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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 8 May 2010

Rowen, Pen-y-gaer and Llanbedre-y-Cennin 8th May 2010.

On the cold windy summit of Pen-y-gaer.
Heading for unknown territory - Memorymap and Satmap GPS's to the rescue!Lunch time. Art in the countryside!.
Walk stats: Distance:8.0 m.p.h.; Climb:1483'.
Time:4 hours 42 minutes; On the move walking average:2.1 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:1.7 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger and Dave J.
Once again we were lucky with the weather, hardly any rain worth mentioning, but at times the Northerly wind was a little on the keen side to say the least.
Our bonus for the day was the summit of Pen-y-gaer, but the route taken wasn't one to be recommended! we decided to head up through the gorse, but some of us emerged on the summit with scratched legs and black charcoal streaks across both legs and trousers, the consequence of trekking through the burnt gorse areas!
after Pen-y-gaer we decided to extend the walk a little using paths that were on the OS map, but we found were not easily to locate on the ground. Thankfully modern GPS's with OS maps came to our rescue to keep us on track.
It was good to see that the Old Bull at Llanbedre-y-Cennin had reopened since our last visit. We didn't call in, we knew that we would be visiting the Brit later in the day!
Birds seen or heard today included:Barn swallow, Jackdaw, Raven, Rook, Carrion crow, House sparrow, Blue tit, Great tit, House martin, Chiffchaff, Dunnock, Willow warbler, Grey wagtail, Buzzard, Great spotted woodpecker, Meadow pipit, Skylark, Robin, Blackbird, Blackcap, Yellowhammer, Wheatear, Chaffinch, Mallard, Dipper, Shellduck and Garden warbler (bird of the day).


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