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Route outline for walk po148:

Capel-y-ffin  -  Chwarel y Fan  -  Blacksmith's Anvil (stone) Twyn Talycefn  -  Rhos Dirion  -  Rhiw y Fan  -  Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob)  -  Darren Lwyd  -  Capel-y-ffin

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Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Capel-y-ffin is pronounced 'kapel-ee-fin' in Welsh and means Chapel on the Boundary.

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

2 Welsh Mountains

0 Wainwrights

3 Welsh Nuttalls

0 Welsh Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Welsh Marilyns

0 Bridgets

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 Chwarel y Fan at 679m (2228ft). Chwarel y Fan is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (86th highest in Wales, 214th highest in England & Wales)

Chwarel y Fan is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (107th highest in Wales, 260th highest in England & Wales). Chwarel y Fan means 'Beacon of the Quarry' in Welsh and is pronounced 'choo-a-rel-ee-van'.

The summit of Chwarel y Fan is marked by a cairn. Chwarel y Fan is the highest point in the county of Monmouthshire.

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