Black Mountain
703m (2307ft)

The Black Mountains, The Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales /England

Black Mountain straddles the border between England and Wales. Although the actual summit of Black Mountain is in the welsh county of Powys by a couple of metres, the upper NW slope of Black Mountain is the highest point in the english county of Herefordshire.

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You can find Black Mountain & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Black Mountain

Mark Davidson walked up Black Mountain on July 14th, 2003 [from/via/route] Walk po116 Black Mountain & Rhos Dirion from Capel-y-ffin [with] Theresa [weather] Warm & sunny - really good walking weather

Sion Britton climbed Black Mountain on December 11th, 2021 [from/via/route] O Maes Parcio Hay Bluff. [with] Rhiannon [weather] Cymylog

Tom Bond bagged Black Mountain on May 1st, 2021 [from/via/route] Circular route from Blaen-y-Cwm car park. [with] Scott Gibbons - First wild camp & maiden voyage of MSR Elixir 2.

Rich Roberts hiked Black Mountain on April 3rd, 2017 [from/via/route] Offas Dyke [with] Sarah Wye

Chris Hughes summited Black Mountain on August 9th, 2020 [from/via/route] Hay Bluff car park [weather] Misty - Only a few meters visibility

Robert Shaw conquered Black Mountain on May 13th, 2017 [from/via/route] From Llanthony whilst doing the Black Mountain Challenge. [with] Alcester Gents Sports Club [weather] Wet & misty

Bleddyn Rhys scaled Black Mountain on January 22nd, 2017 [from/via/route] Fynnu ac i lawr o Gapel Y Ffin Hay Bluff gyntaf, ac ymlaen i'r Mynydd Du, ac yn ol 'run ffordd. [with] gyda Mona, Carads a Daniel. [weather] Cymylog ond sych. Haul ar Hay Bluff ond yn y cwmwl a'r niwl gwlyb ar gefnen y Mynydd du ei hyn. - Peint ar y ffordd adra yn y Skirid Inn yn Llanfihangel Crickorney. Tafarn hynaf Cymru!

Alan Smith walked up Black Mountain on March 23rd, 2017 [from/via/route] Gospel path [with] Matthew

Christina Lander climbed Black Mountain on March 18th, 2015 [from/via/route] Capel-y-ffin - Black Mountain (South Top) - Black Mountain - Hay Bluff - Gospel Pass - Twmpa - Rhos Dirion - Twyn Talycefn - Chwarel y Fan - Capel-y-ffin [with] Dick [weather] Dry with sunny spells, quite hazy

Vince Wetton bagged Black Mountain on October 10th, 2014 [from/via/route] Po116 [with] RTM [weather] Sunny with showers - Long but satisfying walk

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Send us your photographs and pictures on, of, or from Black Mountain

If you would like to add your walk photographs and pictures featuring views from, on or of Black Mountain to this page, please send them as email attachments (configured for any computer) along with your name to:

and we shall do our best to publish them.

(Guide Resolution = 300dpi. At least = 660pixels (wide) x 440 pixels (high).)

You can also submit photos via our Facebook Page.

NB. Please indicate where each photo was taken.

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