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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, 23 March 2019

Around he Great Orme 23rd March 2919

On the path below the cliffs on the West side of the Great Orme.
Conwy Mountain from the cliff side path.
The old monastery site from the start of the Monks Path.
Looking East towards the summit on the Great Orme.
Looking South across the limestone pavement to the summit on the Great Orme.
Looking East towards Marine Drive.
A Fulmar onaa cliff ledge on the North sside of the Grteat Orme.
Grey sels close to the cliff on the North side of the Great Orme.
Llandudno pier and the Little Orme.
The view from our lunch spot in Happy Valley.
Looking North west towards the summit on the Great Orme.
The easy way to descend the Great Orme.
Yjr Great Orme cromlech - Neolthic burial chamber.
On the way to the Invalids Path.
Is this really a Strawberry tree?
Looking over Llanddno towards the Little Orme.
Deganwy Castlefrom the Invalids Path.
Last views of Conwy Mountain and the Carneddau beyond.
Walk stats: Distance: 7.3 miles. Climb: 1172'.
Time: 4 hours 33 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.1 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.6 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Roger and Ed.
This was a good day for walking, dry with very little wind and pleasantly warm once the Sun came out.
 Distant views were good, but somewhat hazy towards the high tops.
 The trek around the summit plateau on the Great Orme was delightful. The signage for the path through the Great Orme Country Park was now in place, but unfortunately that was closed until the 1st June.
 The bonus for the day was seeing several Grey seals swimming close to the shore as we walked along the Marine Drive towards Llandudno.
 Lunch was taken in Happy Valley, taking advantage of one of the many benches that overlooked the ski slope.
 After a very leisurely lunch basking in the warm sunshine, we headed across the Great Orme up to Half-way station, an the descended past the Copper Mines to the cromlech.
 The final part of our walk a gentle stroll along the Invalids Path back to the West shore and the start of our walk.
 Birds seen or heard today included: Herring gull, Jackdaw, Carrion crow, Meadow pipit, Carrion crow, Greenfinch, Great cormorant, Fulmar, Great black-backed gull, Mallard, Winter wren, Common blackbird, House sparrow, Goldfinch, Red-billed chough and Pied wagtail.
 Overall a very enjoyable walk
 After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Blue Bell Inn at Halkyn, where the Lees Bitter was the beer sampled.
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Celia said...

looks wonderful. wish I had been with you.

24 March 2019 at 11:27

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