. | Topographer57 | 05/09/2019 |
Fantastic walk in great conditions. Got to Hay Bluff by 11.25 then the top at 11.45. Enjoyed the challenge of the quick pace in both directions without forgetting to admire the views of both Wales and England in one go. | acolling | 21/08/2019 |
With Hay Bluff from OD car park | Jim T | 12/08/2019 |
Herefordshire top. | Peter_W_Mitchell | 27/07/2019 |
From Hay Bluff car park on a bright and breezy day. Hay Bluff trig then the new high point on Black Mountain, as well as the old grid reference. | NormanW | 18/07/2019 |
With E. Warm and sunny day. Superb visibility. From Hay Bluff car park up paths to trig point (painted white with the Welsh red dragon on all four sides) along summit ridge. Flat summit makes it difficult to identify actual Herefordshire historic county summit so walked along path for about 500m between SO 25524 35524 and SO 25580 35020 to cover all bases. Also stepped over the county boundary to bag the newly resurveyed Black Mountain summit. No feature. Returned down Offa’s Dyke Path to minor road and car park. | Beeliner | 12/07/2019 |
From Capel y Finn to Hay on Wye as part of the offas dyke path. | noxibis | 09/07/2019 |
Circuit of Pen Y Garn Fawr (North Daren), Pen-y-Garn Fawr, Black Mountain South Top, Black Mountain, Hay Bluff and Black Hill starting from the car park below Black Darren and following the ridgelines. | BobHancock | 22/06/2019 |
2/2 As with Hay Bluff, wandered around with horses to get high point | penbet | 14/06/2019 |
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 |
Ascended from the north over Hay Bluff and along path to 703m spot height. Had good traipse around 703m spot height and the hill bagging summit grid refs to make sure all summit types done. Trig bagged in passing. Hill bagged during work journey to Cardiff. | assynt_bob | 27/05/2019 |
Running from car park at Gospel Pass, out and back. Sunny, clear, still – great views. Visited new summit. | Rounsfell | 12/05/2019 |
From Gospel road via Hay Bluff trigpoint, return and onto Waun Fach | N.Morters | 29/04/2019 |
From Black Hill car park with Jo Innes. Surveyed both tops with 2x hand level and poles. | Galltywenallt | 17/04/2019 |
5th of 5 for day in NW Blacks. Parked at Gospel Pass for circular walk via Llanthony. Then along Hatterrall ridge on well trodden track. No obvious high point. | richardrosser | 07/04/2019 |
11 mile walk from car park below Black Darren, walked along hillside road to junction and across fields briefly to road again then car park, up the Cats Back to Black Hill trig, struggled in snow onto Black Mountain (2nd visit) then continued along ridge on easier terrain to North Darren trig eventually descending back down to the car park, the day started off cloudy/foggy but cleared and got very sunny later on. | DanTrig | 06/04/2019 |
A repeat walk to visit the new top, as I was in the area. Given the proximity to the path and the lack of any perceptible difference in height, I wouldn't have any moral qualms about claiming it anyway | Colin Crawford | 29/03/2019 |
Walked up from Hay Bluff for this County Top and to complete ridge walk of Offas Dyke path .. wet and miserable . | D SID | 28/02/2019 |
Start at Little Black Hill carpark, Offa's Dyke Path walk. Black Hill, Tympa, Hay Bluff, Black Mountain and Black Mountain South Top back to car park. 15.6 miles 2690ft. | stephenbuda | 23/02/2019 |
Black Hill > Black Mountain > Black Mountain South Top > Pen - y - Garn Fawr > Red Daren > Point 604m from GR: SO 28746 32634 | ronaldo333 | 09/12/2018 |
Fell ran in horrible weather! | Madjonny | 05/12/2018 |
On a stretch of Offa's Dyke Path. | steve hudson | 01/10/2018 |
Lovely long walk | ejjohnstone | 13/09/2018 |
Parked Hays Bluff carpark. Complete with ice cream van. Walked up the hill to Hays Bluff and followed Offa Dyke’s path to small cairn ( pile of stones) on side of path. Lovely views. | Hippy77 | 02/08/2018 |
Up from Abergavent and part of a loop to Hay Bluff, Waun Fach and on to Crickhowell | andrew.morel | 25/07/2018 |
From the head of the Gospel Pass, via Hay Bluff. With MP, on a survey. | Man of Kernow1 | 12/07/2018 |
walked from Hay Bluff over. Indistinct top, just a little carn. 
Good views of England | adriane | 05/05/2018 |
From Hay Bluff car park. 
