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

Superb walk in splendid isolation


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




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
3
Welsh
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 Welsh Nuttalls
3
Welsh
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
Welsh
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Welsh
Marilyn
Bridget
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) (98th highest in Wales, 233rd highest in England & Wales)

Great Rhos is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (129th highest in Wales, 309th 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, 248th highest in England & Wales)

Black Mixen is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (140th 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) (133rd highest in Wales, 311th highest in England & Wales)

Bache Hill is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (185th highest in Wales, 434th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Bache Hill is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)


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

200 Llandrindod Wells & Elan Valley


201 Knighton Presteigne


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

148 Presteigne & Hay-on-Wye, Llanandras a’r Gelli Gandryll


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

In no particular order . . .

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - The lower slopes of Whimble above New Radnor, Radnor Forest

The lower slopes of Whimble above New Radnor, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (1)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Great Rhos from Harley Dingle Brook, Lower Harley, Radnor Forest

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

Photo: Bryn Owens (26)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Mynd (Radnor Forest) from Harley Gorse, New Radnor, Radnor Forest

Mynd (Radnor Forest) from Harley Gorse, New Radnor, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (27)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Great Rhos summit trig point, Radnor Forest

Great Rhos summit trig point, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (14)

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)

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

New Radnor village, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (30)

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 - Woodland near Cross Dyke, Radnor Forest

Woodland near Cross Dyke, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (12)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Bache Hill summit trig point with Black Mixen on the horizon, Radnor Forest

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 - The Smatcher from Harley Gorse, New Radnor, Radnor Forest

The Smatcher from Harley Gorse, New Radnor, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (28)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Whimble from near Whinyard Rocks, Radnor Forest

Whimble from near Whinyard Rocks, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (4)

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

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

Photo: Bryn Owens (22)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Bache Hill from the head of Ystol Bach Brook, Radnor Forest

Bache Hill from the head of Ystol Bach Brook, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (7)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Harley Dingle, Radnor Forest

Harley Dingle, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (21)

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)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Crags on Three Riggles below Great Rhos, Radnor Forest

Crags on Three Riggles below Great Rhos, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (15)

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

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - The footbridge over Harley Dingle Brook, Lower Harley, Radnor Forest

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

Photo: Bryn Owens (25)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Harley Dingle from Shepherd's Well, Radnor Forest

Harley Dingle from Shepherd's Well, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (11)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Whimble beyond Harley Dingle from the head of Ystol Bach Brook, Radnor Forest

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 - Black Mixen summit, Radnor Forest

Black Mixen summit, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (9)

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 - Nyth-grug from Three Riggles on Great Rhos

Nyth-grug from Three Riggles on Great Rhos

Photo: Bryn Owens (32)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Black Mixen summit trig point, Radnor Forest

Black Mixen summit trig point, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (10)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Great Creigiau from Harley Dingle Brook, Lower Harley, Radnor Forest

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

Photo: Bryn Owens (24)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - Bache Hill and Harley Dingle from near Cross Dyke, Radnor Forest

Bache Hill and Harley Dingle from near Cross Dyke, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (13)

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)

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)

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

New Radnor church, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (29)

Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor - New Radnor war memorial, Radnor Forest

New Radnor war memorial, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (31)


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