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Hay Bluff – Gospel Pass loop from Michaelchurch Turn

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South Wales

Craswall

Hay Bluff – Gospel Pass loop from Michaelchurch Turn

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Hay Bluff – Gospel Pass loop from Michaelchurch Turn

08:10

25.5km

1,000m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.43 km

View of Lord Hereford's Knob (Twmpa)

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Stunning views from Hay Bluff of Twmpa or Lord Hereford's Knob is a mountain in south-east Wales, forming a part of the great northwest scarp of the Black Mountains. It …

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8.02 km

Hay Bluff

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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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8.70 km

Hay Bluff Ponies

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Great loop from gospel pass car park up lord Hereford's Knob followed the Cambrian way to Capel-y-ffn then back upto Offas Dyke path and onto Bluff Hay

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9.73 km

Gospel Pass

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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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10.9 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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16.1 km

Capel-y-Ffin Church

Highlight • Historical Site

Part of the old pilgrimage route roughly in the middle of the Gospel Pass in the valley of Ewas. Stunning walks from that as a base or the old priory at Llanthony

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22.0 km

Silver Tump

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22.1 km

Car Park

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The start of the Cat's Back ridge, there are only a few places and it is a narrow windy road to get here.

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25.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

6.50 km

4.80 km

521 m

Surfaces

11.3 km

5.76 km

3.59 km

2.66 km

2.14 km

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 7 July

31°C

12°C

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Hay Bluff – Gospel Pass loop from Michaelchurch Turn

View of Lord Hereford's Knob (Twmpa)

Hay Bluff

Hay Bluff Ponies

Gospel Pass

Twmpa (Lord Hereford’s Knob)

Capel-y-Ffin Church

Silver Tump

Car Park

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