Is this the isolated tree we should aim for?
Nigel makes it to the top first, while Ed has a rest!
Not the best limestone pavements we have seen!
Resting on Bryn Alyn, admiring the view towards Moel Famau.
Bryn Alyn is just over there somewhere!
Bell heather in bloom.
A thistle head looks good.
St. Garmon's Church, Llanarmonyn-Ial.
The former chapel and Chapel House just outside Llanarmonyn-Ial.
Heading for the stile through the wild flower meadow.
Dog violets next to the path in the wild flower meadow.
This was bad enough, but worse was to come!
Walk Stats:Distance: 9.6 miles. Climb: 1690’
Time: 6 hours 23 minutes.
On the move walking average: 2.2 m.p.h.
Overall walk average: 1.5 m.p.h.
Temperature: 19.2 Celsius to 21.6 Celsius, although it felt much warmer than that at times and felt quite humid.
Beaufort Wind Force: 0 -3 Mainly calm with occasionally a refreshing Gentle breeze as we crossed Bryn Alyn.
Group: Martyn, Nigel and Ed
The weather forecast today was looking good, warm, dry with very little wind and hardly any rain. Alas they got that wrong and rain was in the air from 13-45 onwards, and it was raining quite hard when we got back to the car.
The walk in the morning went well, with only one hitch in finding the path that resulted in us having to choose an alternative path to get back on track.
Lunch was taken at Llanarmon-yn-Ial where we sat on two new benches in the grounds of the church.
After visiting the church, we set off on the second loop of the walk, not realising how challenging it was going to be!
Finding paths through two woods, seemed almost impossible, so much so, that the last wood we went through was so bad, we all agreed that this walk should never be on the list again!
Birds seen or heard today: Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Black billed magpie, Stonechat, Goldfinch, House martin, Common buzzard Raven, Meadow pipit, Barn swallow and Red kite.
Overall, an enjoyable but challenging walk and we were all glad to get back to the cars and change into dry clothes!
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Druid Inn at Llanferres where Purple Moose’s Cwrw Eryri went down well, even if did cost £4-95!
That wasn’t the end of our challenges, arriving at Broughton, we found the A5104 closed with a Police car across road and ended up going back onto the A55 and returning home via Lache Lane and Boundary Lane.
At least when I arrived at home, the rain had stopped, the Sun was shining and I could clean my boots outside. Even better all my recycling bags and box were dry!
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