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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 17 September 2022

Part of the Felin Fawr Walk, Moel Faban, Gyrn and Llefn 17th September 2022

Crossing the Afon Ogwen bridge in Bethesda to join the CWAC walk through the Joys of Life Park.
The Afon Ogwen.
Pont Ogwen over the Afon Ogwen.
The Afon Ogwen from Pont Ogwen
The delightfu waterfall on the Afon Llafar.
Carnedd Dafydd ahead, but not for us!
Moel Faban, Llefn and Gyrnahead, but we won do them in that order.
Does that walking po;le mean something?
At the shelter on Gyrn.
The skyline fro Gyrn.
Remain of the slate quarry north west of Bwlch ym Mhwll - le.
The path throgh Bwlch ym Mhwll - le.
A bird that took us by surprise, but what is its identity? " Ed suggested it was a Mistle thrush. He was right. 
Y Soir and the Slate sculpture - now we know where we went wrong!
Walk stats:
Distance: 9.g5 miles. Climb: 2192'.
Time: 5 hours 53 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.0 m.p.h. Overallwalk average: 1.6 m.ph.
Temperature: 17 4 Celsius at the start. 11.4 Celsius at lunch on Moel Faban.
Beaufort Wind Force: 1 - 3 . Mainly a light breeze, but more of a gentle breeze  (12 m.p.h.P across the slopes of Moel Faban and Gyrn.
We set off from Bethesda following Ed's short cut on hat he desribed as the "cwac cwac" walk. this proved to be a very pleasant walk leading to the slate trail and Pont Ogwen.
The walk past the waterfall was superb, but the path from Ciltwllan to the foot of Moel Faban was one to be avoided in the future.
Lunch was taken at the smaller of the two wind shelters on  Moel Faban ( a little later than usual 13-15).  The views from our lunch spot were excellent, Holyhead Mountain in one direction and the high mountains of Snowdonia in the other direction.
After lunch we missed out Llefn and headed up to Gyrn, another spot with excellent all round views of coast and mountains.
On the return route we visited the top of Llefn, an easy way up, but a dreadful steep grassy descent to the track leading to that headed northward to the good track we wanted.
Once again we made a mistake taking the track / road through Rachub, but at least this time we did find the Slate Sculpture and Y Soir (Pub) mentioned in the route description. 
Hopefully the next btime we do this walk, we will get it right!
Birds see n or heard today included: Black billed magpie, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Weatear, Barn swallow,Meadow pipit  and Mistle thrush. 
Overall a very enjoyable walk, worthy of a celebration pint.
Mike forgot we were going to the Albion in Conwy, so unfortunately Ed missed out. Thankfully we called in at the Blue Bell in Halkyn and had an excellent pint f Lees Bitter.









 

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