Summit marked by small cairn by side of path. | Janie | 05/05/2018 |
Doing the Upper Honddu Horseshoe. | PeakyPete | 19/04/2018 |
Parked on Gospel Pass walk to summit via path that takes you to a trig then pick up the offers dyke to summit carn | jmistry86 | 18/04/2018 |
Circular walk to Hay Bluff and back to Cat's Back. | ronanhead | 20/02/2018 |
Uninspiring summit- a shame really. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 22/01/2018 |
See Kamoot entry for full details/gps download: 
https://www.komoot.com/tour/283917016 | outlawcatcher | 21/12/2017 |
Low cloud, mist and rain, poor visibility. Walked from Hay Bluff and back again | Mickeyfinn | 09/11/2017 |
Re-bagged to make sure, from Hay Bluff car park, easily along the Offa's dyke path, but very windy and a bit damp. No views. Found the highest point and was surprised to find that this did not coincide with the summit grid ref. Myrddyn's survey in 2019 has solved the mystery. | Gill | 13/10/2017 |
Parked by Hay Bluff an easy walk along paved Offa's Dyke path | philhythe | 03/10/2017 |
Lovely day out in the Black Mountains with a nice circular 16km loop from Capel-y-ffin. Went up the steep slope of Darren Lwyd and then carried on along the ridge to Lord Hereford's knob/Twmpa. Then crossed the gospel pass to summit Hay Bluff, before following Offa's Dyke path back along Black Mountain and descending at the vision to get back to my starting point. 
Lots of Mountain ponies and ravens on the way. Also spotted a Wheatear and a few Swallows who can't be too far away from starting their migrations back to their African winter grounds. | Gerry the Ranger | 17/09/2017 |
Around two hour, five mile county top walk from the free parking area on the Gospal pass north of Llanthony Priory. Over Hay Bluff and follow the Offa's Dyke path. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 22/08/2017 |
Nick and Jules | rockwarrior | 22/07/2017 |
Whilst up Hay Bluff. (Why not eh!) | MarkGD | 15/07/2017 |
With Alf. 2mFM 14 qso. Lovely when cloud lifted. | Petem0hqo | 24/06/2017 |
Circular hike starting from layby at Llanbedr 
to tick off Crug Hywel-Trwyn Ysgwrfa-Pen Cerrig-Calch-Pen Allt Mawr-Pen Twyn Glas-Mynydd Lysiau-Waun Fach-Pen y Gadair Fawr-Pen Twyn Mawr-Crug Mawr | manilena | 24/06/2017 |
Walk up along ridge from Black Hill picnic area on a baking hot day. | mapple | 20/06/2017 |
With Katie | kindpercy | 21/05/2017 |
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 |
Big Black Mountain Challenge | Taz38 | 13/05/2017 |
In the footsteps of a werewolf | Clachaig | 23/04/2017 |
Kington to Pandy walk | Pilch | 22/04/2017 |
solo (Golden Plovers, Kites, Skylarks and Wheatears all in abundance - a reward for my early start.) | Aimless Rambler | 16/04/2017 |
TD and C | This Dog | 15/04/2017 |
Offa's Dyke path circuit from Capel-y-Ffin | APovey | 19/02/2017 |
From Hay Bluff. All around was grey. Back then on to Twmpa. | Wycombe Wanderer | 09/02/2017 |
Large parking area at 298299 - NW up path to ridge & then NW along ridge for about ½km to Red Daren - Pen-y-Garn Fawr - Black Mountain S. Top - Black Mountain - Hay Bluff. Reverse route back to car. (PM CM) | gerrybowes | 26/01/2017 |
Parked at 29829. N 7 W along path up onto ridge SE of Red Daren, along OD path to Hays Bluff, returned same way. In cloud, cold ice SSE'ly wind. With GB & PM | CJM | 26/01/2017 |
foggy no visibility with hay bluff and black hill | underhill | 17/12/2016 |
1st hill on my Offas Dyke path walk from Hay-on-Wye to Pandy. Probably the most indistinct Marilyn summit yet visited in misty conditions, visibility about 50 metres ahead. I did Hay Bluff the day before but Black Hill looked more exciting! Still plenty of Ponies on the route. Unticked after summit re-location. | Dazingdale | 19/10/2016 |
Just a stroll onwards from Hay Bluff trig. Cloud on summit so had no views, not raining though. Very quiet and peaceful. Company: Solo | iandesbottes | 13/10/2016 |
Clear sunny day, walked up along Offas Dyke way from stone circle car park .. To the tiny cairn that marks the top ..great views ..gentle walk about Atwood hours round trip. | keithelliott | 05/10/2016 |
a walk from Capel y Ffyn along the ridge to Black Mountain, then the other way as far as Red Daren. Solo, lovely weather. | Lou | 18/09/2016 |
Nuttall Route | tomd4 | 26/08/2016 |
Walked up from Gospel Pass, then along the top and down just after Capel y Ffin for a walk back up the lane. | Neolith | 17/08/2016 |
Over Hay Bluff in very windy conditions and along Offa's Dyke Path to the highest point. Heavy rain on the way back but the views were still good. | edmundjohnson | 15/07/2016 |
#608 - From the stone circle car park, over Hay Bluff. | tim747 | 13/07/2016 |
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 |
Got to the top at 6:30, glorious early evening summer weather & great views. | DanMaisieBex | 29/05/2016 |
Nuttall walk 12.1: Black Mountain South Top - Black Mountain - Hay Bluff - Twmpa - Rhos Dirion - Twyn Tal-y-cefn - Chwarel y Fan | ronaldo333 | 05/05/2016 |
