Route Summary:
| Distance | Ascent | Time |
| 13 km | 444 m |
Calculate the time using Naismith’s Rule and factor in your own pace.
Start and Finish:
Facilities:
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Hazards:
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Summits and Places on this Route
- Pen y Garn Fawr [North Daren] - 3.1km
- Pen-y-Garn Fawr - 3.5km
- Mynydd Ferddin - 3.9km
- Black Mountain South Top - 4.7km
- Hatterrall Hill - 5.0km
Places Nearby
- Black Mountains - 6.5km
- Wye Valley AONB - 28.0km
- Brecon Beacons Range - 31.1km
- Brecon Beacons National Park - 31.7km
- Mid Wales - 31.8km
Routes Nearby
- Llanthony to Capel-y-ffin Easy Walk - 3.6km
- Black Mountains Walk from Llanthony – Vale of Ewyas Horseshoe - 3.6km
- Walk up Waun Fach via Y Grib - 13.8km
- Walk up the Sugar Loaf or Y Fal from Mynydd Llanwenarth - 14.5km
- Walk up Ysgyryd Fawr - 17.0km
- Llanbedr Hill MTB route from Painscastle - 21.3km
- Twm Tobacco’s Grave – epic MTB route - 21.3km
- Colva Hill MTB Circuit from Gladestry - 26.0km
Accommodation Nearby:
- Your Brecon Beacons Business Here for free - 35.0km
- Victoria Wells Forest Log Cabins - 46.8km
- Sugar & Loaf - 65.4km
- Glan y Wern - 103.5km
- Ty Beic Holiday Cottages - 114.1km
Campsites Nearby:
- Your Brecon Beacons Business Here for free - 35.0km
- Llyn Gwynant Campsite - 138.5km
- Dol Gam Campsite and B&B - 138.8km
- Your Snowdonia Business Here for free? - 140.9km
- Gwern Gôf Uchaf Campsite - 143.9km
Pubs and Cafes Nearby:
- Your Brecon Beacons Business Here for free - 35.0km
- Victoria Wells Forest Log Cabins - 46.8km
- Tŷ Te Cadair Tea Room - 99.4km
- The Royal Oak Hotel - 135.9km
- Pen y Gwryd Hotel - 140.9km
Other Businesses Nearby:
- Your Brecon Beacons Business Here for free - 35.0km
- Victoria Wells Forest Log Cabins - 46.8km
- Tŷ Te Cadair Tea Room - 99.4km
- Velvethills.co.uk - 111.8km
- Snowdonia Cabin - 117.4km
A walk in the Black Mountains of the Brecon Beacons from the English side that follows the England/Wales border, hardly stepping more than a few metres into Wales. The highlight of the route is the narrow Cat’s Back sandstone ridge that ascends to Black Hill.
The Route
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