Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 6, 2024

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7.76 km

Great Rhos (Rhos Fawr) — Summit Trig Point

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Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos is a mountain summit in the Radnor Forest (Mid Wales), a rather isolated dome of hills to the north of the village of New Radnor. …

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9.65 km

Black Mixen Summit

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Black Mixen is a subsidiary summit of Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos in the Radnor Forest. The summit is large peat bog plateau. The summit is marked with a cairn, …

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12.8 km

Bache Hill Summit

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Bache Hill is a subsidiary summit of Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos, in the Radnor Forest in Wales. It is located to the east of Black Mixen. The summit is …

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14.5 km

The Whimble

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The Whimble has a striking conical shape. The summit is 599m and on a clear day offers great voews with the hill dropping away steeply on all sides.

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21.2 km

Water-Break-Its-Neck Waterfall

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The fine rainbow mist surrounding the unusually named Water-break-its-neck waterfall creates a humid micro-climate in this lush green gorge.

There's a high and low path so you can enjoy both viewpoints.

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21.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.6 km

9.72 km

502 m

468 m

309 m

Surfaces

8.32 km

7.14 km

5.39 km

777 m

Elevation

Highest point (660 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

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Radnor Range circular from Water-break-its-neck

Great Rhos (Rhos Fawr) — Summit Trig Point

View Down the Valley

Black Mixen Summit

Bache Hill Summit

The Whimble

Water-Break-Its-Neck Waterfall

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