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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 21 April 2021

A Watkin Path Adventure 21st April 2021

The new path at the start of the Watkin Path.
The new access path section of the Watkin Path
Thwe first waterfalls come into view.
Thankfully Ed didn't make a speach!
One of the many Wheatears seen today.
The view from my lunch spot.
Ed's view from our lunch spot.
The summit clears!
One of the many waterfalls seen from the Watkin Path.
Crossing the bridge with the best views of tw waterfalls.
Another Wheatear turns ts back on us.
Final view of the summit from the Nan Gwynnant Car Park (now Pay and Dislay - £6 for over 4 hours - I got my money worth today!)
Distance: 6.2 miles (7.5 miles). Climb: 1861'. (2264').
Time: 6 hours 11 minutes. On the move walking average: 1. 6 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.0 m.p.h.
Temp: 11.6 Celsius (Max). Beafort Wind Force: 2 (Light breeze).
Group: Martyn and Ed.
he big mistake of the day was believing the weather forecast predicting feel like temperatures of -3 Celsius and cold north east winds gusting to 24 m.p.h. i know we didn't make it to the summit, but we ended up cooking in our Winter weather gear. I only felt comfotable after lunch when I changed into my shorts at short sleeve shirt to make the final descent from the top quarry buildings.
We only saw the summit an hour after we decided to return back down the Watkin Path to Nant Gwynnant.
Birds seen or heard today included: Great spotted woodpecker, Black billed magpie, Chiffchaff, Willow warbler, Wheatear, Raven, Common blackbird, Goldfinch and Herring gull.
Overall an enjoyable walk, dspite our failure (mainly my Tortoise like pace) to reach the top, but at least I didn't break my the statement made over twenty years ago that I don't want to go up the Watkin Path to Snowdon ever again!
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