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Great Rhos
660m (2166ft)

The South Eastern Area, The Cambrian Mountains, Powys, Wales

The summit of Great Rhos is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


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Welsh Mountain
98th highest in Wales,
233rd in England & Wales

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Welsh Nuttall
129th highest in Wales,
309th in England & Wales

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Welsh Marilyn
46th highest in Wales,
675th highest in Great Britain

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Welsh Trig Point (Pillar)

Walk Great Rhos walking UK Mountains in The Cambrian Mountains  Powys, Wales

Great Rhos Summit

Photo: Bryn Owens


Great Rhos on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Map:

A go4awalk.com downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Map featuring Great Rhos should be available soon.


You can walk to the top of Great Rhos by using this easy‑to‑follow route map:
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Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor

Superb walk in splendid isolation

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 8.75mls (14km)
Ascent:1,963ft (598m)
Time:5.25hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Great Rhos Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Great Rhos

Mark Davidson walked up Great Rhos on May 25th, 2010 [from/via/route] Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen & Great Rhos from New Radnor [with] Alone [weather] Mixed

Donovan Suddell climbed Great Rhos on April 8th, 2022 [from/via/route] New Radnor [with] Mark Weston [weather] Sunny Intervals - Surprisingly lovely

Bleddyn Rhys bagged Great Rhos on June 12th, 2017 [from/via/route] Pentre Maesyfed [with] ar ben fy hyn! [weather] Glaw man a gwynt cryf - Gyrru fynnu o Gaerdydd yn unswydd - y siwrna car yn cymeryd hirach na'r daith gerdded.

Robert Taylor-Marriott hiked Great Rhos on September 3rd, 2014 [from/via/route] Route 62: Bache Hill. Black Mixen. Great Rhos (BBG) Completed 03.09.14 [with] Vince Wetton and Robert Taylor-Marriott. [weather] Cloudy, part sun, Hot.

Wyn Griffiths summited Great Rhos on March 7th, 2014 [from/via/route] From NewRadnor via Blache Hill & Black Mixen [with] Me [weather] Drizzle at 1st then dry - Fell twice descending Upper Hartley

Richard Penney conquered Great Rhos on June 23rd, 2012 [from/via/route] New Radnor

Sarah Groves, John Cuthbert, Kate Colbrook, Paul Booth, Trevor Williams and Matthew Thomas have all walked, climbed & bagged Great Rhos.

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Great Rhos

Crags on Three Riggles below Great Rhos, Radnor Forest

Crags on Three Riggles below Great Rhos, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (15)

Great Rhos above Harley Dingle from the head of Ystol Bach Brook, Radnor Forest

Great Rhos above Harley Dingle from the head of Ystol Bach Brook, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (8)

Great Rhos from Harley Dingle Brook, Lower Harley, Radnor Forest

Great Rhos from Harley Dingle Brook, Lower Harley, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (26)

Nyth-grug from Three Riggles on Great Rhos

Nyth-grug from Three Riggles on Great Rhos

Photo: Bryn Owens (32)

New Radnor/Harley Dingle Firing Range Warning sign at the bottom of the Three Riggles below Great Rhos, Radnor Forest

New Radnor/Harley Dingle Firing Range Warning sign at the bottom of the Three Riggles below Great Rhos, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (16)


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