Around Bryn Alyn, Big Covert and Eryrys.
A misty climb through Big Covert.
First views of Moel Famau as we climbed the south west slope of Bryn Alyn.
Fran pouinting out her favourite mountain!.
Somewhere in the distance is Snowdonia.
Our view of the Bryn Alyn escarpments and the Clwydian Hills beyond.
Is it a Raven? probably just a Carrion crow.
Distance: 8.2 miles. Climb: 1365'.
Time 5 hours 9 minutes. Onthe move walking average: 2.1 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.6 m.p.h, (we must be spending too much time over lunch!)
Group: Martyn, Nigel, fran an David S.
The weather was just as the Met forecast predicted, we set off in the rain, all in full waterproof gear and at lunch time we were able to return it to its rightful place in our rucksacks.
The short road walk exposed us to the spray of speeding lorries as they escaped the speed restriction through Llanferres, but after that our walk was thankfully without any vehicular encounters.
Arriving in Big Covert, we explored a little taking a track that led uphill which I hoped would take us to Burley Hill Quarry. it did, but much further south than I had expected. Nevertheless, it was a good track and enables us to add another alternative option to our routes in this area.
Our first views of Moel Famau came as we headed up the slopes of the Bryn Alyn area, but it had only just appeared out of the clouds. Better views were obtained later on as we descended towards Eryrys.
Lunch was taken in Nercwys forest, where the stumps of trees provided appropriately distanced seats to enjoy our lunches.
Our best views of the day came as we descend on the track on Bryn Alyn, with the limestone escarpments in front of us andthe Clwydian Hills above.
Earlier in the day, I had mentioned the final descent can be tricky, especially when its wet and you have probably guessed, I was the only one to slip over and the evidence left on my shorts foer all to see. Thankfully no harm done and a change of shorts awaited me back at the car.
We arrived back at the cars saying how much we had enjoyed the walk and congratulating ourselves that we had all decide to walk in spite of the forecast of a rainy start.
Birds seen or heard today included: European robin, Black billed magpie, Stonechat, Meadow pipit, Jackdaw, House sparrow and Carron crow,
Only two of us decided to head to a local hostelry, the Druids Inn, Llanferres where only a couple of weeks earlier we had enjoyed a pint of Cwrw Eryri, but alas today we were disapointed when the landlord came out to the car park as we arrived to minform us that they had already closed at 15-00.
The Glasfryn at Mold was our next option, where we were allowed in and able to enjoy our beer of choice - a pint of Purple Moose's Cwrw Eryie - the end to a really good day.
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