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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 19 October 2022

Into the Woods and Border Views From Pen-y-Ffordd 19th October 2022

St John the Baptist Church, Penymynydd.
The first of the "Into the Woods" paths.
Still "Into the Woods".
How can we keep our boots clean getting rouind this field?
On the march to Serenity Lane.
Strolling down Bannel Lane.
Padeswood Cement Works fro Bannel Lane.
The biggest challenge today!
The clock tower in Pen-y-Fford - the end of Walk Two.
An attempt to catch the sound of feet walking over Acorns failed completely!
Heading towards Bramley Lane with its views over the Cheshire Pain and Beeston Castle and Peckforton Hill.
Cries of "when are we stopping for lunch" were heard in the air!
Not long now was the reply!
Enjoying lunch at the play area / outdoor gym area in Pen-y-Ffordd,
Distance: 7.3 m.p.h. Climb: 502'.
Time: 3 hours 36 minutes. On the move waling average: 2.6 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.0 m.p.h.
Temperature: Max - 15.7 Celsius. Min - 13.2 Celsius. Lunch / end of the walk - 14.4 Celsius.
Beaufort Wind Force: 0 - 3.  Mainlylight air, occasionaly leaching a light breeze of 10.1 m.p.h as we reached the highest point of he walk heading towards Bramley Lane.
Group: Martyn, Mike, Fran, Wendy, David S and Ed.
Arriving at the start of the walk it seemed on the cool sid, despite the temperature recording it was around 15 Celsius.  Consequently all of us set off wearig fleeces, but some were disgarded after about half an hour.
The first part of the route was better th I las did the walk in "Covid walk in your own county times" when it was wet and very muddy.
We arrived back at Pen-y-Ffordd much earlier than I had expected, this swas where I expected us to stop for lunch. it was much too early for lunch, and no-one requesred a drinks break!
We continueed on the second loop of the walk (Pen-y-Ffordd Circulat Walk 1) hopingbg we vwould find an appropriate splace to stop for lunch. We didn't find one, and ended up back in Pen-y-Ffordd where wae took advantage of a couple pic-nic benches in the community play / exercise area.
the second part of our walk took us through several fields and did t one point give us good view across the Cheshire Plain and beyond.
Birds seen and heard today included: Common starling, House sparrow, Rook, Jackdaw, European robin and Woodpigeon.
Overall a very pleasant stroll, with few grumbles after an enjoybable lunch spot in the warm sunshine.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Royal Oak, where Timothy Taylor's Landlord, Doombar, a fruit cide and a pot of tea went down well as we sat in one of their outside pods.










 

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