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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: 2-10 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 2020:- Martyn Harris, Fran Murphy, Sue and Michel Pelissier, Mike Dodd, David Savage, Wendy Peers, Celia de Mengle, Wendy and Ian Peers, Roger Smith, Paul Collinson, Ed Meads, Nigel and Elaine Taylor, Celia de Mengle, Sue Pearson.

Thursday 28 October 2010

Moel Fammau and the Leet 28th October 2010

The final approach to Moel Fammau or so I thought!
On the summit of Moel Fammau.

Walk stats: Distance: 12.8 miles. Climb:2158'.
Time:6 hours 23 minutes. On the move walking average:2.3 m.p.h. Overall walk average:2.0 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Roger, Gordon, Annie H., Phil, Mike D., Fran and Tito.
Optimistically we were expecting a couple of showers and temperatures on the warm side due to a warm wind. In fact we did do well and both showers didn't account to much, and most of the walk was completed in pleasant conditions. Lunch was taken in wood just below the summit of Moel Fammau, on the short cut suggested by Phil. On the summit tower on Moel Fammau there was a keen wind to say the least, but one member of the group braved it out in shorts and shirt sleeves!
The walk was slightly longer than expected, both in terms of distance and time (a 30 minute delay at the visitors centre at Loggerheads when we lost Tito for a while.).
Birds seen or heard today included: Blue tit, Cola tit, Great tit, Chaffinch, Long-tailed tit, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Raven, Woodpigeon, Jay, Kestrel, Mistle thrush, Blackbird and Black-billed magpie.
Overall a good walk, even Gordon liked this route to Moel Famma. However I'll probably make the extension a little shorter next time!
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Glasfryn at Mold where the star brew of choice was Cwrw Eryri.
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