Our first view of Moel Famau.
A different view of Moel Famau.
Gwysaney Hall from Bryn-cae Tudur track. the path.
St Eurgain and St Peter's Church, Northop - our lunch spot.
Leaders in the making - no not the sheep!
Looking for a friend.
Roger's stile, but no Roger!
Walk stats: 8.8 miles. Climb 619'.
Time: 4 hours 37 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.4 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.9 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Celia, Sue Pelissier and Phil.
This was a glorious day for walking, bright sunshine all day, too bright at times! Cool at times whenever we happened to be walking in the shade. Much of the ground underfoot was still fairly frozen, an advantage on sections that had great potential for being somewhat muddy/boggy.
The only problem encountered was trying to find a suitable lunch spot, we didn't find one until we arrived at Northop, where most of us were able to use a bench, Celia chose to sit on the grass in the Sun.
We had completed over six miles at lunch, so hopefully a little fortified fruit cake helped revive everyone for the rest of the walk!
The walk through Northop village allowed us to see some of the old parts of the village when it was an important staging post on the London to Holyhead Postal route.
After lunch we took a few short cuts by staying on the road a little longer than on the described route, but it didn't stop us using Roger's stile on the way back to Rhosesmor.
Birds seen or heard today included: House sparrow, Sparrowhawk, Common blackbird, Common buzzard, Common starling, Common buzzard, Woodpigeon, Red legged partridge, Black-headed gull, Rook, Wood nuthatch and Treecreeper (Thanks to Celia hearing then and Sue spotting them).
Special celebrations at the Blue Bell Inn at Halkyn today, enjoying Castle Rock's, Rum and Raisin, knowing that Michel now has his certificate of permanent residence.
Time: 4 hours 37 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.4 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.9 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Celia, Sue Pelissier and Phil.
This was a glorious day for walking, bright sunshine all day, too bright at times! Cool at times whenever we happened to be walking in the shade. Much of the ground underfoot was still fairly frozen, an advantage on sections that had great potential for being somewhat muddy/boggy.
The only problem encountered was trying to find a suitable lunch spot, we didn't find one until we arrived at Northop, where most of us were able to use a bench, Celia chose to sit on the grass in the Sun.
We had completed over six miles at lunch, so hopefully a little fortified fruit cake helped revive everyone for the rest of the walk!
The walk through Northop village allowed us to see some of the old parts of the village when it was an important staging post on the London to Holyhead Postal route.
After lunch we took a few short cuts by staying on the road a little longer than on the described route, but it didn't stop us using Roger's stile on the way back to Rhosesmor.
Birds seen or heard today included: House sparrow, Sparrowhawk, Common blackbird, Common buzzard, Common starling, Common buzzard, Woodpigeon, Red legged partridge, Black-headed gull, Rook, Wood nuthatch and Treecreeper (Thanks to Celia hearing then and Sue spotting them).
Special celebrations at the Blue Bell Inn at Halkyn today, enjoying Castle Rock's, Rum and Raisin, knowing that Michel now has his certificate of permanent residence.
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