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Gospel Pass – Hay Bluff loop from Capel-y-ffin

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Gospel Pass – Hay Bluff loop from Capel-y-ffin

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Gospel Pass – Hay Bluff loop from Capel-y-ffin

03:08

23.3km

690m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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595 m

Tarren Yr Esgob, Stone Spread

Archaeological Site

2.85 km

Chwarel y Fan Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Chwarel y Fan is the high point of a long northwest-southeast ridge in the Black Mountains. Standing at 2,228 feet (679 m), the summit affords spellbinding panoramic views. Immediately below, you get a lovely view over Grwyne Fawr Reservoir.

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7.67 km

Twyn Talycefn

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Twyn Talycefn at 702m is a subsidiary peak southwest of the main summit of Rhos Dirion. It's a brilliant ridge to run up or down.

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9.11 km

Rhos Dirion summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

Rhos Dirion is a summit in the Black Mountains. It is the highest point on the Rhos Dirion-Chwarel y Fan ridge and the summit is marked by a trig point. Rhos Dirion is a UK-listed Nuttall.

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11.4 km

Twmpa (Lord Hereford’s Knob)

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Twmpa, or Lord Hereford's Knob, is a mountain in southeast Wales, forming a part of the great northwest scarp of the Black Mountains. It lies 1.86 miles (3 km) west …

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12.6 km

Gospel Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The highest road pass in Wales with views of Hay Bluff and Twmpa in the Black Mountains. It can be climbed from Hay-on-Wye or Abergavenny sides.

The road quality is …

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14.3 km

Hay Bluff

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a beautiful area and is popular with hikers, paracenders, bikers and the general population at large. There is a narrow single track road, with ample passing places, that …

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14.4 km

Hay Bluff Obelisk

Highlight • Monument

Perched on the edge of the escarpment, it gives fine views across the Wye Valley, and all the way to the Brecon Beacons.

Tip by

16.0 km

Black Mountain

Peak

23.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.31 km

9.04 km

4.23 km

472 m

194 m

Surfaces

9.26 km

8.89 km

2.54 km

2.08 km

392 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (710 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

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Saturday 27 June

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Gospel Pass – Hay Bluff loop from Capel-y-ffin

Chwarel y Fan Summit

Twyn Talycefn

Rhos Dirion summit

Twmpa (Lord Hereford’s Knob)

Gospel Pass

Hay Bluff

Hay Bluff Obelisk

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