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Name:Beacon Hill
Hill number:2183
Height:547m / 1795ft
RHB Section:31B: Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye
County/UA:Powys
Catchment:Severn, Catchment Boundaries, Wye
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Clem
(Ma,Hu,Tu,5,Dew,Cm)
Grid ref:SO 17647 76799
Summit feature:trig point
Drop:179m
Col:368m  SO071842  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 136 148
(1:25k) 214E
Survey:obvious summit
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Stanky Hill, Beacon Hill and Pool Hill. In mist. Mostly good paths. With Jill. Parked at 406m point on minor road to west.Dangerous Dave08/02/2024
Part of a walk from Llangunllo to Beguildy Beaconsatterthwaite01/02/2024
Parked by the derelict house by the phonebox at Dutlas (may not be derelict for much longer as being done up). Up bridleway opposite, steep climb onto open access land, then lovely walk on Green grassy tracks to summit. Off path to Fron Barn, below Fron rocks, past Penlan, along minor road then back up B Road to car. 7 miles nice walk. Final Welsh marilyn had prosecco and chocolate orange to celebrate on summit.JulieB04/01/2024
From road at SO 152 765JGC11/11/2023
From road to west, following good tracks to Stanky Hill, Beacon Hill and Pool Hill. Good view at top.PeterD02/03/2023
Room for two cars at 15278 76502 then immediately accessed the footpath opposite. We went up Black Mountain then Beacon Hill and Fron Rocks before visiting Pool Hill including a detour to visit the source of the river Lugg and then finally Stanky Hill. Easy high level moorland walk with far reaching views. With Bob Sewell.Peterb02/03/2023
Parked in Felindre and walked straight up in the snowy fields. Pub not open unfortunately. With Sally_777 her first MarilynStevooo22/01/2023
Parked in Flindre. Took 4 hours up and down, quite snowy ground. Lots of sheep on route and came across a herd af cows, didn't get too close!Sally_77721/01/2023
Parked on verge next to bw to the west. Grand day and views. Just bagged Stanky Hill but didn't bother across and back to Pool Hill which looks better as a separate walk from south. Plus i had a long drive back home afterwards.Nick Canute10/10/2022
Mountain biked up from Knucklas.Rob Rees27/04/2022
Circular walk from Pennant via Fron Rocks.Winterfloodian27/08/2021
Great day with Stevie n Tay and Yeltzbagger.ketzster09/06/2021
First hill bag walk 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
1 x verge parking at SO152764. bridleway ENE to bwlch, Glyndwr's Way to pt477, bridleway ENE to top.Isbjorn16/04/2021
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
Walked up from Dutlas following paths and tracks. Lovely hill.Ramblingpaul30/08/2020
Easy walk from the high point of the road to the Westprwild24/08/2020
3/5 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
From high point west on minor road. Up tracks, linking to Glyndwr Way then path to summit trig. 2/2 fine clear, and dry wind picking up just before storm.N.Morters08/02/2020
From the West on a horribly muddy bridleway, then Glyndwr's Way, and a grassy track to the summit.NormanW04/10/2019
Trig S5209 very gentle breeze, high very thin cloudsvegibagger30/04/2019
Trig visit.chalky195323/09/2018
Steady climb along a good track partly following part of Glyndwr;s Way. Started from a small road to the west of the hillsgranddadscott09/08/2018
6/6 Marilyn day. Beacon Hill from the road summit to the west at the end of a long Marilyn bagging day. Also visited Deweys Stanky Hill and Pool Hill enroute. 9km in 2 hours. (S)silveracorn_alan08/08/2018
From the col SO152764 on the Crossways - Felindre road. Roadside parking. Track all the way to the summit with ElizyanneGmacT18/07/2018
Straight forward track leads you up.elizyanne18/07/2018
Second Dewey of five starting from the lay by outside Llangunllo station, route also took in Pool hill, Stanky hill, Warren hill, Gors Lydan, 19.5 mile in just under seven hours.WAYNE ROWLETT07/07/2018
Showery day so avoided Pool Hill, but watched the hunt as they were out for a ride today. On the way home from South Walesnickywood102/12/2017
From Dutlas, a round of Beacon Hill, Stanky Hill and Pool Hill.rhalstead07/10/2017
With: hb; Followed the bridle track from layby at SO210776 on B4355 at Dutlas. Steep pull up then lovely path through bracken and heather all the way to the summit trig. 600th Marilyn summit and our third today. Fantastic 360 views in glorious sunshine. Met owners of the pub in Felindre on top. Returned by same route.Ian Baines28/08/2017
With: ib; Helen Baines28/08/2017
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
Bridleways from the west. Trig point obvious summit.Topographer5707/04/2017
Parked at The Farm to the east and nice steady plod up.Alan Caine25/03/2017
Could just about see the whole of Mid Wales from the trig on this delightful spring morning.Alex C25/03/2017
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
Plus the two deweys from the west.cjo25/03/2017
2 of 7 from Ty'n-y-rhos with Gill and AlexSteveG25/03/2017
The farmer to the East kindly allowed us to park near the bridge from where its a pleasant walk up to this Marilyn top and trig. In the equally pleasant company of Duncan. Bumped into some fellow baggers near the top as we were exploring an alternative way down.Father Ted25/03/2017
From minor road to W. Good tracks. Combined with Stankey and Pool Hills.jonglew24/03/2017
KJF from road summit to Westcrazy28/10/2016
From Cefn Pawl to the north. On to access land and to the top. Down west to Glyndwrs WayAlan Moore17/08/2016
With Trefor. From West. First of 5 Marilyns today.mike.hoult12/05/2016
2/13 Second 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
From spot height 406 on 25K map grid ref SO 1528 7650, operated for SOTA on summit.G4OBK (Phil)07/04/2016
KeithByTheC14/03/2016
With RMRob Pen y Garn29/01/2016
In the snow.mike.hartley16/01/2016