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| Name: | Black Hill |
| Hill number: | 5605 |
| Height: | 640m / 2100ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2242 Black Mountain |
| RHB Section: | 38B: West Gloucestershire, Hereford & Worcester |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Black Mountains |
| County/UA: | Herefordshire |
| Catchment: | Wye |
| Class: | Unclassified (Un) |
| Grid ref: | SO 27474 34807 |
| Summit feature: | cairn |
| Drop: | 5m |
| Col: | 635m SO270350  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 161 (1:25k) OL13N |
| Comments: | On Hermon list |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 155 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From the car park to the SSE. Up the ridge. Enjoyable route with good views. Visited trig and summit. | PGCE | 09/02/2024 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Herefordshire Walking Festival - Olchon Round www.exploringmidwales.co.uk | Rob Rees | 20/06/2022 |
| From car park along Cat's Back, interesting ridge continued over Hay Bluff for great views and 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). Returned to car park to find I was was nearly blocked in. | Nick Canute | 02/04/2022 |
| 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 |
| Climbed on a very windy day, had been planning to bag Black Mountain too but left that for another day before I got blown off the hill. | SootAndShale | 30/11/2021 |
| Me and my cousin did Black Hill as part of the route of Black Mountain and Herefordshire's Summit. Then, we walked down Cat's Back in the sunset. | DavidHiner | 27/10/2021 |
| Up the cats back across to trig point in lovely sunshine, travelled on another half an hour until the steel grey clouds descended & the rain poured down!! Made our way back with low visibility. Great fun although the dogs did look a bit miserable. | Piddbear | 22/10/2021 |
| Longtown Circuit | PhilipChaston | 27/04/2021 |
| Solo | simon and co | 17/09/2020 |
| From car park up Cat's Back Ridge at start of circuit of Black Mountain | prwild | 20/10/2019 |
| 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 |
| Black Hill and Offa's dyke circular walk | fellowsa | 10/05/2019 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lovely long walk and ridge back | ejjohnstone | 13/09/2018 |
| Hill added as an Addendum to Nick Wright's English Mountain Summits ISBN 0 7091 4560 8. Solo. From Hay Bluff then up to Black Mountain. | Dangerous Dave | 22/01/2018 |
| See Kamoot entry for full details/gps download: https://www.komoot.com/tour/283917016 | outlawcatcher | 21/12/2017 |
| Up from the picnic car park to the SE.Fine day & fine views. | DanMaisieBex | 01/09/2017 |
| From the Black Hill picnic site, the long way round (up through the Olchon valley then back south along the ridge) | Mariana Trench | 01/05/2017 |
| foggy no visibility hay bluff black mountain and black hill | underhill | 17/12/2016 |
| Climbed from car park to the south and back down the valley. Much lighter winds in the valley. Bit stronger on top. | MarkGD | 13/11/2016 |
| Started at Middle Ponthendre farm, walked over on route to Llanthony Priory | TomW1991 | 20/02/2016 |
| 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 |
| Ground near trig seems slightly higher so stomped around the possible high points. | clivevilla | 13/09/2015 |
| 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 |
| Walk 2 Crib y Garth from 'Walk! the Brecon Beacons'. Parked at Black Hill picnic site, headed down the road we'd come up, climbed up through Olchon Valley and came back along Cat's Back. Icy and very muddy but straight forward route. | clyoung | 17/02/2015 |
| 3/6 After a drop down from Red Daren a climb up from the car park along ridge | Fergalh | 25/01/2015 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| From Olchon Valley. Black Hill, Hay Bluff, Black Mountain, Red Darren. | lenman | 29/06/2014 |
| Linear walk from the picnic site car-park along the impressive Cats Back. Great weather, could see May Hill, the Malverns and some of the Shropshire peaks from the summit | rbayfield | 22/06/2014 |
| From the small car park & picnic area at SO 28846 32850 (390m). Like others have said - a cracking ridge walk! | David Gradwell | 21/08/2013 |
| Excellent walk along ridge from picnic site | steven ruffles | 05/07/2013 |
| A very easy amble from the picnic site to the south .... if you can find it! | moorsman | 01/07/2012 |
| Climbed as a bolt-on to a Black Mountain walk. Good paths, easy navigation. | JohnStoneham | 21/05/2012 |
| Solo walk from Longtown up the Cat's Back ridge, onto Black Mountain then following the ridge to Pandy on Offa's Dyke Path. Excellent, easy high level walk on a showery autumn day. | thesweetcheat | 23/11/2011 |
| Birthday walk with Patricia and super roast lunch afterwards in Peterchurch. | arranc | 02/10/2011 |
| Started from Black Hill picnic area. Steep ascent of Cat's Back Ridge heading north west. Very long stoney ridge. Great panoramic views. | Peapod21 | 13/03/2011 |
| Galltywenallt | 25/09/2010 | |
| a round with Hay Bluff and the Cat's Back ridge with Tony, Neil and Dave Gill. | Lou | 09/07/2009 |
| From Vale of Capel-y-ffin. | Wheelsy | 06/04/2009 |
| RHW | 05/04/2008 | |
| from Black Hill picnic area | Monty Cola | 17/11/2007 |
| From Black Hill CP included Hay Bluff | powyswalker | 16/12/2006 |
| Parked at the top of the Gospel Pass and did a linear walk to bag Lord Herefords Knob, Rhos Dirion, Hay Bluff and Black Hill. | DanTrig | 01/07/2006 |
| Galltywenallt | 14/08/2004 |