Another Chester and Queensferry Round 23rd September 2023

The new Wales Coast Path Information Board by nThe Cop on Sealand Road.

The new "pebble structure" on the Wales /England border.

Crossing the border.

All you can expect to see if you complete the whole of the Wales Coast Path.

There always has to be at least one photo with Moel Famau in it!

A solitary Grey heron on the bank of the River Dee.

Great cormorants and Mallard on the banks of the Rver Dee.

A Little egret  on the banks of the Rver Dee.

Approaching the Dragon Bridge, where we will join the Millennium Greenway.

The Millennium Greenway without any cyclysts, a rarity, but it didn't last long!

A few of the Pink footed geese in the fields next to the Millennium Greenway.

A brightly painted marker post on the England / Wales Border.

One foot in England, one foot in Wales.

Which country has the surface that is better for those on a bike?

The new sign as we approached Blacon Station.

All change at Blacon Station!

A good reminder to those on two wheels. 

Perhaps they should make rucksacks with this message on them!

Walk Stats:
Distance: 13.4 miles. Climb: 207’.
Time: 4 hours 45 minutes. On the move walking average: 3.1 m.p.h.
Overall walk average: 2.8 m.p.h.
Temperature: 14 - 17 Celsius.
Beaufort Wind force: 0 – 2. Mainly calm / light air, but briefly reached what felt like a gentle breeze, Ed and Mike.
This wasn’t a walk that would be at the top of our must do list, but it was the best option for me as I had my flu jab just after 09-00 and this was the only way I could get a walk in. Thankfully Ed and Mike agreed to join me.
The first leg of the walk was along the Wales Coastal Path as far as the Queensferry Road Bridge. Thankfully one or two new additions had been added to the Wales Coast Path, a new notice board, a stainless steel piece sculpture / art work, new border inscription and a tiled circular information piece of art work on the path.
Lunch was taken just before the Queensferry Road Bridge, where there was a three person seat that we were able to use before leaving the Wales Coast Path on the way to the Millennium Greenway which we followed back to Chester.
On the Wales Coast Path, we saw more runners than cyclists, but on the Greenway the number of cyclists increased considerably, but today the majority of the cyclists rang their bells or warned us of their approach with a verbal instruction. Thankfully no Lycra louts today, although we did see one hoody wearing person speeding on what looked like an off road motor bike.
The surprise of the day was seeing several hundred Pink footed geese feeding in the fields next to the Millennium Greenway.
Birds seen or heard today included: Great cormorant, Mallard, Woodpigeon, Common blackbird, Jackdaw, Rook, Jackdaw, Carrion crow, Herring gull. Lesser black back gull, Black headed gull, Canada goose, Lapwing, Mute swan, Grey heron, European robin, Chiffchaff, Feral pigeon, Little egret, Black billed magpie and Pink footed goose.
It was a good walk for putting miles into your legs, but Ed’s calf muscles didn’t appreciate the largely flat terrain.
We arrived at the Square Bottle to find it very busy, especially around the bar and Mike decided it was too warm and stuffy for him, so decided to for home.
Ed and I stayed for a very enjoyable pint of the Peerless Brewery’s Oatmeal Stout before heading homeward. Bus timing was perfect and I was at home by 16-05!