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

570m

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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: August 20, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

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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678 m

Wirral Wood

Forest

4.55 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

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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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25.2 km

Offa's Dyke Path

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Offa's Dyke (Welsh: Clawdd Offa) is a large linear earthwork that roughly follows the current border between England and Wales. The structure is named after Offa, the Anglo-Saxon king of …

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26.6 km

View of Hatterrall Hill and the Black Mountains

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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