Dates and Walks August 2019

Updated on 19th August 2019

Saturday 3rd August 2019.

Cadair Bronwen
Postponed.
See below for new walk.

Distance: 10 miles. Climb: 1800'
Start: Llandrillo Riverside Car Park. Grid ref: SH035372.
Leave Chester at 08030 a.m.
This walk is taken from Dave Berry's booklet "Walks Around the Berwyn Mountains and the Ceiriog Valley". It is described as a walk for experienced walkers. It includes two ancient upland paths and visits the most northern summit of the Berwyns, Cadair Bronwen at 2558'. Once on the Berwyn ridge, we should get some stunning views of Cadair Idris, Snowdonia and even the Shropshire Hills. Moorland sections and the descent down the Chlochnant Valley have in the past proved somewhat boggy, but hopefully at this time of the year we shouldn't get wet feet!

New Walk

Conwy Harbour, Conwy Mountain and Maen Esgob.

Distance: 8.5 miles. Climb: 1700'.
Start: Conwy Long Stay Car Park on the Llanrwst Road. Grid refSH781773 . The car park is Pay and Display, (£4-50 for more than 4 hours).
The walk starts by walking along the harbour and around the east side of Bodlondeb Woo, following the North Wales Path. After crossing Conwy Mountain it continues acrross the Sychnant Pass Road and around the north western side of Maen Esgob. On reachig a path junctio, we head East past Llyn y Wrach. At the next path junction the route eads orth west towards Craigyfedwen, eventually picking up the path on the western side of Gwern Engen pack to the Sychnant Pass Road. The final part of the walk is along the track on the southern side of Conwy Mountain to the outskirt of the town and following the roads back to the start.

Wednesday 7th August 2019.

Y Foel. 

Distance: 8.5 miles. Climb: 1400'.
Start: Mill Street (A539), riverside car park, Llangollen. Pay and display car park adjacent to the Ponsonby Arms. Grid ref: SJ216421 (LL20 8RY).
Leave Chester 09-00 a.m.
This is a walk taken from David Berry's booklet " Walks Around the Berwyn Mountains and the Ceiriog Valley.
The walk explores the upland area to the south of Llangollen. The route visits the summit of y Foel and the remains of Biddulph Tower. We should get good views in all directions from this point. The return route inludes using a the North Berwyn Way from Vivod Mountain. This will the first time we have used this section of the North Berwyn Way as it heads north east towards Ffynnon-las Wood.

Saturday 10th August 2019.

Vivod Mountain.
Postponed. 
Lots of rain and 40 m.p.h. gusting winds forecast.

Distance: 9.2 miles 1500'. 
Start; Roadside parking at Glyn Ceiriog. SJ202378. As it is a Saturday, it may be possible to park near the school.
Leave Chester at 08-30.
This walk is taken from Dave Berry's booklet "Walks Around the Berwyn Mountains and the Ceiriog Valley". This is a new walk for me and explores the the high heather moorland ridge north west of Glyn Ceiriog. The walk follows a path around the western flank of Y Foel before joining the North Berwyn Way to the top of Vivod Mountain. The return route includes paths through the Ceiriog Forest (Nantyr Forest). at the highest point of the walk we should get 360 degree viewsncluding the Shropshire Hills, the Berwyns, Snowdonia and the Clwydian Hills.

Wednesday 14th August 2019.

The Ceiriog Valley - Cefn-Hir-Fynydd 

and 

Bwlch-Adwy-Wynt.
Postponed - couldn't find any takers for a wet walk in the Ceiriog Valley. 

Distance: 8 -10 mles. Climb: 1250'. 
Start: Pontricket Layby. Grid ref: SJ186344.
Leave Chester at 09-00 a.m.
This is a walk taken from David Berry's booklet " Walks Around the Berwyn Mountains and the Ceiriog Valley. The described walk start at Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, but parking there isn't easy, hence extending the walk a little by starting at Pontricket.
The short walk involves descending the quite rocky sunken track back to Pontricket which most of us in the past have found rather unpleasant. The longer route avoids this but means thee is more uphill before descending through the Siambr gerrig valley.
The walk is a very varied walk with extensive views, and at one point follows a delightful section of the Upper Ceiriog Trail across Cefn-Hir-Fynydd t 1509'. Sections of the Ceiriog Valley Way are followed through fields and woodlands.

