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Name:Black Hill
Hill number:7598
Height:517m / 1696ft
Parent (Ma):2184  Gwaunceste Hill
RHB Section:31B: Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye
County/UA:Powys
Catchment:Wye
Class:Subdodd
(s5)
Grid ref:SO 17415 52327
Summit feature:no feature: heather
Drop:23m
Col:494m  SO172525  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 148
(1:25k) 188 200E
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 32 users)ByDate of Ascent
From Hill Castle via Glascwm Hill.PeterD27/01/2024
5 summit circuit from Colva church (space for 2 cars). Llanfihangel Hill, Little Hill, Glascwm Hill, Black Hill, Yr Allt.PGCE22/01/2021
from col glascwm and black hill then out and back to red hill good landrover tracks most of wayunderhill03/07/2020
Walked up from col with Glascwm Hill. Good views down to Newchurch & Colva. Social distancing par excellence!Rob Rees30/03/2020
After Glascwm Hill & from the col on the road at SO 166534. Returned the same way via tracks through the heather. Dry underfoot.DanMaisieBex23/12/2019
From N, P at cattle grid, or good layby a little further W. Frosty morning; some dead bracken and heather in places, but decent ascentRHW15/12/2019
As for jonglewJim.Fothergill28/08/2018
petey29/04/2018
From top of road to north. Followed paths as I found them. The pathless parts were not too onerous.clivevilla28/01/2017
Continued on from Glascwm Hill before returning to road. A tramp over heather and bilberry.jonglew15/06/2016
5/9 Fifth of Nine on another wet and windy day (Little Hill West Top/Gwaunceste Hill/Little Hill East Top/Glascwm Hill/Back Hill/Yr Alt/Yr Alt East Top/Bryngwyn Hill/Newchurch Hill)Fergalh20/12/2015
Surprisingly nice circular walk, parked at top of pass east of Glascwm, walked down through the village and up onto Little Hill (West one), then followed moors onto Gwaunceste Hill and across to Colva Hill, followed lanes to near Colva Church then went out and back to Yr Allt, then carried onto Black Hill, Glascwm Hill and up and back onto Little Hill (East one) back to car, nice and sunny day, didn't see anyone all day.DanTrig28/10/2015
Easy continuation from Glascwm Hill on a grey cloudy morning with rain showers likely.Dugswell217/05/2011
salen25/06/2023
Rob5013/04/2023
Alan Caine13/06/2022
Dusty09/09/2021
TK11/05/2019
iaindbrown25/11/2016
sarabines13/09/2015
iaindbrown23/03/2015
boxblade21/02/2015
MM17/10/2014
RobertP09/02/2014
Anton05/10/2013
thenomad02/10/2013
stevent080909/06/2013
Steve Q10/11/2012
JohnStoneham19/08/2012
Martin R25/08/2011
David Purchase03/10/2002
andrew.allum01/01/2000