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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.

Wednesday 5 February 2020

Abergele and Moelfre Isaf (Nearly) 5th February 2020

Spring is here - Snowdrops in flower in Pentre Mawr Park , Abergele.
Daffodils n flower in Pentre Mawr Park, Abegele.
On the way to the tower!
The watchtower on Watchtower Hill.
David explaining everything!
Looking South towards Watchtower Hill.
The view from my lunch spot, but unfortunately taking this photo I was looking towards the Sun , and my camera doesn't have an appropriate filter.
Looking North over Abergele towards the coast as we head for "home".
Walk stats: Distance; 8.2 miles. (8.4 miles on  my newest GPS, >9 on Michel's GPS!).
Time: 4 hours 52 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.3 m.p.h, Overall walk average: 1.7 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Michel and Sue, Fran, Nigel and David S.
This was a good day for walking, dry, largely sunny and very little wind of note. In fact I left my Paramo jacket in my rucksack for most of the walk, except for a brief time just after lunch.
 Distant views weren't brilliant, but on recent walks last week) we have had much worse! At least today, we could make out Moel Famau and Conwy Mountain..
 The climb through Watchtower Woods seemed to be an endless set of steps, but the last part was a very pleasant track.
 The watchtower gave us, probably our best viewpoint towards, Conwy Mountain. In addition as we left the watchtower, we had much attention from a friendly shire horse We all escaped without any harm.
  Lunch was taken at a small quarry South of Moelfre Isa, Nigel and me sat in the Sun , bu the others chose perching spots in the shade.
 After lunch Nigel decided to set of for the trig point, but ended up coming back before reaching his objective. (Probably guilt - Fran was looking forward to a drink at the Brit!)
 Our return route back to Abergele was more direct than the outward journey, but we did end up retracing a very muddy path back to Abergele.
 Birds seen or heard today included: House sparrow, Common blackbird, Goldfinch, European nuthatch, Goldfinch, Collared dove, Mallard, Jackdaw, Eurasian jay, Blue tit and Great tit.
 After walk drink were annoyed at the Britannia Inn at  Pentre Halkyn, where the Lees Bittier  was the drink of choice and not regretted!
 Our only disappointment was to find a stile blocked by barbed wire and a nearby stile removed totally. Another problem for us  on our walks suggestion that landowner's South of Abergele go out of their way to block public rights of way to deter walkers!

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