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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, 19 September 2008

Caer Caradog and Cwm Alwen 18th September 2008

Michel and Sue on the footpath that we couldn't find on the first time that we did this walk.
Caer Caradog, but alas no access to the hill fort could be seen.
Michel - the big game hunter.
In the woods close to the Afon Alwen on the last leg of the walk.
Walk stats: Distance: 9.8 miles (10 miles if you count the walk from the public car park in Mold to the Golden Cape on Wrexham Street); Climb:1191'.
Time:4 hours 52 minutes; Walking average:2.5 m.p.h.;Overall walk average:2.0 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Dave J., Annie H., Sue and Michel.
Weather for today's walk was just about perfect, adding to this wondeful little excursion in the hills near Cerrigrydrudion. The only disappointment was the fact that we were unable to visit the summit of Mwdwl-eithin even though it was located on open access land. The wild heather clad ground across all of the open access land was sufficient o put us off any attempt to reach the summit trig point on this occasion. Despite not reaching any summit, the views towards the Llantysilo Range and the Berwyns were superb. There were also good views towards Snowdonia. It is days like this that make walking at this time of the year such a treat.
The highlight of the day was a young Brown Hare racing down the field ahead of as we descended from Caer Caradog .

Birds seen or heard today included:Jay, Carrion crow, Raven, Herring gull, Stonechat, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Meadow pipit, Buzzard, Pied wagtail, Goldfinch and Redstart.
After walk drinks were taken at the Golden Cape in Mold, a Wetherspoon outlet that at least keeps their real ales in good condition. Beers sampled today included Titanic Mild, Dutchy Organic Bitter and Golden Cape Bitter. The latter was unfortunately desguised as real ale but was in fact a keg bitter served with a dummy hand pump that only operated the keg tap below. I won't be caught out a second time! Despite this incident the Golden Cape is likely to become one of our hostelries on this side when the Cholomendy Arms is closed. Richard only drank fizzy water, unfortunately he had an upstet stomach that had plagued him for the last few days. Despite that it didn't slow him down!
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