Saturday 17th August 2019.

Moel y Garneddd.
Postponed, but I will look for an alternative if I can find an area that has a reasonable weather forecast.

Distance: 7-8 miles.

Climb: 1200'.

Start: Fronfeuno Snowdonia National Park Lakeside Car park Grid ref: SH917351.

Leave Chester 08-30 a.m.

This walk is taken from Dave Berry's booklet "Walks Around Y Bala and Penllyn". The walk explores the undulating countryside West of Bala. The route follows a a bridleway up to moorland, eventually crossing Moel y Garneddd at a height f 1170'. We can expect to see superb views as we cross the open moorland. The return route goes through attractive woodland. This is a walk for experienced walkers only and should not be attempted in poor visibility. Careful navigation is required.

Alternative Walk.

Mynydd Marian.

Distance: 7-8 miles. Climb: 1000'.

Start: Llandulas Beach Car Park. Grid ref: SH907786.

Leave Chester at 09-00.

This walk is taken from Dave Berry's book, "Walks on the North Wales Coast". It combines an interesting section of the coast line with the attractive limestone countryside between, Old Colwyn, Llysfaen and Llandulas. This is one of my favourite walks nd at the moment the forecast for Saturday looks promising.

Wednesday 21st August 2019.

Gop Hill and More from Trelawnyd.

Distance: 7-9 miles. Climb: 1300-1500'.
Start: Trelawnyd High Street Car Park: Grid ref: SJ091798.
Leave Chester: 09-00.
This is a walk taken from the Ramblers' Magazine "Walk". This is a variation of the walk we last did around Gwaenysgor. We will probably do a short extension to the trig point on Graig Fawr. We should get good views from Graig Fawr towards Snowdonia and the North Wales Coast.

Saturday 24th August 2019.

Foel Lwyd and Moefre.

Distance: 7-8 miles. Climb: 1800'.

Start: Nant-y-Coed Nature Reserve, Llanfairfechan. Grid ref: SH698736. However we will meet up at Abergele / Pensarn Beach car park first and take just one car to the start.

Leave Chester 08-00 a.m.
Abergele / Pensarn Car Park: grid ref: SH942786. Meeting up at about 09-00 a.m.

This is a walk that Ed suggested might be worth doing. 

This walk described as a walk for experience walkers as it explores the wild upland pastures, moorland and mountain terrain. The route starts by going through the Nant y Coed Nature Reserve and crosses the river by LARGE stepping stones. The initial route follows paths running paallel to the Afon Ddu a far as Bwlch y Ddeufaen. A path close to the wall leads us all the way to the summit of Foel Lwyd, which i have only visited once before. On reaching the bwlch between Tal-y-Fan, the route heads North towards Moelfre. It will be this section that is the most challenging as the paths/tracks are often hard to find as they meander through the heather and bilberry. We may end up doing a little heather hopping!

 On a good clear day we should get extensive views of the higher Snowdonia peaks as well as towards the coast.

Wednesday 28th August 2019.

A Pentre-celyn Round
(A part of the Clwydian Trio.)

Distance: 9.5 miles; Climb:1900' '.
or
Distance: 6.3 -7.0 miles. Climb: 1430'

Start: Pentre-celyn car park . Grid ref: SJ150534.

The car parking area is on the left adjacent to the sign for Pentre-celyn, just off the B5429.

Leave Chester 9-00 a.m.

This is a walk based on a  walk by Debbie Hamilton in the "Walking" magazine. This walk includes the section of Offa's Dyke Path goes near Moel y Plas, Moel Gyw, Moel Llanfair and Boncyn y Waen-grogen. Her walk starts from Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, but we will start at Pentre Celyn about half a mile beyond Graigfechan.
 In recent years we have shortened the walk by missing out the northern section towards Moel Gyw. This reduces the walk by about 2 miles and the climb by about 500'. Although shorter it still makes a very good walk.

Saturday 31st August 2019.

To be announce if there is a demand and I am given sufficient notice.