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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.

Friday, 25 July 2008

Around the Old Horseshoe Pass and Eglwyseg Rocks 24th July 2008

The group at the start of the walk.
Sue and Marie and a man with a new toy!
One section of Offa's Dyke path.
Lunch below the Eglwyseg Rocks.

Walk stats: Distance: 10.3 miles; Climb:2205'.
Time:5 hours 38 minutes; Walking average:2.5 m.p.h.;Overall walk average:1.8 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger, Paul, Annie H., Dave J., Michel, Sue and Mareen (Michel and Sue's niece).
The forecast for today was good with anticipated temperatures in the high twenties. Arriving at the Ponderosa we might have thought otherwise. The nearby hill tops were in mist and there was quite a cool breeze enjoyed by some, but not by all! However as we descended towards Worlds End the mist lifted and and the temperatures rose. This walk has been impressive for its scenery, particularly around the Eglwyseg Rocks. The only downside today was tramping through head high bracken from Pentre Dwr to the current Horseshoe Pass. Even the climb along the Old Horseshoe pass road didn't seem as demanding than it had in the past, but the conditions today were in our favour.
For the first part of the walk we were joined by Michel, Sue and their young French great niece, Mareen, but they soon abandoned us for a shopping trip in Llangollen.
Birds seen or heard today included: Stonechat, Redstart, Kestrel, Meadow pipit, Magpie, Wren, House martin, Raven, Carrion crow, Wheatear and Buzzard.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Crown Inn, Llandegla where the Lees bitter was in fine form. New landlords mean that this delightful hostelry is more likely to be open when we need it!Paul acted as the good Samaritan as he gave a couple of walkers a lift back to Trevor where they had left the car, not realising that buses from Llandegla going anywhere are few and far between!
An excellent day out in God's own country.

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