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Photo: The Begwns, a 415m hill near Hay-on-Wye, the Powys, mid Wales.

© Chris Andrews / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Begwns

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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The Begwns rises to 415 m (1,362 ft) in Powys. It is listed among the 1,546 Marilyns — British hills with at least 150 m of drop on every side. It is one of 80 hills the Albion Guide lists in Powys.

Other hills nearby include Aberedw Hill and Gwaunceste Hill. Builth Road Station is 15.7 km away to the north-west.

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Photo of the River Wye, a river navigation running from Hay-on-Wye to Bigsweir Bridge, England and Wales.

River Wye

River navigation

Britain's canoeing river, running lock-free down its wooded border gorge from Hay past Ross and Symonds Yat to the tide at Bigsweir.

4.9 km SE · spans 4 counties

Photo of Bannau Brycheiniog, a National Park in Wales.Iconic

Bannau Brycheiniog

National Park near Libanus

Flat-topped sandstone summits, waterfall gorges and dark skies along the roof of south Wales.

6.7 km E

Photo along the Offa's Dyke Path, a 177-mile National Trail running from Chepstow to Prestatyn, Wales and England.Highlight

Offa's Dyke Path

National Trail

The length of the Welsh borders, tracking the eighth-century earthwork that once divided kingdoms.

7 km E · spans 8 counties

Photo of Hay-on-Wye, a village in Bannau Brycheiniog, the Powys, mid Wales.Highlight

Hay-on-Wye

Village

Book town on the Wye at the edge of the Black Mountains, with more than twenty bookshops and a famous festival.

7.7 km E · Powys

Photo: Hay Bluff (Pen y Beacon), a viewpoint near Hay-on-Wye in Bannau Brycheiniog, the Powys, mid Wales.Highlight

Hay Bluff (Pen y Beacon)

Viewpoint near Hay-on-Wye

Steep scarp on the northern edge of the Black Mountains with wide views over the Wye valley.

7.8 km SE

Photo of Talgarth, a village in Bannau Brycheiniog, the Powys, mid Wales.

Talgarth

Village

Small town at the foot of the Black Mountains with a working water-powered flour mill and a medieval tower.

10.6 km S · Powys