Start: By road 1km E from Hay SO 24011 42411
Distance: 35k
Duration: 8 hours
Direction: W to Hay then following Offa's Dyke path S to Hay Bluff 677 then along tops continuing SE to 703, 637, 610 and gently downwards to Llanvihangel Crucorney then return mostly same way except for diverting NNE from Hay Bluff.
Description: Part of Offa's Dyke trail - from Hay, 2following tops and tufty grass. Saw a wild camper well hidden down side of hill on Herefordshire side. On return went over Access Land over rough ground, but shorter route off path, to descend from Hay bluff to Cusop. Nice bit of looking around to make up the route there as I found the easiest way through.
Area :
Black Mountains
The Black Mountains (Welsh: Y Mynyddoedd Duon) are a group of hills spread across parts of Powys and Monmouthshire in southeast Wales, and extending across the national border into Herefordshire, England. They are the easternmost of the four ranges of hills that comprise the Brecon Beacons National Park, and are frequently confused with the westernmost, which is known as the Black Mountain. To confuse matters further, there is a peak in the Black Mountains called Black Mountain.
