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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, 30 March 2022

A Clwydian Hills Round From Cilcain 30th March 2022

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Walk stats: 
Distance: 11.5 miles. Climb: 1333 floors / 1330'. (in step apps a floor is 3m /10')
Group: Mike and Fran
Starting at Cilcain we walked along the low level path to the bottom of Moel Arthur . As the mist was down we skirted the top and went down to the bottom of Pennycloddiau taking a clockwise route  approaching the summit of Pennycloddiau from The bottom of Moel yr Parc
 ( the one with the mast ). This side has been massively churned up by tractors used to take food up to cows . Luckily the ground was dry so no mud but its previous beauty has been spoiled . We returned to the bottom of Moel Arthur and decided against the easy route back from whence we came and decided the slog up Moel Llys-y-coed was worth it for the gentle walk towards Moel Fammau and back past the reservoir to Cilcain. Fran remembered the occasion when we were out walking many years ago and we were asked by a fellow walker if we had any sandwiches because her dog had collapsed with fatigue!! Luckily for us we had already eaten so no butties available.  The walk, despite rather dreich conditions was a splendid day out and was completed by a rather delicious pint at  Rake Hall in Ellesmere Port . We saw loads of pheasants a crow or two and  an odd seagull and the melodious sounds of an unidentified song bird . No flowers observed though a beautiful sycamore about to burst forth brought delight. 
Report and photos by Fran,







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