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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.

Saturday, 19 September 2009

The Berwyns from Llandrillo 19th September 2009.

The cairn circle on Moel Ty-uchaf.
At the summit cairn on Cadair Bronwen - the only peak in the clear!
Heading for Cadair Berwyn - it's not that bad really!
What to do when "Sych" people leave you!
The new more pleasant way down to Llandrillo.
Walk stats: Distance; 10.7 miles (12.5 miles for Dave and Richard); Climb:2306' (2400' for Dave and Richard).
Time: 5 hours 41 minutes; On the move walking average:2.3 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:1.9 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger, Dave J. and Mike D.
we set off with high hopes that we would get better views from Cadair Berwyn than we did the last time that we did this walk. We did, but only just! Cadair Bronwen wa clear, but Cadair Berwyn and beyond just in light cloud throughout. Nevertheless it wasn't cold and we did get good views towards the valleys whenever we were out of the cloud. Lunch was taken by the trig point on Cadair Berwyn, and despite being in very light cloud it was a good lunch spot. Three of us enjoyed a slightly longer than usual lunch as Dave J and Richard headed off towards the out-lying Moel Sych. Towards the end of the walk we decided to try a different bridle path back to Llandrillo one that gently, almost contouring before dropping down to the village. This slightly higher path is certainly to be recommended as it avoided more than a mile along a minor road.
Birds seen or heard today included: Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Raven, Robin, House sparrow, Stonechat, Black-billed magpie, Swallow, Buzzard, Nuthatch, Meadow pipit, Wheatear, Red grouse and Jay.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at Cholomendy Arms at Cadole where Brains Merlin Ale went down well an d Cathedral Ales Golden Imp was an added bonus with its unusual flavour!
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