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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.
Showing posts with label Ed's Conwy Lockdown Wanders 2020. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ed's Conwy Lockdown Wanders 2020. Show all posts

Sunday, 8 November 2020

Ed's Welsh Lockdown Wanders: Conwy Mountain and More Saturday 7th November b2020

Conwy Mountain , Allt Wen, Maen Escob and Bryn Iocyn from Lidl's at Llandudno Junction.
Deganwy Castle from coast path.
Sign that "baared" me from continuing over the edge near Conwy Mountain.
Tal Y Fan from Maen Escob's summit.
Bryn Iocyn Trig point,
A wonderful view of Conwy castle near the end of walk.
Distance: 11 miles.

Sunday, 18 October 2020

Ed's Local Conwy Lockdown Wander in the Carneddau Saturday 17th October 2020

Marvelous Mountains in Conwy - the Carneddau.
Distance: A the 14 Miler (mainly in the mist) from Bwlch Y Dduafaen car park with Alex.
Time: 8 hours 30 minutes. Climb: 2000'.
Route:
Drum, Foel Fras, Carnedd Gwenllian, Foel Grach, Carnedd Llewellyn, Foel Grach, Carnedd Gwenllian, Foel Fras, Drum, Carnedd Ddelw.
All within Conwy (just)
One of many Carneddau wild ponies.
Foel Fras. 
Carnedd Gwenllian.
Foel Grach mountain shelter.
Carnedd Llewellyn.
Drum.
Carnedd Ddelw. 
Final a view over Llanfaifechan.

Friday, 16 October 2020

Ed's Welsh Conwy Lockdown Wanders October 2020

Sunday 4th October
Short solo Angel bay wander 3 miles
Grey seal pup trying to get to mum.
"Slow down".
Made it, I'm ready for lunch.
 Thursday 8th October
A Fungus Foray from Llyn Crafnant up Mynydd Deulyn and Back via Llyn Geirionydd and a visit to the Clogwyn y Fuwch Slate Quarry. 
A Coral fungus? 
Decorative moss on a dead tree.
View from Mynydd Deulyn - on my first visit to this superb viewpoint.
Clogwyn y Fuwch Slate Quarry. 
Saturday 10th October
Alwen Reservoir loop (yes it's in Conwy just!) 
A wet 7 mile wal with Helen.
Rosy brittlegill?
Sunday 11th October
Painting the trig point on the Great Orme.
 A 5 miles walk  explorer the Great Orme with Alex and Lorraine.
The trig point on the Great Orme - needing some TLC.
I can see the paint container and brush, but where is the painter?
The trig point wearing its new coat of paint.
The cemetry west of St. Tudno's church seen from the Great Orme.