The start of the walk today.
Descending the Clwydian Way towards World's End.
Limestone Escarpments above World's End.
Lookin back towards the ford at World's End.
The view down the Eglwyse Valley from the Llandegla / Minera Road.
The open Llandwegla Moorland that we crossed on our way to the Watkin's Tower.
A brief encounter with Offa's Dyke across the moors towards Llandegla.
At the Cyrn-y-Brain trig point with the Watkin's Tower to the right.
At the Cyrn-y-Brain trig point.
Mike leaving the cairn (now a shelter) near the Wireless Station.
A last slook at the Esglwyseg Escarpments.
The Ponderosa still looks a long way away!
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Walk stats:
Distance: 9.3 miles. Climb: 1739'.
Time: 5 hours 3 minutes. On th move walking average: 2.3 m.p.h Overall walk average: 1.8 m.p.h.
Temperature: 9.8 Celsius at th start, although it felt coolder. Max - 14.0 Celsius in the sunshine on the CLwydian Way. 12.8 Celsius in the sunshine at lunch. Minimum - 5.5 Celsius in the shade at World's End and Cyrn-y-Brain trig point.
Beaufort Wind Force: 0 - 1. Never got more than light air.
Group: Martyn, Mike and Ed.
This was a really good day for walking, far sunnier and warmer than the forecasts had suggested, although the feel like temperature of 6 Celsius were experienced, particularly towards the end of the walk.
Views all day were pretty good, early on towards the Eglwyseg Valley and later on neAr Cyrn-y-Brain trig point, we could see Moel Famau and the Clwydian Hills, the Arrenigs and Moel Siabod and the mountains of Eryri and o corse the nearby Llantyslio Mountains.
We set off down the Clwydian Way, I had forgotten how boggy it gets at times, but we still coped with its challenges, eventually joining up with the original described route.
Lunch was taken n the roadsidwe at the point where we had climbed out of the valley from World's End and had clear views over the moorland.
Well matured fruit cake was provided to give us energy fro the final trek across the moorland.
Offa's Dyke over the moorland was in the past helped by boardwalks, but these had been removed and we were distracted and took a path slightly west of the true path. This became obvious that it was a track used by gamekeepers as we soon came across wure snares (which I thought were illegal!
Birds seen or heard today included: Common pheasant, European robin, Red grouse (that serenaded us as we crossed the moorland), Meadow pipit, Winter wren, Fieldfare and Common buzzard.
Overall a very enjoyable walk, celebrated by two of at the Bridge Inn at Pontblyddyn where the beer on offer was brewed by Hardy and Hanson (Part of the Greene King Group).
Alas we couldn't get near the fire in the bar, so we had to sit in the restaurant area which felt on the chilly side, even with a fleece on!
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