| Name: | Stanky Hill |
| Hill number: | 3477 |
| Height: | 506.6m / 1662ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2183 Beacon Hill |
| County/UA: | Powys |
| Topographical area: | WM03 Pegwn-beacon |
| SMC/RHB section: | 31B: Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye |
| Catchment: | Severn, Catchment Boundaries, Wye |
| Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Dewey (Tu,5,Dew) |
| Grid ref: | SO 16393 76425 |
| Summit feature: | no feature: small area of loose flat stones near tiny pool |
| Drop: | 30.3m |
| Col: | 476.3m SO 16859 76411  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 136 148 (1:25k) 214E |
| Survey: | Leica NA730/Leica 530 Survey of Stanky Hill (final).doc |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 114 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Trans Cambrian Trail Day 1 | Rob Rees | 29/07/2024 |
| Parked under the trees at the top of the minor road to the west (406m). Muddy track then heather. Found pool. With Jill. | Dangerous Dave | 08/02/2024 |
| Parked at SO 15273 76513 for Stanky, Pool, Tylcau, Warren and Ty'n- y- ddol Hills. Five hours walking on mainly grass tracks. | Campbell Singer | 05/07/2023 |
| From road to west, following good tracks to Stanky Hill, Beacon Hill and Pool Hill. | PeterD | 02/03/2023 |
| Parked on verge next to bw to the west. Grand day and views. Just bagged Beacon and Stanky 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 Canute | 10/10/2022 |
| 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. | PGCE | 24/07/2021 |
| Parked where track joins road near Cefn Pawl (1695 7955). Followed the track south-west over various minor ups and downs, including the shoulder of Black Mountain, by which time it has become a grass path. At the bwlch beyond climbed Stanky Hill using various sheep trods. A very small group of stones near a pool marked the summit. | Amplifier | 09/07/2021 |
| 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. | DanMaisieBex | 24/04/2021 |
| 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 walking | underhill | 09/12/2020 |
| Black Mountain > Stanky Hill > Beacon Hill [Beguildy Beacon S5209] > Pool Hill from GR: SO 15278 76502 | Hippster | 20/09/2020 |
| Black Mountain > Stanky Hill > Beacon Hill [Beguildy Beacon S5209] > Pool Hill from GR: SO 15278 76502 | ronaldo333 | 19/09/2020 |
| Walked up from Dutlas and over Beacon Hill following paths and tracks. | Ramblingpaul | 30/08/2020 |
| On way back from Beacon Hill | prwild | 24/08/2020 |
| 1/5 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_alan | 01/08/2020 |
| Unfortunate name for a hill and unlike its neighbouring pool-less Pool hill, this did have a pool on the summit. | vegibagger | 30/04/2019 |
| Followed on from getting to the top of Beacon Hill. | granddadscott | 09/08/2018 |
| 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_alan | 08/08/2018 |
| Third Dewey of five starting from the lay by outside Llangunllo station, route also took in Pool hill, Beacon hill, Warren hill and Gors Lydan, 19.5 mile in just under seven hours. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 07/07/2018 |
| From Dutlas, a round of Beacon Hill, Stanky Hill and Pool Hill. | rhalstead | 07/10/2017 |
| Parked on large area of hardstanding just E. of Wakefield Green Farm at 136745. The 3rd top of a clockwise circuit of 4 Deweys N. of the B4356. From Warren Hill, excellent tracks to the marker post on Glyndwr’s Way at 168764 & then W. up ATV track to the unmarked summit by side of a small pool. Continued to Pool Hill. (S) | gerrybowes | 25/07/2017 |
| A pleasant and spacious round of Beacon Hill, Pool Hill and Stanky Hill from the col on the Crossways - Felindre road. | Nick Down1 | 04/06/2017 |
| 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 round | Gill | 25/03/2017 |
| With beacon hill | cjo | 25/03/2017 |
| 3 of 7 from Ty'n-y-rhos with Gill and Alex | SteveG | 25/03/2017 |
| From minor road to W. On to Beacon and Pool Hills. Some tracks, some heather bashing. | jonglew | 24/03/2017 |
| KJF Dewey bagging and not much to see here in the mist. | crazy | 28/10/2016 |
| 1/13 First 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) | Fergalh | 07/05/2016 |
| KeithByTheC | 14/03/2016 | |
| With RM | Rob Pen y Garn | 29/01/2016 |
| A circular exploration taking in Cefn Pawl and Stanky Hill from SO 16971 79538. | summitsup | 30/09/2015 |
| 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. | milimana | 27/06/2015 |
| With Beacon Hill | nordicstar | 14/12/2014 |
| 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. | DanTrig | 13/09/2014 |
| 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. | SS | 16/08/2014 |
| Stankey, Beacon, Pool hills and Cynwch Bank with Cabe. | simon and co | 20/04/2014 |
| Has a pool unlike Pool hill which does not. | Martin R | 06/02/2014 |
| a heathery rollercoaster circuit over 17k taking in 3 humps and a marilyn. some very good tracks but some very arduous heathery bits too. parked at entrance to llanrhys farm where there's a large grassy patch. | stig_nest | 08/10/2011 |
| petey | 10/09/2011 | |
| climbed directly from the road | JohnStoneham | 07/08/2011 |
| On way back from Beacon Hill, cool and grey morning with high cloud. Able still to make a snowball on this summit unlike Beacon. | Dugswell2 | 06/03/2010 |
| Nice walk between the 3 hills (Beacon Hill, Pool Hill & Stankey Hill) Blustery day but not bad , a bit soft in places. No proper paths to the top, but not to bad if you follow the sheep tracks. http://www.heavyhorses.co.uk/humps | heavyhorses | 22/05/2009 |
| Parked at 153765 and walked across to Stanky Hill and Pool Hill. No definite top. | clivevilla | 22/02/2009 |
| On way back from Beacon Hill. Easy but heather. Would be much harder doing it on the way to Beacon Hill. | destaylor | 16/02/2009 |
| 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 hudson | 14/03/2008 |
| First of three easy initial walk in from West giving way to final heather bash to an indistinct summit with no obvious high point | Rhayader_wander | 05/01/2007 |
| As part of Glynwdwr's Way leg | woodse | 01/04/2003 |
| pleasant climb, unremarkable summit, spacious undramatic view. 153765 rdside, b/w then FP to summit | RHW | 14/05/2000 |
| W Lesley. 2 nights sleeping flat in our Mondeo Estate car and climbing quiet hills - in hot weather -sunburn. Hill not on Derwey's original list. | Chris Pearson | 30/04/2000 |
| TREBORK | 01/08/2024 | |
| PeteN | 28/07/2024 |