The statue of Owain Glyndwr in the centre of Corwen.
The River Dee and Pont Corwen.
Cynwyd Forest from our lunch spot.
The way to Moel Fferna, it is somewhere over there!
The bird of the day - Whinchat, south west of Moel Fferna.
Celebrating arriving at the summit wind shelter on Moel Fferna as at earlier we weren't sure we would see it let alone get there.
The view towards the Dee Valley begins to open up.
Walk stats: Distance: 10.0 miles. Climb: 1340'.
Time: 5 hours 46 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.2 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.7 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn and Nigel.
The weather forecast for today wasn't particularly good, especially for the morning when >30% chance of rain was the best on offer.
It just started to rain as we left Corwen heading for Cynwyd and didn't stop until just after 11-30. Fortunately much of the early part of the climb out of Cynwyd was along a minor road and we were pretty well sheltered. Similarly we were sheltered as we followed the North Berwen Way through Cynwyd Forest. By now we weren't very optimistic about getting any views from the top of Moel Fferna as the higher parts of the forest trees were in mist.
As we emerged from Cynwyd Forest we decided to stop for lunch before heading into the mist and the summit of Moel Fferna.
Birds seen or heard were few today, but the open moorland did have several Stonechats, Whinchats and Meadow pipits on both sides of the North Berwen Way as we climbed to Bwlch Cynwyd.
The final approach to the summit of Moel Fferna crosses a boggy path through a peaty area, but with careful steps we triumphantly arrived at the wind shelter.
The way ahead was now all down hill, northward to the Carrog Plantation. It wasn't long before the views ahead opened up, and it looked as though we were entering a different world!.
At the start of the track on the east side of he Carrog Plantation, I decided to shed my waterproofs, and as I did so a young couple breezed past us as if they were on an afternoon stroll. They were the only ones that we had seen as we walked across the Moel Fferna area.
We arrived back at the car having had an enjoyable walk, that would have been even better had the weather been kinder.
Birds seen or heard today included; Mute swan, Mallard, Barn swallow, House sparrow, Common blackbird, Winter wren, Black billed magpie, Common buzzard, Red grouse, Common pheasant, Meadow pipit, Stonechat and Whinchat.
After retrieving the car from Corwen, we headed back to The Grouse at Carrog, where we sat in the window overlooking the river as we enjoyed a pint of Lees bitter.
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