Walk po176 Hay Bluff and Twmpa from Capel-y-ffin

Superb views all round


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



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:

hewitt
2
Welsh
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 Welsh Nuttalls
2
Welsh
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
Welsh
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Welsh
Marilyn
Bridget
2
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is 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.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top 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.

You will also reach the summit of 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.

Along the way you will also bag:

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.



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

The Brecon Beacons National Park


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

OL13 Brecon Beacons National Park - Eastern area


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

161 Abergavenny & The Black Mountains


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk po176 Hay Bluff and Twmpa from Capel-y-ffin

In no particular order . . .

Walk po176 Hay Bluff and Twmpa from Capel-y-ffin - Me standing on the edge near Hay Bluff during a weekend in the Black Mountains

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

Photo: David LeHunte (4)

Walk po176 Hay Bluff and Twmpa from Capel-y-ffin - Black Mountain (South Top) summit cairn

Black Mountain (South Top) summit cairn

Photo: Gareth Leach (3)

Walk po176 Hay Bluff and Twmpa from Capel-y-ffin - Near Capel-y-ffin, Vale of Ewyas

Near Capel-y-ffin, Vale of Ewyas

Photo: Sue Lupton (4)

Walk po176 Hay Bluff and Twmpa from Capel-y-ffin - Capel-y-ffin Chapel

Capel-y-ffin Chapel

Photo: Gareth Leach (1)

Walk po176 Hay Bluff and Twmpa from Capel-y-ffin - On the Roman Road near Capel-y-ffin, Vale of Ewyas

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

Photo: Sue Lupton (3)

Walk po176 Hay Bluff and Twmpa from Capel-y-ffin - Black Mountain summit cairn

Black Mountain summit cairn

Photo: Gareth Leach (4)

Walk po176 Hay Bluff and Twmpa from Capel-y-ffin - The Vale of Ewyas from The Offa's Dyke Path on Black Mountain (South Top)

The Vale of Ewyas from The Offa's Dyke Path on Black Mountain (South Top)

Photo: Gareth Leach (2)

Walk po176 Hay Bluff and Twmpa from Capel-y-ffin - Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob) and Gospel Pass from Hay Bluff

Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob) and Gospel Pass from Hay Bluff

Photo: Gareth Leach (6)

Walk po176 Hay Bluff and Twmpa from Capel-y-ffin - Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob) summit cairn

Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob) summit cairn

Photo: Gareth Leach (7)

Walk po176 Hay Bluff and Twmpa from Capel-y-ffin - Deep snow on Black Mountain

Deep snow on Black Mountain

Photo: Sue Lupton (2)

Walk po176 Hay Bluff and Twmpa from Capel-y-ffin - Hay Bluff summit trig point

Hay Bluff summit trig point

Photo: Gareth Leach (5)

Walk po176 Hay Bluff and Twmpa from Capel-y-ffin - Hay Bluff from Lord Hereford's Knob (Twmpa)

Hay Bluff from Lord Hereford's Knob (Twmpa)

Photo: Alex Oldridge (1)

Walk po176 Hay Bluff and Twmpa from Capel-y-ffin - Wintery walk at the top of Hay Bluff in the snow

Wintery walk at the top of Hay Bluff in the snow

Photo: Phillip Gregg (1)

Walk po176 Hay Bluff and Twmpa from Capel-y-ffin - Hay Bluff, Black Mountain and The Offa's Dyke path from Capel-y-ffin

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

Photo: Martin Mackey (3)

Walk po176 Hay Bluff and Twmpa from Capel-y-ffin - Deep snow on Black Mountain

Deep snow on Black Mountain

Photo: Sue Lupton (1)


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