Conwy Castle Walls near the start of the walk.
Conwy Harbour ahead.
A Greenshank in Conwy Harbour.
A different form of training rowing boat used on the sea.
The second boat coming home.
One of last years cygnets, not quite in adult plumage.
A Little egret on the stream flowing into the estuary.
On the North Wales Path, heading for Conwy Mountain.
A lone Mountain pony feeding next to the North Wales Path.
Caer Seion information board next to the North Wales Path.
Caer Seion is somewhere up there!
On the North Wales Path.
My first views of the sea from the North Wales Path near our lunch spot.
Descending from Caer Seion to our lunch spot.
The old quarry from our lunch spot.
A few more Mountain ponies on Conwy Mountain.
Conwy from bridle path we used returning to Conwy.
Another good view of Conwy Castle from bridle path we used returning to Conwy.
Time: 3 hours 50 minutes.
On the move walking average: 2.2 m.p.h.
Overall walk average: 1.4 m.p.h.
Temperature: Max 17.2 Celsius at the end of the walk. 16.2 Celsius in the late morning along the North Wales Path and 14.7 Celsius at lunch.
Beaufort Wind Force: 0 – 2. In the main, hardly much wind at all, although it did gust to a 6 m.p.h. Light breeze on the North Wales Path below Caer Seion.
Group: Martyn, Nigel, Fran and Mike.
The weather forecast today was looking good, dry with hardly any wind and temperatures in high double figures. This time the forecasters got it right!
I followed the lower North Wales Path, whilst the rest of the group took the higher path over Cer Seion.
Both routes give good distant views, the North Wales Path views inland towards Allt Wen, Maen Esgob and Tal-y-Fan and the Caer Seion Route giving in addition views towards the sea and the Great Orme.
Lunch was taken by the seat that had good views towards coast, Penmaen-bach and the path descending from Caer Seion. After lunch we decided that the right option was to cut the walk short and return to the car by the shortest route – the lower bridle path / off-road track on the south side of Conwy Mountain.
A few Spring flowers were out. These included Lesser celandine, Primrose, Greater periwinkle, Green alkanet and Daffodils.
Birds seen or heard today: House sparrow, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Jackdaw, Common blackbird, Carrion crow, Chiffchaff, Blue tit, European robin, Black billed magpie, Common buzzard, Great tit, Woodpigeon, Raven, Shelduck, Mute swan, Greenshank, Little egret, Jackdaw, Red-billed chough, Meadow pipit, Common kestrel and Wood nuthatch
Overall, a very enjoyable walk, done at a leisurely pace.
As one member of the group wasn’t feeling too good, we decided to miss out calling in at the Albion and headed straight home.
Home early, in plenty of time to clean my boot, feed the washing meal before enjoying something to eat – beef and onion sandwiches and a cheese and onion sandwich, accompanied by a pot of tea!
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