The start of the walk opposite the Crooked Horn at Brynford.
Old mine workings on Holywell Common/Halkyn Mountain.
On part of the old Holywell Racecorse.
The no go path to Pantasaph from the 
The no go path from the old Holywell Racecorse.o Pantasah.
Part of old Holywell Racecorse undergoing gorse clearance.
The path that I should have taken!
Young bullocks on the Racecourse!
The Frasiscan Monastry at Pantasaph.
Liverpool cathedrals from Pen-y-Ball Top.
Looking towards the Dee Estuary from Pen-y-Ball Top.
Panorama from Pen-y-Ball Top with the trig point in the middle of a crop.
.Tryfan from the Pen-y-Ball Monument.
The Pen-y-Ball Monument.
At my Brynford lunch spot.
S.t Michael's church at Brynford.
Walks stats: distance: 9.0 miles.
Climb: 600’.
Time: 4 hours 12 minutes. On the move
walking average: 2.7 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.1 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn.
As I had no other takers for the walk
today, I decided to set off early and left home at 08-00.
I arrived at the start point opposite
the Crooked Horn at Brynford just after 08-30 and ad was walking across the
common well before 09-00.
The weather was just about perfect for
walking, intermittent sunshine, warm, but with a gentle cooling breeze.
The only people I saw were dog walkers and one
or two joggers when I hit the road near the racecourse.
I decided to investigate a path that left the
racecourse, heading North towards Pantasaph. Alas it led directly to the A55
without any noticeable provision for crossing the road.
I decided this wasn’t a good option and
returned to the racecourse.
It was good to see that the farmer had started to clear much of the
gorse from the North east section of the racecourse, but there is still much
more to do.
I didn’t recognise the usual stile that we use
on this walk as so much gorse cutting and hedge cutting around this part had
been done. I ended up following the racecourse all the way back to the
Pantasaph road.
Followed this road over the A55 to Gorsedd, and then followed monastery
Road Eastward. It wasn’t long before I spotted the footpath heading South
towards the racecourse, but in reality safety means it stops at the A55.
After passing Pantasaph Farm, I decided to
take one of the footpaths leading to Pen-y-Ball
Top where I hoped to take a selphie at the trig point.
Arriving at Pen-y-Ball Top, a crop surrounded
the trig point, so I decided to go around the field on the way to Pen-y-Ball
Monument.
The views from Pen-y-Ball Top and the Monument
were pretty good and Moel Siabod and Tryfan could be seen on the skyline.
Still too early for lunch, I continued on
route, but the path along the hedge on the East side of the monument was so
overgrown with gorse that it was no longer passable. Thankfully a new better path on the West side of the
monument leads down to the track that leads to a bridge over the A55 on its way
to Brynford.
It was just after mid-day when I arrived at
Brynford and was able to take advantage of one of the benches near the
sculpture reminding everyone that this was once a mining area.
After lunch, it was less than two miles back
to the car.
I arrived back at the car just after 13-00,
having had a really enjoyable walk, at the same time exploring a couple of
paths that I know I will never use, and couple of paths that may be used in the
future.
Birds seen or heard today included: Goldfinch,
Common starling, Jackdaw, Carrion crow, meadow pipit, lack-headed gull. Herring
gull, Common buzzard, Common blackbird, European robin and House sparrow.
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