Walks and Dates June 2012

Updated 25th June 2012.

Saturday 2nd June 2012.

Around Holy Island.

Distance:12-13 miles. Climb:1326'.
Start: Roadside parking opposite PC by the Old Harbour in Holyhead. Just before the turning to South Stack. SH245831.
Leave Chester 8-00 a.m.
This is another walk that has become an annual favourite. Much of the walk is along the Coastal path, but we will probably make a detour to visit the summit of Holyhead Mountain. A good chance of seeing Choughs, Guillimots, Razorbills and even Puffins. Bring binoculars if you can.

Thursday 7th June 2012.

Gloddaeth Hall and Bryn Pydew.

Distance: 10 miles. Climb: 1500'.
Start: Marl Hall Wood Car Park on the outskirts of Llandudno. Grid ref: SH 799787.
Directions to get to the car park. Leave the A55 at Junction 19 and follow the A470 towards Llandudno. At a roundabout turn right signposted to Esgryn / Pydew. Go past Esgryn Road to find a small car park on the right.
Leave Chester at 09-00 a.m.
This walk combines two walks from Dave Berry's book "Walks Around Llandudno".  These walks explore the area around St. David's College that we normally visit on our Little Orme walks.  In addition, we will take a short there and back extension to visit the obelisk that we see clearly as we travel along the A55.

Saturday 9th June 2012.

Red Wharf Bay and Llanddona.

Distance: 11-12 miles. Climb: 1200'.
Start: Pay and display car park at Benllech. Grid ref: SH523824.
Leave Chester at 08-00 a.m.
This walk combines two walks from Carl Rogers' books on coastal walks in Anglesey. We may also include a detour to visit Arthur's Table. This is a n undulating walk including some little frequented sections of the coast. Another walk to bring binoculars.

Thursday 14th June 2012.

The Old Horseshoe Pass, Eglywseg Rocks and Glen.

Distance:10.3 miles; Climb:2205'.
Start:Car park opposite the Ponderosa Cafe on the Horseshoe Pass. Grid ref:SJ193481.
Leave Chester 9-00 a.m.
This walk combines two walks from Dave Berry's book "Walking Around Llangollen and the Dee Valley". These are two delightful walks, especially when the weather is good. An easy start heading down hill, a superb middle section with a challenging climb up the old Horseshoe Pass road at the end!

Saturday 16th June 2012.

Lathkill Dale and More.

Distance:11-12 miles; Climb:900'.

Start: Moor Lane car park just outside Youlegrave. Grid ref:SK192643.
Leave Chester:8-00 a.m.
This combines two walks from Mark Richard's book "White Peak Walks Northern Dales". This walk should be mid-season the flower "Jacob's Ladder", so we should be able to spot some in flower. Lathkill Dale is renown for its wild flowers, so this should be a good time visit the dale.

Thursday 21st June 2012.

Moel Maenefa and Coed Cwm.

Distance:11 miles; Climb: 1500+'.
Start: Off road parking just East of Tremeirchion. Grid ref:SJ095740.
Leave Chester 9-00 a.m.
This walk combines two walks from Dave Berry's book "Walks On the Clwydian Hills - New Edition". The Moel Maenefa walk is a new one for me and is described as being a walk of great variety, exploring the foothills of the Northern Clwydians and the Vale of Clwyd, offering expansive views. One of the walks also goes around Coed Cwm and explores the attractive countryside between Rhuallt and Cwm. Route finding through Coed Cwm could be intresting, if I remember correctly from our previous visits!

Saturday 23rd June 2012.
Walk cancelled.

Creigiau Gleison, Llyn Crafnant and Llyn Geirionydd

This walk will now be in July or August.

Distance: 10-11 miles. Climb:2000'.

Start: Pay and Display Car park near Llyn Crafnant. Grid ref: SH756618.

Leave Chester at 08-00 a.m

This walk combines two walks from Carl Rogers book "Walks in the Conwy Valley". One walk is

described as being quite strennuous and requires good route finding, particularly on the featureless approach to Creigiau Gleison. This little ridge is one that I have wanted to visit for some time, so let's hope for a good day weatherwise.

Thursday 28th June 2012.
Coed Pen-y- Garth and Nant-y-Pandy.

Distance: 9 miles. Climb: 1500'.
Start: Layby near Butterfly Man Craft Centre on the A5 East of Glyndyfrdwy. Grid ref: SJ158424.
This walk combines two walks from Dave Berry's book "Walks Around Llangollen and the Dee Valley". The walk around Coed Pen-y-Pant is a new addition to the routes, but Nant-y- Pandy we have completed many times. This is probably the first time that we have visited Nat-y-Pandy in the Summer, so it will be good to see how the valley's character changes when it's in it Summer clothes.

Saturday 30th June 2012.

Moel Hebog.

Distance:9 miles; Climb:2360'.
Start: Car park at Llyn Cwmystradlyn. Grid ref:SH557441
Leave Chester 8-00 a.m.
This is a walk that I have been interested in attempting for some time and approaches Moel Hebog from the opposite side to our normal approach. This walk is taken from Bryan Lynas's book "Snowdonia Rocky Rambles - Geology Beneath Your Feet". This book is written specifically to explore the geology of an area and should enable us to explore this area in a different light. Following the route description amidst the in depth geological notes could be quite a challenge, as much of the route does not follow good paths!  We've manged it once before, so it should be a little easier this time.  Hopefully we won't lose Celia this time!