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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.

Saturday 10 September 2022

A Shotton to Chester Round 10th September 2022

The promise to plant trees for every child in Flinshire - next to Shotton Lower Level Station.
Moel Famau from the Dragon Bridge over the bridge over he A494.
The only colorful waymarker on the Millenium Greenway.
A lovely sign as we left Blacon Station.
Blacon Crem loks good from the Greenway.
Standing guard as we start along the canal towpath.
Small fish in the canal near the canal basin.
Narrow boats on the canal near Telford's Warehouse.
The view from our picnic bench opposite Telford's Warehouse.
A Commo buzzard on the pylon north eas of Brewer's Hall.
At th start of the Wales Coastal Path.
I think I have been here before!
Walk stats:
Distance 14.7 milies. Climb: 203'.
Time: 5 hours 36 minutes. On the move walking average: 3.0 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.6 m.p.h.
Temperature: 20.6 Celsius at the start. 20.2 Celsius in the shade at lunch. Max - 24.6 elsius - mid afternoon on the Wales Coastal Path.
Group: Martyn and Ed.
We were both arriving at Shotton using public transport and surprisngly my bus allowed ne to arrive at Shotton Station just as Ed's train pulled in.
This wasn't exctly an exciting walk, and considering the distance, I wonder why I ever agreed to to do the walk, having said this walk was "doable, especially a I ended up with a blister on my foot!
The most surprising aspect of the walk today was the number of cyclist we saw, all following the advice given at Blacon Station - not one  a "lycra looney"!
We set of about 09-45 with a good pace hat we we at our planned lunch spot just after mid-day.
As we vapproached the canal basin, we were pleased to see lots of small fish near the surface in the canal as we went under a road bridge.
Lunch was taken using a canal side picnic bench in the shade, opposite Telford's Warehouse. (we resisted the temptation to visit the said hostelery!
As we had lunch, I was saddwned to get a text, informing me that my cousin, David Nickless, the eldest in the family died yesterday.
After lunch the return route took usalong the Wales Coastal Path from tThe Cop on Sealand Road all the way back to Shotton.
Birds seen or heard today included: Common blackbird, Woodpigeon, Raven, Carrion crow, Lapwing, Great cormorant, Black headed gull, Mallard, Grey heron and Cetti warbler.
We arrived back at Shotton Station, just in time for Ed to catch the 15-5 train as it was late, but I don't think he had any intention of catching it as we headed to The Central Hotel for some liquid refrshment.
Ed caught the 16-04 train and I caughtthe 16-20  bus home.

















 

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