Offas Dyke Path from the south. | DampandDusty | 30/04/2016 |
A few paces of detour whilst walking Offa's Dyke Path | Gayle | 17/04/2016 |
From the Gospel Pass car park (beyond the stone circle). Via hay Bluff. Solo. | ADT | 05/04/2016 |
Interesting route from end of road in Olchon Valley. Surprisingly rough going until we met the Offa's Dyke path. Misty so no views. | jenx | 19/02/2016 |
With Jenx from Upper Blaen to the SE. At road head good parking near stream crossing. Old lane leads to sheep folds/firlds. Took direct line up stream to high gate N of that line. Zig zag up buttress (note would be hard in bracken season) then through heather and tussocky grass to ridge path. Summit cairn missing, one by path is not top. Headed little further south on way back to use old pony track /drainage line? more easily back to start. | nordicstar | 19/02/2016 |
Long day ridge walking in the Black Mountains: Start from Llanthony, ascending Chwarel y Fan, Twyn Tal-y-cefn, Rhos Dirion, Twmpa, Hay Bluff, Black Hill, Black Mountain, Black Mountain South Top, Pen-y-Garn Fawr & Red Daren before a tired return to Llanthony. Super walk in the hills on a bright crisp winter’s day. | Cas-gwent | 18/02/2016 |
Could have done with some spikes on the way up. | mike.hartley | 14/02/2016 |
with Alastair. Over Hay Bluff. Tent erected to provide wind shelter for SOTA activation | M0YDH | 11/12/2015 |
Park next to the stone circle below Hay Bluff (not that we can see a thing in the low cloud)Asecending hay bluff following a stream (bach) we find the trig / Offas dyke path and a few walkers heading down in the deterioating now rainy weather. The good path spurs us on - finally we find the summit of Herefordshire (though there is not much to find!) and no view to be seen so we retrace our steps. | briandavies | 18/10/2015 |
Nuttall Walk WN 12.1 The Eastern Black Mountains from Capel-y-ffin. Black Mountain South Top, Black Mountain, Hay Bluff, Twmpa, Rhos Dirion and Chwarel y Fan. 23km with 800m ascent in 6h40m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 02/10/2015 |
From the summit of Chwarel-y-Fan back down to Capel-y-ffin then up offa's dyke path to Black Mountain. Beautiful clear and warm day with excellent views. | mcallmar | 25/09/2015 |
With Katy. Mist, rain, with odd bits of sun. | George Thompson | 15/09/2015 |
Parked at SO28853283 Up over Black Hill to Hay Bluff. Return on Offa's Dyke Path. Great views. All paths clear except in Olchon Valley when bracken was high. | Arbie | 06/09/2015 |
Walk 3 Hatterrall Ridge from 'Walk! the Brecon Beacons', except came back along the Cat's Back rather than via the Olchon Valley. Parked at Black Hill picnic site, headed down into and across the valley and up to the ridge. Some of the sunken paths in the valley blocked by trees, bracken very high on way up to ridge. Watch out for wobbly paving slabs on ridge. Took in Black Mountain South, Black Mountain and Black Hill. Slight confusion about finding right path to turn back along but easy once we found it. | clyoung | 31/08/2015 |
Started at Capel-y-ffin and visited all stations from Red Daren to Hay Bluff. Nice enough ridge with excellent track, but a lot of nothing tops! | Crib Goch | 11/08/2015 |
Walked up The Cats Back and then across country (a little bit rough). Strange - land to the North looks higher until you walk North and then the official summit looks higher - hmmm. Lots of wild ponies | M3WDD | 25/07/2015 |
From Hay Bluff south across the moor to the highest point and beyond | Mariana Trench | 24/06/2015 |
See 5606 | Ramblingpaul | 07/06/2015 |
On Gospel Pass- Hay Bluff- Black Mt- Nant Vision- Capel-y-ffin walk. Fine weather. Hay Bluff is the best summit. Flagged way now for Offa's Dyke path, over the Marilyn. Note the benefit for the environment. The whaleback moor is wetter and more vegetated now. Good, well-graded way back down to Capel-y-ffin; easy to find off the ridge but was a fine,clear day. 2nd visit to Black Mt.,many more to Hay Bluff. | pwheeler | 04/05/2015 |
Nuttalls 12.1 route but clockwise from Gospel Pass | Slash3 | 18/04/2015 |
4/6 A long windy climb up from Black Hill.... | Fergalh | 25/01/2015 |
did about 12km in the day very cold and low mist, almost needed crampons due to the ice , not quite a white out | marcrogers | 04/01/2015 |
Parked at entrance to Upper Cwm Farm and followed path up past Blackhill Farm. Climbed to the ridge and then north west to Black Hill. Continued along the ridge to Offa's Dyke and then south south east to Black Mountain summit and Black Mountain South Top. Finally descended heading east across the valley and returned past Black Hill Farm again (new fences up and path not clear). A magnificent walk from start to finish. | callumorr | 12/10/2014 |
Did a variation of the Nuttalls Walk. I started at the top of the Gospel Pass. Lovely weather for first half but when I got to Balck Mountain South Top the weather had closed in. The path could not be lost as it is well made for all the Offa Dykers. 
