First views of Moel Famau from he Cilcain Viewpoint parking area.
St. Mary's Church, Cilcain.
Moel Famau from the Cilcain road.
A welcome yellow sign points to the stile.
Striding out towards Crug Farm.
Natives looking to escape.
The path across the slopes of Ffrith Mountain starts between the two Gorse bushes.
Distant views of Moel Famau from the slopes of Ffrith Mountain.
A signpost points the way from Ffrith Mountain to Moel Famau.
On the multi-use path through Coed Moel Famau.
Heather (Ling) in flower on the approach to Moel Famau.
The signs on the stile leading onto Moel Famau summit plateau.
"It's in English and Welsh, and I can't make out either!"
Offa's Dyke Footpath leading to Moel Dywyll.
Distant views of the Tit Gofal Path across the eastern slopes of Moel Dywyll.
On top of the world?
Well just this bit of Offa's Dyke Footpath.
Bell heather in flower next to the Offa's Dyke Footpath.
A brief view of the hovering Kestrel.
Looking over the Heather towards Cilcain.
The reservoir above Garth, taken from the bridle way leading to Plas-newydd.
Final views of Moel Famau, taken from the bridleway leading to Plas-newydd.
Climb: 1463'
Time: 5 hours 18 minutes.
On the move walking average: 2.2 m.p.h.
Overall walk average: 1.6 m.p.h.
Temperature: Around 14.7 – 17.6 Celsius
Beaufort Wind Force: 0 – 2. Mainly no noticeable wind, but just after lunch it reached a 6.2 m.p.h. Light breeze.
Group: Martyn, Fran and Mike.
The temperature today was much more conducive to walking, in fact at times, it felt quite cold.
We set off from the Cilcain viewpoint car park with a dampness in the air, not quite enough put on waterproofs, although one member of the group did briefly use an umbrella!
The route to the summit, involved a steady climb, taking us on a new path through Coed Moel Famau, before joining the steep path to the top.
Birds seen today were very few and far between, but those seen or heard today included: Woodpigeon, Common blackbird, Carrion crow, Common buzzard, Kestrel, Raven, House martin, Barn swallow and Black billed magpie.
One of the delights of the day was seeing the purple heather across much of the slopes of Moel Famau.
Lunch was taken at the south side of Moel Famau Jubilee Tower, where we sheltered from the cool north easterly wind.
Fruit cake was provided, as it was my birthday last Saturday.
After lunch, we set off along the Offa’s Dyke Footpath towards Moel Dywyll, but left it after 0.6 miles to head for the Tir Gofal Path across the eastern slopes of Moel Dywyll.
This proved to be a delightful stony path, giving good views towards Cilcain, although in the main distant views were not that good, with low lying cloud masking the hill tops.
I am sure we will use this Tir Gofal path in the future.
The final part of the walk took us a along an unclassified track road past a farm called Plas-newydd to the viewpoint road where we started.
Overall, this proved to be a good day for walking, not too hot, no wind and no rain.
A very enjoyable walk, with the bonus that we used a couple paths that I hadn’t explored before.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Glasfryn (Fran’s choice as the driver). Purple Moose’s Cwrw Eryri was the refreshing drink chosen today, with the driver opting for a pot of tea!
Lunch was taken at the south side of Moel Famau Jubilee Tower, where we sheltered from the cool north easterly wind.
Fruit cake was provided, as it was my birthday last Saturday.
After lunch, we set off along the Offa’s Dyke Footpath towards Moel Dywyll, but left it after 0.6 miles to head for the Tir Gofal Path across the eastern slopes of Moel Dywyll.
This proved to be a delightful stony path, giving good views towards Cilcain, although in the main distant views were not that good, with low lying cloud masking the hill tops.
I am sure we will use this Tir Gofal path in the future.
The final part of the walk took us a along an unclassified track road past a farm called Plas-newydd to the viewpoint road where we started.
Overall, this proved to be a good day for walking, not too hot, no wind and no rain.
A very enjoyable walk, with the bonus that we used a couple paths that I hadn’t explored before.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Glasfryn (Fran’s choice as the driver). Purple Moose’s Cwrw Eryri was the refreshing drink chosen today, with the driver opting for a pot of tea!
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