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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 7 January 2023

Pincyn Llys from Bontuchel 7th January 2023

Moel Famau from the Bontuchel to Hiraethog Road / Clwydian Way.
The Clwydian Hills from the Bontuchel to Hiraethog Road / Clwydian Way.
Part of the new path to Pincyn Llys from the car park north on the Bontuchel to Hiraethog Road / Clwydian Way.
The Clwydian Hills from the trig point on Llysy Frenhines.
Time for a rest at Pincyn Llys, but alas too early for lunch.
View southward from our lunch spot.
Rainbw over Cyffylliog.
One of the chapels in Cyffylliog.
Lots of water coming over the weir on the Aon Clywedog west of Bontuchel
Walk stats:
Distance: 10.1 miles. Climb: 1532'.
Time: 5 hours 2 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.4 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.0 m.p.h.
Temperature: 7.8 Celsius to 10.1 Celsius.
Beaufort Wind Force: 1 - 3. Mainly light breeze , gusting to a gentle breeze (12.1 m.p.h.).
Group: Martyn and Ed.
We set of from the Bontuchel forest car park, in bright sunshine, but anticipating we would get rain at some point on the walk.
Much of the walk today was on minor roads, in fact the only part not on firm surfaces was the track to Pincyn Llys. The descent from Pincyn Llys southward to the forest track through the forest was not very nice - steep with many fallen trees  needing to be negotiated. A note has been made - "never try descending southward from Pincyn Llys ever again!"
After lunch it started to rain quite heavily and I had to make use of my bathing hat and umbrella once more.  After about an hour the worst of the rain stopped and afterwards it was just very light rain on and off.
Thankfully it totally stopped as we got back to the car.
Birds seen or heard today included: Great tit, Common blackbird, Blue tit, House sparrow, Winter wren, Carrion crow, Mallard, Common pheasant and Common buzzard,
Despite the amount of road wa;lking involved, we dit get lots of good views of the hills in all directions and we did hae the bonus of seeing a rainbow as well.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at Wetherspoons Castle Hotel in Ruthin, where Ed enjoyed some Lancaster Red and I had a couple of coffees!








 

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