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Walk to the Bache Hill Burial Cairns

By Dave Roberts   

on June 23, 2013    No ratings yet.

Posted as a walk in – Cambrian Mountains and Mid Wales, Europe, Wales

Walk to the Bache Hill Burial Cairns

Route Essentials

Route Summary

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Distance

10.66 km

Ascent

461 m

Time

Calculate the time using Naismith’s Rule and factor in your own pace.

Start Location

Difficulty

Moderate Walk

Hazards

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Walk to the Bache Hill Burial Cairns

The Radnor hills are the only 600m hills in Mid Wales outside the Cambrian Mountains, and their rounded humps relatively seldom visited.

This walk takes in the historic burial cairns on Bache Hill and Whimble, but could be extended to include the Black MIxen and Great Rhos if you wanted to bag these summits while you’re at it. Be aware that ther’s a firing range in the valley below, which this route keeps well clear of.

The Route

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With further archaeological walks on the following page – http://www.cpat.org.uk/walks/

The summit of Bache hill is overtopped by this tumulus that also carries the height of the hill over 2000'. There a numerous burial mounds in Mid Wales, and this is a rather fine example. Lovely heather moor as well. © Copyright Richard Webb and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
The summit of Bache hill is overtopped by this tumulus that also carries the height of the hill over 2000′. There a numerous burial mounds in Mid Wales, and this is a rather fine example.
Lovely heather moor as well.
© Copyright Richard Webb and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence

Local Information and Recommended Maps and Guidebooks

Route Summary:

Route Start Location:

Distance
 Ascent
 Time
10.66 km 461 m

Calculate the time using Naismith’s Rule and factor in your own pace.

Activivity Type: Moderate Walk

Summits and Places on this Route

Facilities

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Hazards

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Dave Roberts

Dave Roberts founded Walk Eryri in 2004, with the aim of providing routes that are off the beaten track. Walk Eryri is now part of Mud and Routes which continues to provide more off beat routes and walks in Snowdonia and beyond. Dave has been exploring the hills of Eryri for over thirty years, and is a qualified Mountain Leader. Dave also established Walk up Snowdon, Walk up Scafell Pike and Walk up Ben Nevis just to mention a few.

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