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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, 21 December 2022

Yet Another Delamere Forest Round 21st December 2022

 

Topiary seen on the walk.
Everyone made it to Pale Heights in the sunshine.
Eddisbury Castle / Castle Ditch found!

Walkers: Sue, Michel, Nigel & David S (Leader for the Day)

Distance: 8 miles

Height Gained: 750 ft

Time: 4 hrs

 All approximate due to vagaries of the OS Tracker.

 Parking was at Yeld Lane Kelsall.  We set off east and then turned south along the Sandstone Trail.  Before reaching the main road we turned east again to pick up the ‘Roman Road’.  On reaching Stoney Lane we continued east to search for the access to Eddisbury Hill Fort.  We found this after about half a mile and decided to investigate.  We found the hill fort at its East Gate and followed its edge enjoying good views of the Cheshire Plain.  We were very soon at the Toposcope at Pale Heights where the views were almost 360o .  By this time all plans to follow the originally published route were abandoned and we decided to descend to the Delamere Visitor Centre where lunch was taken on a picnic table.  After lunch we took the Linmere Trail before returning to the car via Eddisbury Lodge and the Sandstone Trail.

 

A cold day but with plenty of sunny intervals and no more than a gentle breeze.

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Celia said...

Well done, sounds like a worthwhile outing.

Celia

23 December 2022 at 17:26

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