 
Disappointed that this famous hill has no cairn or trig point to mark its summit. It needs summat! | johnjennison | 25/09/2014 |
Start Point at the Car Park at Grid SO 239372 following Offa's Dyke Path up Hay Bluff (677m) and passing Black Mountain (703m) and descending via the path at Grid SO 294293 towards the PUP at Great Turnant. Group Size: 14. Distance: 12km. | ChrisMc0164 | 10/09/2014 |
Epic 21 mile walk! From Llanthony Priory (SO 28916 27819) - Red Daren - Pen-y-Garn Fawr - Black Mountain South Top - Black Mountain - Black Hill - Hay Bluff - Twmpa - Twyn Tal-y-cefn - Chwarel y Fan - Bâl-Mawr. Clear paths throughout, particularly good along Offa's Dyke Path. | david230201 | 04/09/2014 |
A GOOD DAY'S WALK FOLLOWING NUTTALLS 12.1 FROM CAPEL Y FFIN OVER BLACK MOUNTAIN S. TOP, BLACK MOUNTAIN, HAY BLUFF, THE TYMPA, RHOS DIRION AND CHWAREL Y FAN. CLEAR BUT CLOUDY WITH AN ODD SHOWER BUT FAIR VIEWS. | BURGESS | 31/07/2014 |
Nuttalls route with Richie. Also didn't notice this one until we'd started descending to Hay Bluff. | Herbert Anchovy | 28/06/2014 |
With Herbert Anchovy (not that I noticed it until after we'd walked over it). | Richard Lawrenc | 28/06/2014 |
From Olchon Valley. Black Hill, Hay Bluff, Black Mountain, Red Darren. | lenman | 20/06/2014 |
Wet. On ODP. | iredale | 02/06/2014 |
I think I was on my DofE when I did this | sturuss | 04/05/2014 |
From Olchon Valley via South top. With Rosemary and Penda. Cold and windy, poor views. | beorwulf | 19/04/2014 |
started at Hay bluff and followed the easy stone path down the ridge excellent views | Aristotle Chip | 18/04/2014 |
Possibly the least impressive summit cairn in existence. | npickup | 13/04/2014 |
With Val. Part of Cat's Back circuit | mike.hoult | 15/03/2014 |
With Mike | Val Deisler | 15/03/2014 |
Nuttalls route from Capel-y-ffin at SO 25485 31443 (315m). Note - instead of the Nuttalls' slightly messy start we walked along the road for 1km to a public footpath and footbridge over the Afon Honddu at SO 26375 31026. Public ROW then ascends up to a gate and just to the left across the track is the start of the steep zigzag path up to the first hill Black Mountain South Top. | David Gradwell | 20/08/2013 |
Gospel Pass car park, Twmpa, Rhos Dirion, Twyn Tal-y-cefn, Chwarel y Fan, Bal Mawr, Llwyn-on (Cottage), Red Daren, Pen-y-Garn Fawr, Black Mountain South Top, Black Mountain, Hay Bluff, Gospel pass car park. Dry and bright/sunny. First half with J, second with N, J and L. | PaulH | 06/08/2013 |
Walking between Hay bluff and the Olchon valley | steven ruffles | 05/07/2013 |
Gospel Pass CP > Hay Bluff > BLACK MOUNTAIN featureless heathery dome summit unmarked > Black Mountain South Top > Pen-y-Garn Fawr > Red Daren > Rhiw Arw (Trig point S6109) > Hatterrall Hill then turned round and repeated the whole process in reverse > Gospel Pass CP (20 miles) | Tony Hartry II | 25/06/2013 |
Parked at Capel-Y-Ffin, bagged the south top, walked along ridge to Black Mountain, across Hay Bluff, and down and up to Lord Herefords Knob, back down Darren Lwyd ridge to Capel-Y-Ffin. | DanTrig | 11/05/2013 |
Climbed from car path on Gospel Pass. Warm sunny day. Hard steep climb to trig point then pleasant ridge walk to high point. Marked with beginnings of cairn. Great views into beacons. | Argentum66 | 02/05/2013 |
Followed Offa's Dyke path along flank of hill onto ridge and returned via Hay Bluff, a mixture od sunny spells and hail showers. | Overthehilljill | 27/04/2013 |
Done in the round of 5 tops. Solo. Also 26/01/2017 with GB and CM. | bolton | 26/04/2013 |
On the Offa's Dyke Path whilst walking from Hay-on-Wye to Pandy. See my blog post for more details: <a href="http://blog.alistairpooler.co.uk/2013/04/offa-dyke-path-day-10-hay-on-wye-to.html" target="_blank">http://blog.alistairpooler.co.uk/2013/04/offa-dyke-path-day-10-hay-on-wye-to.html</a> | alistairpooler | 31/03/2013 |
Camped in Talgarth, climbed from the Gospel path | magirob | 02/03/2013 |
