Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor

Vital Statistics:

Length:	9mls (14.5km)
Ascent:	1,963ft (598m)
Time:	5¼hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk po103:

New Radnor  -  Whinyard Rocks  -  Bache Hill  -  Head of Ystol Bach Brook  -  Black Mixen  -  Shepherd's Well  -  Cross Dyke  -  Great Rhos  -  Davy Morgan's Dingle  -  Harley Dingle  -  Lower Harley  -  Harley Dingle Brook  -  Harley Gorse  -  New Radnor

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

3 Welsh Mountains

0 Wainwrights

3 Welsh Nuttalls

0 Welsh Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

1 Welsh Marilyn

0 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Great Rhos at 660m (2166ft). Great Rhos is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (98th highest in Wales, 233rd highest in England & Wales)

Great Rhos is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (129th highest in Wales, 309th highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (46th highest in Wales, 675th highest in the UK).

The summit of Great Rhos is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Black Mixen at 650m (2133ft). Black Mixen is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (103rd highest in Wales, 248th highest in England & Wales)

Black Mixen is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (140th highest in Wales, 332nd highest in England & Wales). The summit of Black Mixen is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

You will also reach the summit of Bache Hill at 610m (2002ft). Bache Hill is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (133rd highest in Wales, 311th highest in England & Wales)

Bache Hill is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (185th highest in Wales, 434th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Bache Hill is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk po103 Bache Hill, Black Mixen and Great Rhos from New Radnor

In no particular order . . .

New Radnor village, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (30)

New Radnor/Harley Dingle Firing Range Warning sign at the bottom of the Three Riggles below Great Rhos, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (16)

Black Mixen (left), Bache Hill (centre) and Whimble (centre right) from the track below Three Riggles and above the Harley Dingle/New Radnor Firing Range, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (19)

Crags on Three Riggles below Great Rhos, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (15)

The Smatcher from Harley Gorse, New Radnor, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (28)

Black Mixen summit trig point, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (10)

New Radnor war memorial, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (31)

Woodland near Cross Dyke, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (12)

Great Creigiau from Harley Dingle Brook, Lower Harley, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (24)

Great Rhos above Harley Dingle from the head of Ystol Bach Brook, Radnor Forest

Photo: Bryn Owens (8)

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