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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.

Sunday 29 July 2018

Llyn Geirionydd and Llyn Crafnant from Llanrwst. 27th July 2018


The Gray mares tail waterfall.
Llanrhychwyn church.
Inside Llanrhychwyn church.
Inside Llanrhychwyn church.
The Conwy valley from Llanrhychwyn church.
The Klondyke mine from the Trfriiw - Llyn Geirionydd path.
At the bard's monument next to Llyn Geirionydd.
Llyn Geirionydd from the monument path.
An "easier" ection of the tree root challenge footpath along the West side of Llyn Geirionydd.
Posing on a delightful verdant section of the Llyn Geirionydd to Llyn Crafnant path.
At the monument next to Llyn Crafnant.
Llyn Crafnant from the monument.
In the tunnel leading to the Clogwyn y Fuwch Slate mine .
Emerging from the Clogwyn y Fuwch Slate mine tunnel.
The Clogwyn y Fuwch Slate mine.
The Klondyke mine.
A much better bridge than a wooden plank.
The dry Fairy Glen Waterfall.
Looking towards Llanrwst fro the Afon Conwy from the Gower footbridge.
Walk stats: Distance: 11.2 miles. Climb: 1891'.
Time: 6 hours 9 minutes. On the move walking avearge: 2.4 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.8 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Mike and Ed.
The forecast for today was for showers and gusts of winds up to 20 m.p.h. with the possibility of heavy thundery rain after 14-00. We did get periodic spells of gentle rain, but the strong gust didn't materialise and thankfully neither did the thunder and lightening. In fact the wettest some of us experienced was walking through head high wet bracken.
Lunch was taken just in the woods just before descending to Llyn Crafnant, kuckily in a spot that allowed us to bask in the warm sunshine.
Overall this was really good walk, varied with the added bonus of visiting Llanrhychwyn church, Clogwyn y Fuwch Slate mine and the Klondyke mine.
Apart from the tree root challenge, along which only Ed slipped, the wood plank bridge across the stream at the Klondyke Mine which only Ed crossed, this was an excellent walk. As there are much safer alternatives to both of these, this is a walk well worth repeating.
A reasonable amount of water was seen at the Grey Mare's Tail waterfall, but hardly any was seen at the Fairy Glen Waterfall.
Birds seen and heard today included: Common buzzard, Mallard, Grey heron, House martin, Woodpigeon Goosander, Common blackbird, Barn swallow, Carrion crow, Blue tit, Stonechat, Common chaffinch and Pied wagtail.
after walk drinks were enjoyed at the Britannia Inn at Pentre Halkyn where the Lees bitter was in excellent condition. 
Back home in time to enjoy watching Liverpool beat Man U 4-1 in the International Champions Cup 2018 watched by over 100,000 spectators in the Big House the home stadium the University of Michigan  football team.


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