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Rownd Mynydd Du Black Mountains Round from Abergavenny — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

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Rownd Mynydd Du Black Mountains Round from Abergavenny — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

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Rownd Mynydd Du Black Mountains Round from Abergavenny — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

15:02

117km

3,820m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 26, 2024

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After 99.0 km for 1.02 km

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5.93 km

Sugar Loaf Summit

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Mynydd Pen-y-fâl, to give Sugar Loaf its original Welsh name, is not a big hill. But because it stands separated from any other peak, including its brethren of the Black …

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13.6 km

Crug Hywel (Table Mountain) — summit and Iron Age hillfort

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The flat and slightly sloping summit of Table Mountain looms over Crickhowell. At 1,480 feet (451 m) high, its flat top — at a slightly tipsy-looking angle — is an …

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15.7 km

This remote and little visited summit is perfect for explorers keen to escape the crowds. Standing at 2,300 feet (701 m), the summit boasts spectacular views over the River Usk valley, Crickhowell, and further afield.

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18.1 km

Pen Allt-mawr

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If you do the Waun Fach Loop you can take in Pen Cerrig Calch and six other Nuttalls and it is a glorious 25km high level route with nearly 1,000m of height gain. For route details click here: komoot.com/tour/280372758

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19.9 km

Pen Twyn Glas

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Pen Twyn Glas is a smaller subsidiary peak on the ridge up to Waun Fach. It's 646m and doesn't have a trig point. Great views from the summit tough both …

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22.3 km

Mynydd Llysiau

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Mynydd Llysiau is a subsidiary summit of Waun Fach in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It lies halfway between Waun Fach and Pen Allt-mawr. It is a distinguished summit …

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31.3 km

Mynydd Llangorse Summit

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An outlier of the Black Mountains, Mynydd Llangorse is an easily accessible hill that provides glorious views on a clear day. Its bridleways and byways are popular with horseriders and …

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32.1 km

Mynydd Llangorse Trig Point

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Mynydd Llangorse is a western outlier of the Black Mountains. The trig point stands at 1,660 feet (506 m) and offers great views south. The highest point on the ridge …

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35.5 km

Mynydd Troed Summit

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Mynydd Troed is a gorgeous little hill in the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons. Its name literally translates to "Foot Mountain," based on how it appears when viewed …

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42.5 km

Waun Fach summit

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A silent giant, Waun Fach is the highest point in South Wales' Black Mountains. Its gradual slopes and the flat nature of its summit mean that it can hardly be …

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44.6 km

Pen y Gadair Fawr Summit Cairn

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In terms of height, Pen y Gadair Fawr plays second fiddle only to Waun Fach as the Black Mountains' second highest summit. However, where Waun Fach's top is broad and …

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47.0 km

Pen Twyn Mawr

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Pen Twyn Mawr is a top of Pen y Gadair Fawr in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It lies on one of the many south ridges of Waun Fach. …

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52.2 km

Crug Mawr

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Crug Mawr has a trig point at 1,804 feet (550 m) and stands at the southern end of the long ridgeline down from Waun Fach. It's on the Beacons Way …

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60.4 km

Bal Mawr Summit

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Bal Mawr at 607m has a prominent trig point at the first properly high point of the ridge. It's often run as part of the excellent Llanthony horseshoe and is …

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63.0 km

Chwarel y Fan Summit

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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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67.7 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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69.2 km

Rhos Dirion summit

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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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71.5 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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74.4 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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78.1 km

Black Hill Summit Trig Point

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Black Hill stands at 2,100 feet (640 m) in the Black Mountain region of Bannau Brycheiniog national park. It's the summit of the awesome Cat's Back ridge to the south …

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92.0 km

Hatterrall Hill Summit

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Hatterrall Hill – Mynydd Y Gader in Welsh – is a rounded high point towards the southern end of the Black Mountains' easternmost arm. Both the Offa's Dyke Path and …

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98.9 km

Gaer Summit Cairn

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Gaer is only 427m high but it's isolated position at the southern edge of the Black Mountain range makes it feel like a higher mountain. Nice views in all directions and a good cairn on the top.

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103 km

Bryn Arw Summit

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Bryn Arw is a hill in the Black Mountains of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, south Wales. It lies 4 km north of the town of Abergavenny and …

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110 km

Skirrid Fawr summit

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Skirrid Fawr is an iconic little mountain on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Just across the valley from the Sugar Loaf and the Blorenge. All in all …

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117 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.3 km

28.0 km

21.5 km

12.9 km

3.24 km

2.59 km

962 m

371 m

Surfaces

53.7 km

29.3 km

10.5 km

8.49 km

8.20 km

6.71 km

Elevation

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Highest point (810 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Sugar Loaf Summit

Crug Hywel (Table Mountain) — summit and Iron Age hillfort

Pen Cerrig-calch summit

Pen Allt-mawr

Pen Twyn Glas

Mynydd Llysiau

Mynydd Llangorse Summit

Mynydd Llangorse Trig Point

Mynydd Troed Summit

Waun Fach summit

Pen y Gadair Fawr Summit Cairn

Pen Twyn Mawr

Crug Mawr

Bal Mawr Summit

Chwarel y Fan Summit

Twyn Talycefn

Rhos Dirion summit

Twmpa (Lord Hereford’s Knob)

Hay Bluff

Black Hill Summit Trig Point

Hatterrall Hill Summit

Gaer Summit Cairn

Bryn Arw Summit

Skirrid Fawr summit

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