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Route outline for walk po120:

Pen y Beacon Stone Circle  -  The Offa's Dyke Path  -  Hay Bluff  -  Fynnon y Parc  -  Gospel Pass  -  Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob)  -  Rhiw y Fan  -  Rhos Dirion  -  Rhiw Wen  -  Caemarchog  -  Three Rivers Ride  -  Pen y Beacon Stone Circle

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

1 Welsh Mountain

0 Wainwrights

2 Welsh Nuttalls

0 Welsh Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Welsh Marilyns

1 Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Rhos Dirion at 713m (2340ft). Rhos Dirion is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (80th highest in Wales, 196th highest in England & Wales). Rhos Dirion means 'Gentle Moor' in Welsh and is pronounced 'ross deer-ree-on'.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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