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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, 3 April 2009

Eglwyseg Escarpments 2nd April 2009

On the first ascent - left .....left .... left .. right .. left!
Lazy horses!At the lunch spot.
An Impressive Rock Face on one of the Eglwyseg Escarpment (below our lunch spot!).
A Second Elwyseg Escarpment.

Walk stats: Distance:9.4 miles; Climb:1384'.
Time:4 hours 40 minutes; On the move walking average:2.4 m.p.h.;Overall walk average:2.0 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger, Gordon, Celia, Fran and Tito, Sylvia and Dave J.
The weather forecast was good, dry and sunny all day! It didn't quite turn out that way. The morning was pleasantly on the cool side, almost perfect for walking, and the only real sunshine was from lunchtime and afterwards.
This must be one of the most rewarding walks you can go on with virtually no effort involved. Superb views all the way round whilst following the edges of these fantastic limestone escarpment. Every step gives a view that just makes you want to stop and linger and take it all in!
The spot of the day was what seemed to be a giant Brown Hare running across the moor on the skyline, but for Dave J., it was probably the good views of a Wheatear at the lunch spot!
Other birds seen or heard today included:Chaffinch, Buzzard, Canada goose, Chiffchaff (my bird of the day!), Raven, Carrion crow, Great tit, Meadow pipit, Stonechat and Skylark.
The Australia Arms was closed again, so we ended up at the Pant y Ochain where we sat outside to enjoy our drinks in the sunshine!


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