"Why are we waiting?"
Nant y Pandy.
A waterfall on Nant y Pandy.
A rainbow welcomes us to our lunh spot.
Our lunch spot shelterng by the small wood.
Setting off after lunch - remeber not to leave anything behind!
At last a good path!
Spot the helicopter.
The Glyndyfrdwy War Memorial.
Distance: 8.3 miles. Climb: 1394’. Time: 4 hours 46 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.0 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.7 m.p.h.
Temperature: 11. Celsius at the start. 12.8 Celsius at lunch. Max – 17.8 Celsius towards the end in a quiet lane in full sunshine.
Beaufort Wind Force: Max - 4 (a gust of 15.7 m.p.h.) just a moderate breeze.
Group: Martyn, Sue P, Nigel, Fran, Mike and Ed.
We arrived at the start to see even the low lying hills were still in cloud, and there was a dampness in the air that persisted for most of the day. It wasn’t cold and we did enjoy brief spells of warm sunshine.
On reaching open moorland, we opted to take a track, rather than to do a mile or so of heather hopping.
As we approach a small wood we were greeted by a superb and complete rainbow that appeared over the small wood where we decided to stop for lunch.
Just after lunch the views started to appear, especially across the Dee Valley towards the Llantysilio Mountains, but Moel Fferna remained in cloud throughout.
The only bad part of the route was the track that leads to Allt-y-celyn. This track was largely on a slate bed that proved to be very slippy and in future will by taking field paths south eastward towards Cwm Isaf.
Birds seen or heard today included: Common blackbird, Black billed magpie, Meadow pipit, Skylark, Chiffchaff, Wood nuthatch, European robin, Common chaffinch, Jackdaw, Goldfinch, Canada goose (seen from The Grouse Inn) and a Common buzzard (seen from the car on the way home.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at The Grouse Inn at Carrog, where Lees bitter was enjoyed by some before heading for home.
Taking the back road from Carrog towards Corwen, the roadside verges were clothed in lots of deep yellow daffodils, the best display I have seen so far this year.
Overall an enjoyable walk and no-one complained about missing out Moel Fferna!
2 comments:
A great day out. The Nant y Pandy valley was for me the highlight. I looked the walk up in my 2016 copy of the Dave Berry book and interestingly it now shows as going on detour you had pencilled in. Thanks. Nigel
The descent to Allt y Celyn is well known. I had a bad fall there some years ago. The field to the right offers a safe diversion.
David S.
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