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Llanthony Priory Ruins – Hay Bluff loop from Llanthony

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Llanthony Priory Ruins – Hay Bluff loop from Llanthony

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Llanthony Priory Ruins – Hay Bluff loop from Llanthony

03:39

27.9km

560m

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: May 21, 2026

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

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Start point

Parking

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53 m

Llanthony Priory Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Llanthony Priory is a partly ruined former Augustinian priory in the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park. As well as being a stunning place to visit it …

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679 m

Wirral Wood

Forest

4.56 km

Red Darren Summit Trig Point

Highlight • Summit

Red Darren has a summit of 610m. There's a trig point to bag, along with fantastic views.

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10.8 km

Twyn Llech (Black Mountain) Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Twyn Llech (703m), also known as Black Mountain, is the only Marilyn to fall exactly on the Welsh–English border, straddling Brecknockshire (Powys) and Herefordshire.

The Black Mountain is the highest …

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11.3 km

Black Mountain

Peak

12.9 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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13.0 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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22.3 km

Stone Shelter on Hatterrall Hill

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Perfect place to have lunch wonderful views you can see for miles. Hatterrall Hill is a rounded peak in the Black Mountains which sits on the Wales-England border, partly in …

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26.5 km

View of Hatterrall Hill and the Black Mountains

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hatterrall Hill is a rounded peak in the Black Mountains which sits on the Wales-England border, partly in Monmouthshire, Wales and partly in Herefordshire, England. Its summit at 531m is …

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27.6 km

Llanthony Priory

Highlight • Religious Site

What a fantastic place. Touch of history.

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27.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.5 km

4.31 km

1.95 km

176 m

Surfaces

23.2 km

4.48 km

185 m

Elevation

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Highest point (700 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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Wednesday 24 June

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Llanthony Priory Ruins – Hay Bluff loop from Llanthony

Llanthony Priory Ruins

Red Darren Summit Trig Point

Twyn Llech (Black Mountain) Summit

Hay Bluff Obelisk

Hay Bluff

Stone Shelter on Hatterrall Hill

View of Hatterrall Hill and the Black Mountains

Llanthony Priory

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