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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.

Wednesday, 4 August 2021

St. Cwyfan's Trail and Aberwheeler 4th August 2021

 

Stepping out across the field from Llandyrnog.
The sheep have the best idea, chilling out in the shade of a tree.
Moel y Parc and Penycloddiau from the footpath south f Aberwheeler.
One of the challenging stiles encountered before lunch today.
Our lunch spot at Aberwheeler.
Another challenging double stile encountered after lunch.
"I've got my beady eye on you".
A white Peacock at Gelli.
Checking out the grave of the man that lived in three cenuries in St. Cwfan's churchyard.
Distance: 9.0 miles. Climb: 820'.
Time: 5 hours 4 minutes. On the move 2.3 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.8 m.p.h.
Max temperasture: 27.2 Celsius.
Beaufort wind force: 0 - 2 . Mainly calm - light air and briefly the occasional light breeze.
A good day for walking, although at times it did feel rather humid, the promised north westerly wind failed to appear often enough. 
Fran decided to use an umbrella - European style - to keep off the Sun's rays in the hottest part of the day.
Lunch was taken a little earlier than usual, as we found picnic benches at the playground at Aberwheeler.
The main challenge today was the broken stiles on the paths around  Aberwheeler, in contrast to the trail route where most of the stiles had been replaced by superb easy to use gates.
Birds seen or heard today included: House csparrow, Woodpigeon, Common blackbird, Wood nuthatch, House martin, Barn swallow, Greenfinch, Blue tit, Great tit, Jackdaw, Carrion crow and Common buzzard.
Overall and enjoyable walk, but we were already for  a refreshing pint of Purple Moose's brews (Snowdonia Ale and Elderflower brews at the Dinorben Arms at Bodfari.












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