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Hay Bluff – Gospel Pass loop from Gospel Pass

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Hay Bluff – Gospel Pass loop from Gospel Pass

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Hay Bluff – Gospel Pass loop from Gospel Pass

01:41

5.38km

200m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.13 km

Hay Bluff Ponies

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great loop from gospel pass car park up lord Hereford's Knob followed the Cambrian way to Capel-y-ffn then back upto Offas Dyke path and onto Bluff Hay

Tip by

1.83 km

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 passes over the common below Hay Bluff and it goes onto the famed viewpoint of the Gospel Pass. There's the main car park below the Bluff but there's also ample parking off the road in dry weather too. Super place for family picnics and walks.

Tip by

2.42 km

View of Lord Hereford's Knob (Twmpa)

Highlight • Summit

Stunning views from Hay Bluff of Twmpa or Lord Hereford's Knob is a mountain in south-east Wales, forming a part of the great northwest scarp of the Black Mountains. It lies 1.86 miles west of the border with England, and around 4.34 miles south of Hay-on-Wye.
Elevation: 690m

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2.99 km

Hay Bluff Car Park

Highlight • Parking

3.05 km

Pen y Fan

Highlight • Summit

3.50 km

Archaeological Site

5.15 km

Gospel Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The highest road pass in Wales with views of Hay Bluff and Twmpa in the Black Mountains. It can be climbed from Hay-on-Wye or Abergavenny sides.

The road quality is better to descend down to Hay-on-Wye, the other side is more technical as it is narrow and twisty with lots of rough road surface.

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5.38 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.17 km

2.18 km

Surfaces

2.25 km

2.18 km

927 m

Elevation

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Highest point (670 m)

Lowest point (480 m)

Weather

Wednesday 24 June

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17°C

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Hay Bluff – Gospel Pass loop from Gospel Pass

Hay Bluff Ponies

Hay Bluff

View of Lord Hereford's Knob (Twmpa)

Hay Bluff Car Park

Pen y Fan

Gospel Pass

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