Great Rhos
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Hewitt Marilyn
Height
660 m · 2,165 ft
Drop
379 m
Grid ref
SO 182 638
Region
Mid Wales, the Arans & Cadair Idris
Range
Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye
County
Powys

Summit: Trig point.

Great Rhos is a Hewitt in Mid Wales, the Arans & Cadair Idris, 660 m (2,165 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Great Rhos, Bache Hill and Black Mixen, is 15.5 km with 610 m of ascent and takes 4.5 to 6 hours.

Routes up Great Rhos

Rounds that include Great Rhos (1)

Map

Summit at SO 182 638 (52.2671, -3.1998). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.

Nearby hills

Questions about Great Rhos

How high is Great Rhos?
Great Rhos is 660 m (2,165 ft) high, a Hewitt in Mid Wales, the Arans & Cadair Idris. The summit is at grid reference SO 182 638.
How long does it take to climb Great Rhos?
The quickest route on TRXO, Great Rhos, Bache Hill and Black Mixen, takes 4.5 to 6 hours: 15.5 km with 610 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
What is the easiest way up Great Rhos?
The route with the least climbing is Great Rhos, Bache Hill and Black Mixen, starting from Llandegley (SO 153 644): 15.5 km and 610 m of ascent, graded hard.

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