Viewpoints · Mid Wales
Hay Bluff
Hay Bluff is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
Mark Anderson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Best time of year
- Clear days year-round
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Hay Bluff is a named viewpoint in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.0239°, -3.1029°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hay Bluff (Welsh: Penybegwn) is a prominent hill at the northern tip of the Black Mountains, an extensive upland massif which straddles the border between south-east Wales and England. The mountain sits at the point where the main northeast-facing escarpment of the Black Mountains meets the northwest facing escarpment, the next peak to the west being Twmpa. The flat summit of Hay Bluff which is marked by a triangulation pillar at a height of 677 metres (2,221 ft) overlooks the middle Wye Valley and the book town of Hay-on-Wye. The hill is largely within the Welsh county of Powys though parts of its eastern flanks lie within the English county of Herefordshire. In 2024 a monolith similar to the one in Utah was found atop the hill. It is unknown who placed it there or for what purpose.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Visiting
The Offa's Dyke national trail makes a steep ascent of the hill's northern slopes and then heads south eastwards along the broad ridge of the Black Mountain and the Hatterrall Ridge. A more gentle path to the summit follows the crest of the northwest-facing scarp, known as Ffynnon y Parc, from the road summit about 1 mile / 1.7 km to the southwest at Gospel Pass. There is also a clear, but unpaved path which passes along the edge of the escarpment to the east with good views over the countryside towards Hay-on-Wye. It leads to the trig point at the Black Hill (Herefordshire), and continues on to the south-east dropping down the stony knife-edge ridge towards Longtown. There is a small car…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0239, -3.1029
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Llanigon
- Postcode
- HR3 5RJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Sources
- osm: n2353147588 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Hay Bluff (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hay Bluff?
- Hay Bluff is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode HR3 5RJ), in the parish of Llanigon.
- Is Hay Bluff a protected site?
- Yes — Hay Bluff is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Hay Bluff free to visit?
- Yes, Hay Bluff is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hay Bluff?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HR3 5RJ. It sits within the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe parliamentary constituency.