No Feature. Route: Capel y Ffin-The Vision Farm-Offa's Dyke-Black Mountain S Top-Black Mountain-Hay Bluff-Gospel Pass-Twmpa-Rhiw Y fan-Twyn Talycefn-Chwarel y Fan-Blacksmith's Anvil-The Grange-Capel Y Ffin. 14.5 Miles. V Cold, Clear then Snow. | Chris Williams | 13/01/2013 |
Climbed with Geoff M6PYG for SOTA. Summit is a plateau and the VHF take is better from the ridge 1 Km NNW of the actual top yet is only 5m below it in prominence! | G4OBK (Phil) | 03/12/2012 |
KeithByTheC | 03/11/2012 | |
With Lesley and Ollie. From Gospel Pass via Hay Bluff. On to Black Mountain South Top. | Newton Maximus | 19/09/2012 |
Top no.16. Car from holiday cottage in Hay to Gospel Pass car park. Walked to Hay Bluff and Black Mountain and back to Gospel Pass; then to Lord Hereford's Knob and Chwarel y Fan to bag the Monmouthshire top. Sunny, delightful walking weather but rather hazy. Combined distance 16.5 miles; climb 2667 feet, time 7.0 hours. | alan.65to70 | 05/09/2012 |
Patrick George and Ian Langstaff 'bagged' for the 2012 Morris Lubricants County Top Challenge for the TCT. | morrislube | 28/07/2012 |
From car park at SO287328, up over Black Hill to Hay Bluff and then south down the Offa's Dyke path to take in both Black Mountain tops. Back tracked and took the footpath at SO271319 down into the Olchon Valley and followed the road back to the car park. Did a similar route in 2014 starting from SO297299, following the road north west before crossing the Olchon Valley via a ROW and doing almost the same circular without having to backtrack. The path down from Offa's Dyke to the car park at SO284305 is marked with a small cairn. | islamidget | 28/07/2012 |
completed as part of Offa's Dyke walk Prestatyn to Sedbury Cliffs (23 Jun - 4 Jul 2012) | garw1 | 02/07/2012 |
On a cold, wet and misty day one cannot help but wish that the ancient woad-clad English natives had decided to concede the whole of this accursed range to the Cymru, thereby alleviating the necessity for later generations, attempting to ascend all the English 2000feet plus mountains,the chore of walking up this one. | moorsman | 01/07/2012 |
Climbed up to Black Mountain eastern ridge from Llanthony and then followed ridge to summit (somewhat undistinguished point on Offa\'s Dyke path and with limited views). Really good views over Wye Valley from Hay bluff to the north and over Herefordshire and beyond from a narrow point on ridge to the south. Had planned to do a circular walk via Ffawddog Ridge, which includes the Monmouth County top but strong winds followed by torrential rain caused the curtailment of the excellent ridge walking at Gospel Pass and a return to Llanthony via the Honddu valley. Mel | BHMC | 14/06/2012 |
Good views from the summit. | JohnStoneham | 21/05/2012 |
Big Black Mountains Challenge | EVERTON | 12/05/2012 |
Approximate date, walking Offa’s Dyke Path with Rob. | KC | 01/05/2012 |
Walked south along Offas Dyke Path to summit | Peapod21 | 22/04/2012 |
Foul morning so left it, went up from hay common later, 2 hours twent for this and the south top, weather now clear but cold | geoffreybbb | 14/04/2012 |
A really hot day for march. We parked in a lane and took a very steep route up on the north east facing side. When we reached the highest point we continued along the ridge for about 150m before making our way down a steep slope on the north east side t | andytea | 25/03/2012 |
KJF from Gospel Pass | crazy | 11/03/2012 |
Long solo walk from Longtown Castle, up the Cat's Back to Black Hill summit and the round via Llech y Lladron. Once on Offa's Dyke Path, this is a very easy walk on slabs and good paths. On from here to the South Top. | thesweetcheat | 23/11/2011 |
Black Mountain, Hay Bluff, Twmpa, Rhos Dirion, Chwarel y Fan | ijpowell | 16/09/2011 |
My first venture into Wales for an activation. I met Peter G3TJE who had some great tips for me. Parked by the stone circle at SO239374. A great walk past Hay Bluff which was surrounded by wild ponies and on alon Offa's Dyke footpath. | G4OOE | 14/09/2011 |
As part of Offa's Dyke walk | mindlessflogger | 01/08/2011 |
No views, could have been anywhere at this point winds must have been over 50 mph. | simocity | 17/07/2011 |
