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Route outline for walk po176:

- Capel-y-ffin  -   The Offa's Dyke Path  -   Black Mountain (South Top)  -   Black Mountain  -   Hay Bluff  -   Gospel Pass  -   Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob)  -   Darren Lwyd  -   Capel-y-ffin.

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

2 Welsh Mountains

0 Wainwrights

3 Welsh Nuttalls

0 Welsh Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

1 Welsh Marilyn

1 Bridget

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The highest point of this walk is Black Mountain at 703m (2307ft). 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. Black Mountain is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (67th highest in Wales, 170th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. ). Black Mountain is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (85th in Wales, 212th in England & Wales). Black Mountain is classified as a Marilyn (32nd highest in Wales, 582nd highest in the UK).

Completing this walk also take you to the top of Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob), 680m (2232ft). Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob) is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (78th highest in Wales, 194th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. ). Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob) is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (103rd in Wales, 257th in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Hay Bluff, 677m (2222ft). and a Bridget

Along the way you will also bag Black Mountain (South Top), 637m (2091ft) - a Welsh Nuttall (151st Wal, 360th Eng & Wal).

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For more details about what constitutes a Mountain and Mountain & Hill Classifications see: Peaks & Mountains.

For more details about peak bagging and how to record your achievements see: Peak Bagging.

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This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL13

1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)

OS Landranger Map 161

1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

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