{"id":2212,"date":"2021-08-30T13:12:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T13:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/?p=2212"},"modified":"2022-03-12T08:24:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T08:24:13","slug":"black-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewalkingkev.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/08\/30\/black-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"min-width: 260px; max-width: 100%\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outdooractive.com\/en\/embed\/222102667\/js?mw=false\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Black Mountain is a 703m mountain in the Black Mountains range. It is just below Hay Bluff and the summit is marked by a small pile of rocks. The top is quite indistinct with lots of low growing purple heather. A clear gravel and stone path cuts across it and continues down the ridgeway &#8211; it is the Offa&#8217;s Dyke trail goes from coast to coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51428247180\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51428247180_42b11a4fd4_b.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mountain\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Black Mountain, approaching from the North. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The rock path takes you through some boggy areas and next to some small ponds. The path is very well maintained and makes this a walk you can tackle in all weathers, confident that you won&#8217;t be knee deep in boggy ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51426516012\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51426516012_724d5a3327_b.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mountain\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The long and only slightly winding path. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I summited this mountain in pretty grey and misty weather, so I&#8217;m not sure what the views would be like on a good day, but the top is not very photogenic or dramatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51427270661\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51427270661_b6a6ce0e26_b.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mountain\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The small pile of stones marking the top. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51427270571\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51427270571_87b18e3d66_b.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mountain\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Black Mountain summit. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51428028229\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51428028229_0c07c25b8a_b.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mountain\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The wide path makes this a very accessible mountain. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51427270426\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51427270426_68066a7751_b.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mountain\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Small patches of purple heather. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Mountain is a 703m mountain in the Black Mountains range. 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