No photographs available - the weather was too wet to take any!
Walks stats: Distance: 6.9 miles; Climb: 2134'; Time: 4 hours 7 minutes;
Walking average: 2.1 m.p.h.; Overall average: 1.7 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Richard, Dave and Sylvia J.
This is a day when we should have listened to the weather forecast and stayed at home doing things indoors! This was one of the wettest walks that I've been on in recent years. It beats both the Christleton and Tatton Park/Rosthern walks. Having said that the walk stated off across challenging peat bog moorland terrain, and finding the summit of these rounded grassy peaks proved quite challenging especially since we were in cloud by this time. Views from the summits were all left to memories of past visits. However the scenery in the Ceunant y Briddell was stunning and low cloud/mist on the summits just added to the atmosphere. Lunch was enjoyed once back at the car, nowhere on route offered shelter from the unrelenting rain and at time gale force winds. Overall an enjoyable walks or so it seemed once we had got back to th car!
Few birds were seen although a mouse and a few rabbits were seen braving the rain. One or two rather bedraggles moths were also see. Birds seen or heard on route included: Meadow pipit, Kestrel, Grey Heron, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon and Wheatear.
A good pint of Hawkshead Bitter was enjoyed at the Cholomendy Arms at Cadol.
Harris Hikers Walking Group
About Me
- Harris Hikers
- When? Started: 1993 Who? Started with staff and friends from U H S, Chester. Organiser: Martyn Harris We walk every Wednesday and Saturdays, New Years day and May Day. How many walk? Walks take place as long as there are at least 2 wanting to walk on that day. More walk on a Wednesday than on a Saturday. Most ever: 29. Current group size walking: 2-7 in mid-week and 2-4 on Saturday. Where do we walk? Saturday: Anywhere in North and Mid-Wales, Peak District, Shropshire and the Long Mynd and as far North as the Trough of Bowland. Thursday: Anywhere within about 40 miles of Chester. Type of walk: Distance: 6 – 14 miles (but usually under 10 miles). Climb: up to 4000’ (but usually very much less!). People involved on walks in 2024:- Martyn Harris, Fran Murphy, Sue and Michel Pelissier, Mike Dodd, David Savage,, Ed Meads, Nigel and Elaine Taylor, Winston Feather.
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