Day Two of a Nuttall bagging weekend. | jim_aramis | 17/07/2011 |
Weekend bagging Nuttalls with the lads. I can also confirm there is some good drinking to be had in Crickhowell. | Flipperfeet | 17/07/2011 |
Offa Dyke Walk Kate | senrab | 01/06/2011 |
Capel-y-ffin – Green Lane – Follow path up on to ridge – Black Mountain S. Top – Black Mountain – Hay Bluff – Gospel Pass – Twmpa – Rhos Dirion – Chwarel y fan – Back to beehive cairn – Down path back into Vale of Ewyas. Two historic county tops. (JL) | gerrybowes | 25/05/2011 |
Parked at the carpark at the base of this one - great evening walk up and along the ridge - amazing views. | griefmiester | 23/05/2011 |
From car park at stone circle up to top of Hay Bluff then along to Black Mountain. Not sure of exact top, possibly pole marked with tape left by others! Fine but windy. Great views on the way back down from Hay Bluff. | The Gardener | 16/05/2011 |
From Capel-y-ffin doing Nuttall walk 12.1 With Adam and Mark Peachey. High cloud with a blustery wind. Nothing marking the top, easy walking. | SteveClay | 01/05/2011 |
latest visit....quite dry :) | backpackbrewer | 26/02/2011 |
Windy but not unusally, rain, mist but fairly bright. | canonball | 25/02/2011 |
Approx date, visibility poor, very windy. Included Black Hill and the Cats back! | akraw | 14/02/2011 |
frosty day walked up from Llanthony priory across to hay bluff passing this summit on the way nothing marking summit | russie | 20/11/2010 |
Meg and I fantastic weather. just had to get away | Roland Brooks | 25/09/2010 |
Galltywenallt | 25/09/2010 | |
From picnic area at SO2877532961 ascended Black Hill and followed ridge to Hay Bluff then followed Offa's Dyke Path across Black Mountain and Black Mountain South. Descended into Olchon Valley SO2704531951, then followed obvious path back to start. | AndyB | 19/09/2010 |
From Gospel Pass via Hay Bluff. Easy walking but a wholly indiscernible summit - walk a few hundred yards past where you think it is to make sure! | poppiesrara | 16/09/2010 |
Offa's Dyke | windridge | 08/09/2010 |
Done as a round, Capel-y-ffin, Blaen-bwch, Rhiw Wen, Lord Herefords Knob, Gospel Pass, Hay Bluff, Black Mountain, Black Mountain South, The Vision Farm.

Great day but would not do this route backwards, looks rough! | PepandJen | 30/08/2010 |
Ascent from the English side via the Black Hill ridge on a fine sunny day. Solo. | Man of Kernow1 | 30/08/2010 |
Carpark at stone cirle on map, then straight up to the top, Steep last bit so headed right to the ridge and doubled back to the summit then SW for a bit to take in the ridge views on both sides. | marketherton | 27/07/2010 |
Nuttalls route 12.1 on a lovely spring day. | milimana | 17/04/2010 |
Offa's Dyke with Llangollen Dragons Explorers 
Mist on tops. | Roger C | 20/03/2010 |
From road at about 239368 (13:35) steeply up hay bluff to crest (past parapenteurs) and along paved or shaled path along crest to summit. Smll cairn by path but top seemed to be in heather nearby. Lovely day. Car 14:50. | dbb | 13/10/2009 |
with Nuttals of wales | nickywood1 | 08/08/2009 |
Poured with rain all day! Still enjoyable though, in a perverse sort of way. Very grateful for the well made path through the peat! | HMollusc | 26/07/2009 |
Otis and Alan | Glenford | 18/07/2009 |
with the weans. | lordtonult | 09/07/2009 |
Standard horseshoe walk from Capel-y-ffin. Great open moorland and the northern escarpment has good views down, but the miles go on and on and on... | Mark Jackson | 06/07/2009 |
Set off from Upper Blaen, up Black Hill, then followed the ridge, glorious sunshine. Approx 7 miles. | davecnash | 20/04/2009 |
A fine afternoon for the climb. | vconnelly | 18/04/2009 |
From Capel-y-ffin via Black Hill and Hay Bluff. | Wheelsy | 06/04/2009 |
Walked to the summit from South Top. Very well laid path. Good views to Pen y Cadair Mawr and Waun Fach | PhylipSollis | 18/03/2009 |
LS | benwloudon | 28/02/2009 |
Did circle from Gospel Pass over Twmpa and down the picturesque Nant Bwch valley, then over Black Mountain. 
