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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, 4 September 2010

Tyrrau Mawr and Craig-y-llyn 4th September 2010

On a new route to the Carnedd Lwyd. Photograph bt Richard.
Looking towards Barmouth. Photograph bt Richard.
The information board next to Mary Jones' home when she set off bare foot at the age of fifteen to walk to Bala to get a Bible.
Thankfully we don't have to do that to get a Bible in a language that we can read!
Cadair Idris from our lunch spot on Carnedd Lwyd.
On the summit of Tyrrau Mawr.
Cwm Craig-y-llyn from the slopes of Tyrrau Mawr.
On the summit of Craig-y-llyn or very close to it!

Walk stats: Distance: 10.9 miles; Climb:2505'.
Time: 6 hours 12 minutes; On the move walking average:2.2 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.7 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Mike and Dave J.
The weather forecast was spot on, warm and sunny until lunch, clouding over after lunch with a superb cooling breeze and light showers between 3 and 4 p.m.
The views throughout the walk were superb, looking up and down the valley, looking across towards Cadair Idris, looking to the coast towards Barmouth and the view of the day was probably looking towards Craig-y-llyn from Tyrrau Mawr.
We lost Richard soon after heading up towards the summit of Craig-y-llyn, but thankfully he was in the car when we arrived back at Llanfihangel-y-Pennant.
The descent from the ridge wasn't particularly easy for us, but I don't think Richard's route was any better either!
After walk drinks were enjoyed as always at the Cholomendey Arms at Cadole where the beer of choice today was the Woodlands Brewery's " Old Faithful".

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