Walk po116 Black Mountain and Rhos Dirion from Capel-y-ffin

Vital Statistics:

Length:	14mls (22.5km)
Ascent:	2,808ft (856m)
Time:	8hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk po116:

Capel-y-ffin  -  The Offa's Dyke Path  -  Black Mountain (South Top)  -  Black Mountain  -  Hay Bluff  -  Gospel Pass  -  Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob)  -  Rhiw y Fan  -  Rhos Dirion  -  Twyn Talycefn  -  Blacksmith's Anvil  -  Chwarel y Fan  -  Capel-y-ffin

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Capel-y-ffin is pronounced 'kapel-ee-fin' in Welsh and means Chapel on the Boundary.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

3 Welsh Mountains

0 Wainwrights

4 Welsh Nuttalls

0 Welsh Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

1 Welsh Marilyn

2 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Rhos Dirion at 713m (2340ft). Rhos Dirion is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (80th highest in Wales, 196th highest in England & Wales). Rhos Dirion means 'Gentle Moor' in Welsh and is pronounced 'ross deer-ree-on'.

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

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Black Mountain at 703m (2307ft). Black Mountain is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (66th highest in Wales, 169th highest in England & Wales)

Black Mountain is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (85th highest in Wales, 212th highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (33rd highest in Wales, 587th highest in the UK).

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.

You will also reach the summit of Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob) at 690m (2264ft). Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob) is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (72nd highest in Wales, 183rd highest in England & Wales)

Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob) is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (93rd highest in Wales, 237th highest in England & Wales). Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob) means 'Mound' in Welsh and is pronounced 'too-mp-a'.

The summit of Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob) is marked by a cairn.

Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:

• Chwarel y Fan at 679m (2228ft). Chwarel y Fan is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (86th Wales, 214th Eng & Wal) and a Welsh Nuttall (107th highest in Wales, 260th highest in England & Wales). Chwarel y Fan means 'Beacon of the Quarry' in Welsh and is pronounced 'choo-a-rel-ee-van'.

  The summit of Chwarel y Fan is marked by a cairn. Chwarel y Fan is the highest point in the county of Monmouthshire.

• Hay Bluff at 677m (2222ft). Hay Bluff is known as a Welsh Bridget. The summit of Hay Bluff is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

• Black Mountain (South Top) at 637m (2091ft). Black Mountain (South Top) is known as a Welsh Bridget. The summit of Black Mountain (South Top) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Offa's Dyke Path, a 287km (178 miles) linear footpath connecting Sedbury Cliffs in Gloucestershire, England with Prestatyn in Denbighshire, Wales. The Offa's Dyke Path is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Offa's Dyke Path.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk po116 Black Mountain and Rhos Dirion from Capel-y-ffin

In no particular order . . .

Me standing on the edge near Hay Bluff during a weekend in the Black Mountains

Photo: David LeHunte (4)

Rhos Dirion summit trig point

Photo: Gareth Leach (8)

Hay Bluff, Black Mountain and The Offa's Dyke path from Capel-y-ffin

Photo: Martin Mackey (3)

Descending back to Capel-y-ffin from Blacksmith's Anvil

Photo: Gareth Leach (12)

On the Roman Road near Capel-y-ffin, Vale of Ewyas

Photo: Sue Lupton (3)

Rodney's Pillar (Breidden Hill) (left) and Moel y Golfa (centre) and from the A458 road near the railway bridge at Cefn

Photo: David Neale (2)

Deep snow on Black Mountain

Photo: Sue Lupton (2)

Hay Bluff summit trig point

Photo: Gareth Leach (5)

Deep snow on Black Mountain

Photo: Sue Lupton (1)

Near Capel-y-ffin, Vale of Ewyas

Photo: Sue Lupton (4)

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