Thick mist much of the way - so not best views | woodse | 24/02/2009 |
Along ridge from Black Mountain South Top | rfoster | 26/09/2008 |
With G. & A. Nuttalls' route from Capel-y-fin SO 255 315 > Black Mountain South Top > Black Mountain > Hay Bluff > Lord Hereford's Knob > Rhos Dirion > Twyn Tay-y-cefn > Chwarel y fan > Capel-y-fin | RT1970 | 30/08/2008 |
ran it | jonathanwilliam | 11/08/2008 |
Flat ridge. Best places to walk and better views nearby are Hay Bluff, Black Hill ridge (677m) from Longtown to the west and highest point in Monmouthshire Chwarel y Fan (680m) to the east. Best refreshment point is Llanthony Abbey Bar. | peter | 22/07/2008 |
Wet and very windy. Exact summit determined by gps. On a good day, it would have been a nice walk. As it was, low cloud meant there was little to see. | denzil53 | 19/07/2008 |
Up from Gospel Pass via Hay Bluff - saw wild horses on top. Returned same way and added Lord Hereford's Knob - oo-er! | robphys | 24/05/2008 |
Walked as part of Big Black Mountain Challenge. Very dull, very wet. | huwthomas | 17/05/2008 |
Solo | 1921 | 16/04/2008 |
Black Mountain round from Black Mountain South Top to Chwarel y Fan. | Eddie | 09/04/2008 |
Doing the full Offa's Dyke Path south to north. There were not enough hours of daylight the previous evening to get down safely off the ridge so I spent a frosty night bivvying underneath a nearby JCB. Unusual, but not too uncomfortable. | Alex C | 26/03/2008 |
it's on all close to the path somewhere,exact spot 
hard to say,a nice walk round from the monmouthshire county top. | asbown | 23/02/2008 |
from Black Hill picnic area | Monty Cola | 17/11/2007 |
Circular walk from Llanthony Priory up onto Offa's Dyke and along to Black mountain. Returning through Chapel y ffin and over Chwarel y Fan. | rhalstead | 15/11/2007 |
Via Gospel Pass 
GR for SOTA SO2560734864 
Very Windy 
Also went to trig at Hay Buff | Steve 2E0KPO | 11/11/2007 |
with Tony. Offa's Dyke day 7 | Stuart Hyde | 20/10/2007 |
a superb and easy circuit of some of the black mountainS peaks from llanthony priory. first climbing onto bal mawr then travelling in a clockwise direction taking in a section of the offas dyke path before dropping steeply back to the priory | stig_nest | 19/08/2007 |
Non-descript summit, unmarked. | DavidGMould | 10/07/2007 |
On own from road. Quick there and back on morning of Sarah's wedding. | Crib Goch | 07/07/2007 |
walked from hays bluff after a two day hike, summit near the pathway largely featureless | hodder | 06/06/2007 |
Climbed whilst walking the Offa's Dyke National Trail from Chepstow to Prestatyn. | dhbond | 22/05/2007 |
On Offa's Dyke complete traverse. No real summit, GPS reading for summit and a small pile of stones. | beamerboy36 | 22/05/2007 |
Did this as part of a circular with Cats Back, looks like it often missed out as it's very quiet here, errosion is bad thought | Walker | 12/03/2007 |
with Anthony | vegibagger | 26/01/2007 |
From Black Hill CP included Black Hill | powyswalker | 16/12/2006 |
SOTA activation, fabulous temperature inversion ALL DAY! | Ian G7KXV | 06/11/2006 |
From parking spot at hairpin bend NW of Hay Bluff. After trig at Hay Bluff fairly dreary section follows; summit has short wooden post with two stones on top. | Aye Jimmy | 11/08/2006 |
South Wales trip with Richard | richardsun | 16/07/2006 |
Tiniest cairn ever. Very eroded path. Disappointing flat, featureless summit. | wheresthepath | 17/06/2006 |
Grand traverse of the Black Mountains | Philsidwell | 11/06/2006 |
Sunny clear day from Hay Bluff. | Dugswell2 | 29/04/2006 |
During an Offa's Dyke hike with Shaky, Smithy & Lunty. The day's stage started from the pub at Pandy heading to Hay-on-Wye. The forecasted rain arrived shortly after departure & got steadily worse so that the summit was just touched in passing. I'm sure there would be a good view from there... | NotReallyABagger | 11/04/2006 |
Walked from England into Wales | Matt Smith | 15/08/2005 |
From the Gospel Pass. Extremely easy. Then on to Cat's Back, back over to Capel y Ffin and up the valley to the pass. An odd walk. | Jake994 | 14/08/2005 |
Fourth and highest Marilyn of day in a tour of all Herefordshire Marilyns in one day by bike/foot | desperate dan | 02/07/2005 |
Walked as part of Offas Dyke holiday walk ! | BazWylie | 09/05/2004 |
Nondescript point | signyred | 04/04/2004 |
For such an important hill a rather indistinct summit. | yorkie | 01/10/2003 |
exact date forgotten - but I've been here | gigglejon | 23/08/2003 |
http://tomread.co.uk | m1eyp | 25/06/2003 |
Climbed from the Welsh side after a wild camp with JTT. | Man of Kernow1 | 01/06/2003 |
Views terrific | johnfwoolley | 04/04/2003 |
Followed the Offa’s Dyke Path to the top of Black Mountain, which straddles the border between England and Wales and is not even named on the map. The summit is extremely flat and I had to walk around for a while to be sure of having reached it. Much good work has been done on Offa’s Dyke with boarding covering the tricky parts. | peter4lc | 29/03/2003 |
