The Eglwyseg Escarpment from the path around Coed Hyrddyn.
The Castell Dinas Bran from the path around Coed Hyrddyn.
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The approach to our lunch spot.
The Eglwyseg Escarpments / World's End from near our lunch spot.
On the path from Pen-y-bryn.
Looking across the valleytowards Valle Crucis.
The start of the descent towards Llidiart Annie,
The Llantysilio (Church).
Reflection on the River Dee behind the Horseshoe Falls.
The Horseshoe Falls on the River Dee.
Distance: 6.5 miles. Climb: 1209'.
Time: 4 hours 5 minutes On the move walking average: 2.1 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.6 m.p.h.
Temperature: 17.2 Celsius
Beaufort Wind Force: 0 - 1 (Calm to light air.)
Group: Martyn, Sue and Michel, Fran, Mike and Wendy.
This turned out to be a superb day, much warmer than the feel like temperature of 11 Celsius on the weather forecasts. All those needing sunhats had them, and sunglasses would have been appreciated, but alas all of us had left them at home.
The views all round were excellent, particularly towards the Eglwyseg Escarpments and looking southward across the Dee Valley towards the Berwyns.
Lunch was taken near the Afon Eglwyseg, before we took on the steep climb up the road to the Britannia Inn (closed this week) and uphill path across the slopes of the most southerly hill in the Llantysilio Hills.
Although we had planned on an additional 4 miles circuit, it was already 14-15 when we arrived back at Llantysioio Green, so we thought it was prudent to return to the car and head for the Sun at Trevor for a celebration drink, always needed after such a good walk. Most of us enjoyed a brew from the Purple Moose Brewery, Madog's Ale, good, but not as good as our favourit Purple Moose Brew - Snowdonia Ale.
Birds seen or heard today included: Great spotted woodpecker, European robin, Wood nuthatch, Common blackbird, Common pheasant, Common buzzard, Common kestrel and Carrion crow.
Our efforts to avoid the road works on the A483 by returning home via the Mold Road through Cefn-y-bedd failed as there were road works on this road as well!
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