TWF2023-03 Heart of the Black Mountains
A 4 Boot Walk.
Starting and finishing at Pen yr Heol Chapel. We follow an ancient track from the chapel up Rhiw Wen, and then onto Twmpa. Great views of the Wye valley and the mid-Wales hills. We head south along the ridge to Capel-y-Ffin, site of an ancient church, chapel and monastery. The return route is a climb up the Blacksmith’s Anvil and from there we follow the ridge to the trig point of Rhos Dirion and then return along to the Rhiw Wen, where we descend to the start point. Teas will be available at the Chapel.
A 4 Boot Walk.
Starting and finishing at Pen yr Heol Chapel. We follow an ancient track from the chapel up Rhiw Wen, and then onto Twmpa. Great views of the Wye valley and the mid-Wales hills. We head south along the ridge to Capel-y-Ffin, site of an ancient church, chapel and monastery. The return route is a climb up the Blacksmith’s Anvil and from there we follow the ridge to the trig point of Rhos Dirion and then return along to the Rhiw Wen, where we descend to the start point. Teas will be available at the Chapel.
A 4 Boot Walk.
Starting and finishing at Pen yr Heol Chapel. We follow an ancient track from the chapel up Rhiw Wen, and then onto Twmpa. Great views of the Wye valley and the mid-Wales hills. We head south along the ridge to Capel-y-Ffin, site of an ancient church, chapel and monastery. The return route is a climb up the Blacksmith’s Anvil and from there we follow the ridge to the trig point of Rhos Dirion and then return along to the Rhiw Wen, where we descend to the start point. Teas will be available at the Chapel.
How to Find the Starting Point: Pen-yr-Heol Chapel, Velindre
Download the What3words app on your phone, and use the following address which will take you to the exact 3x3 metre square where this walk will start:
https://w3w.co/appealing.irritable.tuck
Start Time: 10.00
End Time: 16.00
Time: 6 hrs
Distance: 20.8 km / 13 miles
Ascent: 760 m / 2495 ft
Leader: Claire Prosser
Packed Lunch: Bring Your Own
GPX Route File Download: TWF2023-03.gpx
Alternatively, here at the latitude and longitude coordinates and Map Grid Reference for the walk start location:
52.016431894817494, -3.1533686588183265
Map Grid Reference: SO 209 539
Walk Leader: Claire Prosser
