Name:Bache Hill
Hill number:2181
Height:610m / 2001ft
Parent (Ma):2178  Great Rhos
County/UA:Powys
Topographical area:WM04 Greatrhos-hergest
SMC/RHB section:31B: Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Central Wales - Radnor Forest
Catchment:Wye
Class:Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge
(Tu,Sim,Hew,N,BL,Bg)
Grid ref:SO 21287 63612
Summit feature:no feature 110m W of tumulus
Drop:41m
Col:569m  SO204637  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 137 148
(1:25k) 201N
Observations:tumulus summit with trig point is of similar height but unnatural
GPS data:show GPS entries for this hill

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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 459 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Combined with Black Mixen from New Radnor.Crumblie203/07/2024
The tumulus with trig is the high point! From Black Mixen, along edge of forest and then by edge of fence. Over supposed high point in the heather on the way to the trig. Nice little hill. With Jill.Dangerous Dave07/02/2024
Parked in the car park by the school in New Radnor, as it was the school holidays. Knowle Hill, Whimble, Bache Hill (lots of ripe bilberries), Black Mixen, Great Rhos, Nyth-grug, Mynd and The Smatcher. Warm but overcast with a breeze on top. With Gillianrichard6907/08/2023
With yFabioski28/07/2023
11.5 miles 2203ft walk ,start at New Radnor School carpark. Whimble, Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos.stephenbuda25/06/2023
Parked at car park at top of Mutton Dingle. Whimble, Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Knowle Hill. With Andy.Campbell Singer09/06/2023
Followed Nuttall walk 11.4 with R. Perfectly clear morning.Dan Baddeley19/11/2022
Upper car park (400m start!) - Whimble - Bache Hill - Great Mixen - Great Rhos - returned past Black Mixen and down Ystol Bach Brook.Mark Jackson27/10/2022
Climbed whimble before this from path on left of forest, best top of the daychris.brockwell13/10/2022
Third top on a 15 mile walk from New Radnor to Kington. Headed straight along the edge of the forestry from Great Mixen, following a rather narrow and boggy path. Bache Hill is my favourite hill on this range, the views south are sublime and the Bronze Age barrows are really fine. Descent along the east ridge, as per each of my previous trips, then on to Four Stones.thesweetcheat08/10/2022
Anti clockwise circuit to Great Rhos, back seized up increasingly and nearly couldn't get over ladder stile near summit. Grand day.Nick Canute02/09/2022
From Black Mixen along track/path. Once on the summit area, follow W fence to ridge and use the track. Visited the trig also, which seems to be a picnic spot for the local birds of prey. Fantastic vistas from this isolated group of 3 simms. SoloRoguePulsar15/08/2022
From New Radnor up Mutton Dingle, return over Black Mixen and down around the edge of the Danger Area.sebastiencale08/06/2022
With Cheryl.MGT6717/04/2022
Gorgeous sunny day, with a cold northerly wind. Plenty of parking in New Radnor with cute green tunnel paths up to the tops.andrewroberts09/04/2022
Discovered a marzipan bar in my rucksack - a Christmas present I'd forgotten all about. Yum yum.Wycombe Wanderer17/01/2022
A very pleasant clockwise circuit of Great Rhos, Black Mixen and Bache Hill from New Radnor.Up Lane from Haine's Mill, round the three tops to finish down th Lane into the Centre of New Radnor. Good all th way except for a short stretch of dep heather from the gate at the end of the track before great Rhos. Path down through the woods near the end rather overgrown at this time of year but not a problem.dickscroop23/09/2021
New Radnor > Jack's Green Farm > Whimble > Bache Hill > Black Vixen > Cross Dyke > Great Rhos > Harley Gorse > New Radnor.Winterfloodian07/09/2021
G MyIdris19/08/2021
Walked from New Radnor, very steep but was cool to see the sussy danger area.mollyushills15/08/2021
Started from New Radnor with a loopback around the Whimble.ushills15/08/2021
Parked at the forestry carpark at the end of Mutton Dingle and climbed Whimble, Bache Hill, Great Creigiau, Black Mixen and Great Rhos, before coming back around the top of the valley over Black Mixen again.Gorgeous, clear blue skies and great views from the top.SootAndShale25/04/2021
