The path leading to Penycloddiau from the Coed Llangwyfan Car Park.
At the new gate (replacing a stile) onto Penycloddiau.
On part of the new to us path around the East side of Penycladdiau.
The closest we got to the Moel y Parc TV Mast.
Our first sigt of the wind turbines off Prestatynproducing power.
A first for Ed - visiting the cairn on Moel y Parc.
The wind turbines seen from the cairn on Moel y Parc.Any commentary ics not s by me!
Descending Moel y Parc towards Penycloddiau.
Inspecting a well known landmark on this part of the Clwydian Way - a 60 cubic metre water tank that has seen better days!
Looking back down the "Blue Walk" through Coed Llangwyfan.
Distance: 8.2 miles. Climb: 1316’.
Time: 4 hours 23 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.3 m.p.h.
Overall walk average: 1.8 m.p.h.
Temperature: 11.2 Celsius at the start.
9.2 Celsius on reaching the outer rampart of Penycloddiau.
11.2 Celsius at lunch and 14.1 Celsius at the end of the walk when the Sun had come out to play!
Beaufort Wind force: 0-4. Max just a Moderate Breeze as we descended Moel y Parc towards Penycloddiau.
Group: Martyn and Ed.
This was another last minute change of walk as we thought Llandegla Moors might be on the boggy side after all the rain we had had recently.
As we approached the car park, we were slowed down by lots of Red legged partridge ambling along the road and showing a great reluctance to get out of the way.
We set off on the main path heading for Penycloddiau, but arriving at the outer rampart, we decided to take that went around the East side of the hill fort. This proved to be a very pleasant path despite not being being designated a Right of Way, but was obviously well used and easy to follow. This was a new path to me and one that I would be happy to take again.
Another first for me was taking the path in an anticlockwise direction to reach the cairn on the top of Moel y Parc – the windiest spot of the day.
Distant views weren’t great, but as we approached the cairn on Moel y Parc we did get views towards the North Wales Coast and the many wind turbines gently rotating.
Lunch was taken on the Clwydian Way towards Aifft, where the remains of an old wall gave us comfortable places to sit.
At lunch we were briefly entertained by a party of Long tailed tits who decided to feed in a tree next to where we were sitting.
After lunch we decided to extend the walk slightly and follow the Clwydian Way that contoured around the Western flanks of Penycloddiau ad then climb through Coed Llangwyfan on the “Blue Trail” but in reverse to the directions shown by the arrows.
In fact the whole walk was done in the opposite direction to that was given in the route description.
Birds seen or heard today included: Carrion crow, Common buzzard, Stonechat, Common pheasant, Red legged partridges (large numbers on the road as we approached the Coed Llangwyfan Car Park), Raven, Meadow pipit and Long tailed tit.
Overall an enjoyable walk in weather conditions that were on the cool side (fleece warn throughout the walk, although could have been discard for the climb through Coed Llangwyfan).
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Blue Bell in Halkyn, where the Lees Bitter went down well and I think Mike enjoyed his Pepsi and a packet of Piper’s Chilli Crisps!
Arrived home in time to clean my boots outside in the warm sunshine - always a bonus!
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