Dinas Bran and Trevor Rocks and More 20th March 2008

Terrible weather forecast: high winds and heavy rain, but in fact we got off very lightly indeed.

The Walkers: quite a select and European group.

Dave, led the walk in Martyn’s absence
Alexandra
Richard
Sue
Michel
Stats
Distance 18.3 kms 11.4 miles
Elevation 505 metres 1665 ft
Walking speed 4.1 km/h 3.1mph

Birds seen or heard today : Very few. They probably heard the weather forecast & stayed in the nearest pub! Kestrel , Robin, Goosander, Raven and Magpie

The two Dave Berry walks(walks 6 and 5) were slightly adapted. We went up to Castell Dinas Bran in record time and soon found out that we were going to have to put up with strong winds.
The climb up the gully to the escarpment was very enjoyable but at the top the winds were almost strong enough to blow you over. Michel lost the ‘snail’ off his rucksack, recovered at the last minute with his lekki.
We were glad to be lower down again, sheltered from the wind. The first variation was to go straight down to the Llangollen canal instead of climbing back up to Llandyn Hall.
We had an aperitif of garlic leaves before stopping for lunch at a picnic table along the canal, with great views of the Dee and the golf course.
The only variation on walk 5 was the addition of Llandyn Hall, which meant an extra climb after coming out of Trevor Hall wood.
Unfortunately there are no photos of the walk because of the poor light conditions and persistent rain…not really, but Richard and I had forgotten our cameras!