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Hay Bluff – Cat's Back Ridge loop from Llanveynoe

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Hay Bluff – Cat's Back Ridge loop from Llanveynoe

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Hay Bluff – Cat's Back Ridge loop from Llanveynoe

01:29

12.2km

310m

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: February 19, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6 m

Car Park

Highlight • Parking

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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249 m

The Cat's Back is the long narrow and very runnable ridge south of Black Hill. It's on the eastern edge of the Black Mountain range so gets brilliant views east into England. Exposed so can feel hard in high winds.

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2.43 km

Black Hill Summit Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

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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2.80 km

Boggy and Muddy Trail Section

Highlight • Trail

6.04 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.

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6.12 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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9.83 km

Cat's Back Ridge

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

The long narrow and exposed ridge that descends south of Black Hill. Beautiful to walk up or down.

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12.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.84 km

1.80 km

591 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.77 km

2.39 km

2.34 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 18 May

16°C

9°C

93 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Hay Bluff – Cat's Back Ridge loop from Llanveynoe

Car Park

The Cat's Back Ridge

Black Hill Summit Trig Point

Boggy and Muddy Trail Section

Hay Bluff Obelisk

Hay Bluff

Cat's Back Ridge

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