"I was interested to approach this from the south given the recent discussion about the actual summit being further west. To me, it really seemed so miniscule a difference as to be imperceptible. I believe Peakery's own Mark Trengrove was involved in the argument for relocating it. I wonder if it was considered if the laying of the path actually lowered that part of the hill. Because I couldn't see there was much more than a foot in it. " — vygodski • Apr 14, 2019

"Up to the path cutting across half way up from the Standing Stone car park, then W and then E up the zigzag to the trig point on Hay Bluff. Then on to the Black Mountain summit along a well-laid stone and gravel path before returning the same way. Didn't have time to go further along the ridge." — vygodski • Jul 18, 2018

"Thursday 12 July 2018. An ascent of Pen y Begwn (Hay Bluff) 677m/11m and Twyn Llech (Black Mountain) 703m/154m (Section 32A), near Hay-on Wye, Powys, Mid Wales. 9.3km, with 210m of ascent. 3hrs 30mins. Black Mountain is the highest point on a long high ridge, on a north-south axis, which, for most of its length, runs along the border between Wales and England. To the east is the English county of Herefordshire, while to the west the Welsh counties of Powys and Monmouthshire. Confusingly, it is the easternmost range in The Black Mountains (Welsh: Y Mynyddoedd Duon). The ridge runs for some 24 kilometres from Hay-on-Wye to the north, as far as Stanton to the south, with over 9 kilometres above the 600m contour line. The Herefordshire side of the ridge is the highest ground in England south of the fells of the Yorkshire Dales. I had hiked the ridge twice before. In June 2003 I had wild-camped with one of my sons at the head of the Gospel Pass, and next day we did a long round of the two ridges encompassing the Vale of Ewyas. In August 2010 I had approached the summit from the English side by way of Black Hill 640m, a subsidiary south-eastern spur off the main ridge – a ..." — marktrengove2 • Jul 12, 2018

"From the English side, parking at the picnic area below Little Black Hill. Continued south to Pt. 637m and Pt. 610m before heading east down to Oldham Court and Blaen. Hot and sunny, and almost windless. Solo." — marktrengove2 • Aug 30, 2010