Walk Route Map po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor

Superb walk in splendid isolation

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8¾mls (14km)
Ascent:	1,963ft (598m)
Time:	5¼hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

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Route outline for walk po103:

New Radnor - Whinyard Rocks - Bache Hill - Head of Ystol Bach Brook - Black Mixen - Shepherd's Well - Cross Dyke - Great Rhos - Three Riggles - Harley Dingle - Lower Harley - Harley Dingle Brook - Harley Gorse - New Radnor

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

3
Welsh
Mountains

0
Wainwrights

3
Welsh
Nuttalls

0
Welsh
Deweys

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Welsh
Marilyn

0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Great Rhos at 660m (2166ft). Great Rhos is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (97th highest in Wales, 231st highest in England & Wales) Great Rhos is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (127th highest in Wales, 307th highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (46th highest in Wales, 675th highest in the UK). The summit of Great Rhos is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Black Mixen at 650m (2133ft). Black Mixen is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (103rd highest in Wales, 249th highest in England & Wales) Black Mixen is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (138th highest in Wales, 332nd highest in England & Wales). The summit of Black Mixen is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

You will also reach the summit of Bache Hill at 610m (2002ft). Bache Hill is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (135th highest in Wales, 314th highest in England & Wales) Bache Hill is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (187th highest in Wales, 439th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Bache Hill is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Maps 200 & 201
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)
OS Landranger Map 148
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor

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Whimble beyond Harley Dingle from the head of Ystol Bach Brook, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (6)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Nyth-grug, Warren Plantation, Davy Morgan's Dingle and the Black Brook valley from the Three Riggles, Radnor Forest

Nyth-grug, Warren Plantation, Davy Morgan's Dingle and the Black Brook valley from the Three Riggles, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (17)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Black Mixen above the Harley Dingle/New Radnor Firing Range complete with warning sign, Radnor Forest

Black Mixen above the Harley Dingle/New Radnor Firing Range complete with warning sign, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (23)

Black Mixen summit trig point, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (10)

Bache Hill summit trig point with Black Mixen on the horizon, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (5)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Panorama of Harley Dingle/New Radnor Firing Range with Black Mixen, Bache Hill and Whimble opposite, Radnor Forest

Panorama of Harley Dingle/New Radnor Firing Range with Black Mixen, Bache Hill and Whimble opposite, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (20)

Whimble from near Whinyard Rocks, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (4)

New Radnor war memorial, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (31)

Black Mixen summit, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (9)

Crags on Three Riggles below Great Rhos, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (15)

Black Mixen above the Harley Dingle/New Radnor Firing Range, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (22)

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

Photo: Bryn Owens (26)

Harley Dingle, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (21)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Harley Dingle/New Radnor Firing Range Warning sign below Three Riggles with Black Mixen, Bache Hill and Whimble on the horizon, Radnor Forest

Harley Dingle/New Radnor Firing Range Warning sign below Three Riggles with Black Mixen, Bache Hill and Whimble on the horizon, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (18)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - 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)

New Radnor village, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (30)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Black Mixen (left), Bache Hill (centre) and Whimble (centre right) from the track below Three Riggles and above the Harley Dingle/New Radnor Firing Range, Radnor Forest

Black Mixen (left), Bache Hill (centre) and Whimble (centre right) from the track below Three Riggles and above the Harley Dingle/New Radnor Firing Range, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (19)

The footbridge over Harley Dingle Brook, Lower Harley, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (25)

Great Rhos summit trig point, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (14)

The lower slopes of Whimble above New Radnor, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (1)

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