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A Ramble up Gwaunceste Hill and Cwm Cest in the Radnor Forest

A steady walk around the rolling hills to the south of New Radnor to Gwaunceste Hill and the ancient byways through Cwm Cest. Click here to view the full description and download a printable route guide and map. Featured Image © Copyright Richard Webb and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence

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Radnor Forest, Black Mixen and Whimble Walk from New Radnor

This route takes you on a walk into Radnor Forest, onto the Summit of Black Mixen from New Radnor. While the route doesn’t go directly over the Whimble, it’s only a short diversion to that summit. Beware that the walk borders MOD land, so precautions necessary! Click here to view the full description and download

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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

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