3/8 A splendid round trip of the Great Rhos to bag 3 Deweys. From New Radnor up bridleway, with quick hop over the fence (SO 214 619) and up the field to Knowle Hill, back down and up FP through wood to barns, then direct up to the Whimble (splendid summit), back down and revisited Bache Hill and the transmitter at Black Mixen, visiting the deleted Nuttall, Great Creigau, en route. Then a significant descent to bag my second Dewey, Fron-wen (disappointing - just a rise in a forest road) and on to revisit Marilyn Great Rhos, before a long trek over wild moors to my final Dewey, Nyth-grug, and a lengthy road walk back to New Radnor. All in all a great walk with good views. 25km with 900m ascent in 7 hours. (S)silveracorn_alan24/07/2020
Run from New Radnordave_mole07/06/2020
First of three tops following the nine mile Nuttall route from street parking in New Radnor, continuing onto Black Mixen and Great Rhos.WAYNE ROWLETT26/01/2020
Heading back to New Radnor after Black Mixen. HP is a Barrow of unknown date. Trig point on the barrow. Superb viewpoint.DanMaisieBex29/10/2019
Circuit of Radnor Trigs (clockwise) + WhimbleJim T12/08/2019
TD & CThis Dog02/08/2019
Parked at New Radnor and walked 17.5km taking in Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos. Sunny day with some cloud. With eldest son.clyoung21/06/2019
Towards the end of the sunny Easter Saturday walk from Llandegley over Great Rhos and Black Mixen. Bache Hill boasts probably the best of the many Bronze Age round barrows in these mountains. A hazy day for the views, but didn't see a soul up here. Dropped down to New Radnor for the bus back to Hereford.thesweetcheat20/04/2019
Parked in New Radnor, followed route clockwise around Danger Zone to take in Great Rhos, Black Mixen and Bache Hill. Blustery and clear.andrew.morel15/04/2019
First Welsh Nuttall on 9m Circular Walk from New Radnor - Bache Hill, Black Mixen & Great RhosJephcote8313/04/2019
round of Radnor hills from New Radnor. would it scrape 2000feet if it wasnt for the unnatural looking hump the trig sits on?richardrosser05/03/2019
Part of a Bache Hill, Black Mixen, and Great Rhos circular.RyParks25/03/2018
From New Radnor Village SO 21280 60809, via Whimble,then onto Black Mixen and Great Rhos, as Nuttalls 11.4Westdenewalker10/10/2017
Parked up in the village and walked up Whimble first, then Bach Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos. Down into Harley Dingle then footpaths back to the village. Mainly following the Nuttall walk.Neolith28/08/2017
Knowle Hill - Whimble - Bache Hill - Great Creigiau - Black Mixen - Great Rhos. Basically the Nuttalls route with occasional diversions to take in the three bonus summits. Mainly cloudy and breezy but dry.Herbert Anchovy29/07/2017
With Shaky & Smithy from New Radnor. Parked in the village & took the steep minor road NW up to the forest at the top, following the track & then a very overgrown path to E of Whimble rejoining the track. Followed the fence N & then climbed over the gate to follow the fencelines to the tumulus on Bache Hill. Returned to path & then slanted NW along the edge of Black Mixen detouring to take in the summit. A fine walk round head of the valley to Great Rhos on dryish ground & then followed track at edge of danger area all the way down to Harley Dingle & round side of the hill back to New Radnor. A couple showers but great views & a great walk out.NotReallyABagger23/07/2017
A fine circuit with 5 trigs, on a perfect sunny day. Beginning to be converted to TuMPing by Alex and co, and regaining proficiency in climbing barbed wire fences. From New Radnor, over the superb Whimble, Bache Hill, direct to Black Mixen (noooo - follow the track), edge of forest and peaty tracks to Great Rhos, then seduced away from the indistinct correct line to the forestry by Nuttall baggers track, but correct line regained off piste. Through forest, then up to Nyth Grug, Mynd, Black Brook track to A44, direttissima towards Molecatchers Wood, Castle Hill, and The Smatcher.Gill26/03/2017
10 mile round trip from New RadnorTaz3801/02/2017
with roger king and dave walsh this is a grate walk for anyone whos not done itDarren-44307/01/2017
with dave and rogermy-list07/01/2017
MistyHammy01/11/2016
W:Ibenwloudon20/10/2016
anti clockwise from waterbreak its neck 10 topsunderhill04/09/2016
Second ascent.PeteF29/08/2016
With Jenx from New Radnor. Clockwise circuit of all the tops on a decent weather day, followed a damp start.nordicstar11/07/2016
From New Radnor on a reverse direction of Nuttall's 11.4 walk. Took in 6 hills, this being the fourth.jonglew16/06/2016
Nuttall's route from New Radnor on a gorgeous sunny day.Ramblingpaul12/05/2016
Nuttall's round from New Radnortweed30/03/2016