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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 4 March 2023

Alltwen, Foel Lus, Cwm Gyrach and The Druids Circle 4th March 2023

 

Setting off from the Sychnant Pass - Heading for the summit of Alltwen.
At the summit of Alltwen.
Ed setting off on the first of his "off piste" tracks!
Time for a rest!
"Does he look like you or me?"
View from the Jubilee Path around Foel Lus.
The view of the Jubilee Path from our lunch spot.
Rebels at the summit shelter on Foel Lus.
Rebels  descending to the luunch spot- looking very pleased with themselves!
Sheep on he run!
Another chance for a rest!
Snow on the Carneddau seen from near the Stone Circle.
The stone circle without visitors!
a few of the Welsh mountain ponies seen today.
Pen Mon Point and Puffin Island rom the North Wales path.
On he North Wales Path, heading for the two rebels that took a short cut!
Walk stats: 
Distance: 10.0 miles. Climb: 2680' ( 3000' for the rebels)
Time: 6 hoursd 22 minutes.  O the move walking average: 2.0 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.5 m.p.h.
Temperature: 4.5 Celsius (although 9.2 Celsus was measured in a shelterd spot a lunch)
Beaufort Wind Force: Max 2 a light breeze (measured on the Jubilee Path).
Group: Martyn, Nigel, Mike and Ed.
The weather today was kind to us, very little wind and even with temperatures around 5 Celsius , it never seemed that cold. 
It was very much a roller coaster of  walk, with a couple of loose stone paths to climb and rather unpleasant steep descents to follow. 
The views today, were pretty good, and we did see that the high tops of the Carneddau were decked in snow.
birds seen or heard today included: European robin, Raven (including one giving a timbling display), Commn blackbird, Common pheasant, Sonechat, Grey wagtail, Common buzzard, Red billed chough, Carrion crow and a Red kite (seen by the rebels).
Mike claimed this was the best walk this month, but it was the first Saturday walk of the month!
Nevertheless it was a walk that was worthy of celebrating at The Albion in Conwy with a refreshing pint of real ale. ConwyBrewery's  Clogwyn Gold went down well as did Ed's choice of Coffee Stout from the Big Hand Brewery. Only Nigel missed out as he was the driver, but he knew on this occasion at least two of us were very appreciative happy bunnies!
i arrived home to find my boots didn't need cleaning - alway a bonus.





















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