Camped at Maes-y-Beran and started out at 0700 hrs heading E up onto Offa's Dyke. Headed North to Hay Bluff (677) via ridge path. Crossing the Gospel Pass en-route to Lord Hereford's Knob (690), Rhiw-y-Fan, Pen Rhos Dirion Trig Point (713), Twyn Talycefn (702), Chwarel y Fan (679), Bal Mawr (607), visiting Garnwen Cairn prior to dropping down along side a ghyll to Henllan returning to camp site. | Butty | 15/03/2003 |
on the ridge somewhere--hard to find in the mist | Jimmy | 10/10/2002 |
R | Richard Tait | 09/09/2002 |
With Jackie from Gospel Pass. | mikejacobs | 20/08/2002 |
On Offas Dyke walk, in appalling weather, with Storm. | martin & storm | 24/05/2002 |
With: hb sb ab; Parked at top of Gospel Pass. Climbed Hay Bluff then S to black Mountain and S Top and returned by similar route. | Ian Baines | 29/07/2000 |
With: ib sb ab; | Helen Baines | 29/07/2000 |
Galltywenallt | 12/03/2000 | |
Def | mikewatkins55 | 01/01/2000 |
Walk: 12.1. With: Eric Murray,Mike Shepherd,Jenny Shepherd. Notes: Dark up Gospel pass. From Hay. | dchill01 | 27/11/1999 |
Two stones by path; spot ht at SO 25603 34923 is unmarked and looks lower | webmaster | 26/10/1999 |
CK, club | SheilaS | 23/10/1999 |
walked the ridge from bottom to hay buff. Stiff climb, well rewarded with the long ridge walk. Walked with a pal who became my brother in law | dianepick | 12/06/1999 |
Ascent whilst supervising a D of E gold group on a practice exhibition. | VirtualMountain | 31/05/1999 |
Boggy from Gospel pass and Hay Bluff. Actual top unmarked I guess somewhere near the path. | isabelle | 01/11/1998 |
Date uncertain. Solo backpacking. Offa's Dyke Path | Pete West | 01/01/1998 |
Solo. Second of six peaks on a drizzly day. | mikejacobs | 04/08/1997 |
andrewcoles | 30/07/1997 | |
Start~ Pandy. 333218. We walked North along Offa's Dyke Path climbing Hatterrall Hill first then moving on to Pen y Garn Fawr(North Daren), Pen y Garn Fawr, Black Mountain South Top, Black Mountain and Hay Bluff before descending to the waiting minibus, with RRWC. | steve hudson | 05/08/1996 |
Approx date, Olchon Valley horseshoe, DS. | Fred Windsor | 17/06/1995 |
With Dave Howells, David Goss & SB. | MickyRoss | 16/04/1995 |
From Black Hill CP. | Marshsand | 01/04/1995 |
GMGMT | Idris | 29/08/1994 |
GMGMT | maryjdavies | 29/08/1994 |
Parked at the top of the Gospel Pass led a group of scouts (1st Little Stoke) on an evening hike to Hay Bluff > along Offa's Dyke to BLACK MOUNTAIN summit marked with a couple of stones > Black Mountain South Top > Capel-y-ffin Youth Hostel | Tony Hartry | 23/07/1994 |
In the early 1990s before I had even heard of Simms I did my own personal challenge of all the 600m peaks in Wales. I have a record of the summits but not the dates so I have selected this arbitrary date within the period for them all. Some I missed but this was one I did. | dickscroop | 01/07/1994 |
2nd | Alaric | 16/05/1992 |
Brecon Traverse | petesimpson | 16/05/1992 |
Jaguar Hillwalking Club trip to Llanthony. Not sure of exact date. | nathanp | 01/06/1990 |
petey | 01/01/1990 | |
Date unknown. from Gospel Pass to W | RHW | 01/01/1990 |
Autumn 89 - SURC - very wet | Sidath16 | 01/10/1989 |
After 3 day work course in Bristol. Evening ascent on drive back to Sheffield. from road top in drizzle out and back over Hay Bluff. | Chris Pearson | 10/08/1988 |
Featureless point S of the Hay Bluff Trig | Rhayader_wander | 13/03/1988 |
with Conrad | batrigg | 22/07/1986 |
1985 or 1986? Can't remember. Walked most of Offa's Dyke, not my idea. | mickdavidson | 01/06/1986 |
From Olchon Valley on round of Black Hill, Hay Bluff, Black Mountain, South top and Pen y Garn Fawr | PeterD | 25/05/1985 |
From Hay Bluff. Wet trudge over peat hags. Long featureless ridge. No cairn. 15.00. to S top. | arranc | 11/03/1984 |
Black Hill, Hay Bluff and Black Mountain from Olchon Valley with M. Fog in valley but clear on tops. | PeterD | 07/02/1982 |
2.05/04/1982 | jimmy66 | 01/09/1981 |
Brecon Beacons. 
L. 
2 in party. 
Ty'r-ywen - Chwarel y Fan - Twyn Tal-y-cefn - Rhos Dirion - Twmpa - Hay Bluff - Black Mountain - Ty'r-ywen. 
Weather - Generally fine, one shower, cloudy. | tarrp | 28/06/1980 |
offa's dyke | Thearlaichdubh | 01/07/1976 |
On school trip to Longtown, on trekking trip | nordicstar | 01/06/1976 |
Ascended whilst walking from Capel-y-Fin to Hay. | JohnW | 28/05/1975 |
Precise date unknown | Clach Liath | 02/05/1974 |
done on YH trip end of first year at swansea Univ | abrannon | 10/06/1973 |
With Eric Mike Jenny : Dark up Gospel pass. From Hay. | dchill | 01/01/1970 |
This is a nice hill | GayFinder | blank |
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We reached the top in mist and there were some handy Pallets lying around so we used one for a seat to save getting wetter in the mud. 
It was raining now and getting cooler on this nice Summers day. 
We had seen no other people all day. | ChinnockC | blank |
13:15. Black mountain summit on the flagstone path... Mega 23 and a half kilometer walk one way traverse with Dave Ballinger from pass at 550m all the way back to his car at 141m | vegibagger | blank |
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