Thursday 5th April 2007
Eglwyseg Escarpment and Trevor Rocks
Distance; 10 -12 miles.
Start: Off road parking near the monument on the Panoramic Walk.
Grid ref:SJ246428
To get to the parking area take the A539 Wrexham to Llangollen road as far as Trevor. At the Australia Arms turn right uphill for the Panoramic Walk. Follow the road through Garth Trevor and Garth and at a crossroads turn left. At the next T-junction turn left and follow the road. As the road turns right and crosses a cattle grid (I think), the parking area is on the right just before the Monument.
This is a variation on the walk first introduced to the group by Michel. However this time it is planned to keep to the new path that follows the edge of the escarpment, rather than drop down to Offa's Dyke Path and then climb back up.I'm sure that if Dave Berry had described this route he would have described a being exhilarating and the word delightful would have appeared frequently!
Leave Chester at 9-00 a.m. and meet in the parking area near the Monument.
Saturday 7th April 2007 (Tito's birthday!)
The Roaches (a walk for Celia)
Distance:11 - 12 miles
Start: Wadsworth Reservoir Picnic Site.
Grid ref: SJ994603
Leave Chester at 8-00 a.m. and meet in the car park at Tittesworth Reservoir.
After walk drinks will be at the Old Wilkes Head, Leek providing it's OK withTito.
Thursday 12th April 2007
Around Coed Cwm, Marion Frith and Moel Hiraddug.
Distance: 11 - 12 miles.
Climb: 2000' +
Start: Dyserth to Prestatyn Walkway car park.
Grid ref: SJ 062793
To get to the car park, take the A55 Chester to Prestatyn road. Exit at the junction after the Pentre Halkyn junction signposted A5151. Go back over the A55 and follow signs for Dyserth and Trelawnyd. Follow the road through Trelawnyd to Dyserth. The car park is on the right, just before a left bend that goes in to Dyserth. If I remember correctly, it is just after a layby and telephone box on the right.
This walk links two of Dave Berry's walks from his booklet "Walks on the Clwydian Hills" (updated edition), so Dave Jenkins has already done them. If he comes we shouldn't get lost!
Dave Berry describes the first of the walks as being a delightful walk across undulating countryside including the small limestone hill of Marion Frith, and for the first time it will allow us to explore the Iron Age hill fort of Moel Hiraddug. This is something that I've wanted to do for some time,
The second walk he describes as a walk exploring the attractive and varied countryside between Rhuallt and Cwm. It also includes part of Offa's Dyke footpath.
Leave Chester at 9-00 a.m. and meet at the Walkway car park on the A5151 (east of Dyserth)
After walk drinks will be at the ..........
Good news from the Britannia.
New opening hours from the 2nd April are 12 noon to 11-00 p.m.
Saturday 14th April 2007
Shutlingsloe.
Distance: 13.5 miles; Climb: 2700'+
Start: Tegg's Nose Country Park.
Grid ref: SJ950733
Leave Chester at 8-00 a.m. and meet at Tegg's Nose Country Park visitors centre.
To get to Tegg's Nose Country Park from Chester take the A51 and A54 towards Kelsall. Then take the a537 to Knutsford, Macclesfield towards Buxton. On the outskirts of Macclesfield take the Buxton Old Road als signposted to Tegg's Nose Country park. This road goes straight ahead (a right turn) as the main A537 turns left. Tegg's nose Country Park is just aover a mile down thuis road on the right.
This is a walk from Mark Richards book "Walks in ther Dark Peak", although it's the White Peak OS map that we will be using. This is very much an up and down walk and the overall climb will be close to 3000' despite the fact that at no point to we get to a height over 1800'. This is a walk that we last attempted in October 2005, but the walk ws cut short due to the rain. Hopefully this time we will be able to complete the walk as described. Last time we set off on the wrong path out of the car park!
Thursday 19th April 2007
Ysceifiog-Lixwm-Brynford Round
Distance: 10 miles; Climb: Unknown but less than 1500' at a guess!
Start: Ysceifiog Village centre.
Grid ref: SJ152715.
Park tidily in the village alongside the children's play area opposite Richard's house or on the verge in the lane opposite the Fox.
This walk links two of the walks from Dave Berry's booklet "Walks Around Holywell and Halkyn Mountain". It starts on the Ysceifiog-Lixwm walk taking a delightful path by the lake to Ysceifiog Lake and then climbs through the woods towards Babell and then onto Lixwm. at Lixwm we pick up the Lixwm -Brynford walk which explores pastureland and open country between Lixwm and Brynford. Both walks give extensive views of the Clwydian Hills and on a good day Snowdonia.
Leave Chester at 9-00 a.m. and meet in Ysceifiog.
Saturday 21st April 2007
The Three lakes Trail
Distance: 10-11 miles; Climb: 2000' at a guess!
Start: On the verge adjacent to the dam on Lyn Aled.
Grid ref: SH916579.
Leave Chester at 8-00 a.m. and meet at Llyn Aled.
to get to the parking area take the A541 Mold to Denbigh road. At Denbigh take the A543 Denbigh to Pentrefoelas road. The minor road to Llyn Aled is on the right, about 2 miles after the left turn signposted Llyn Brennig. The turning is on the right just as the Alwen Reservoir comes into view on the left.
This is a walk that we haven't done for some time. It would be nice to complete the walk when the going underfoot was a little less boggy, but be prepared and make sure that you bring at least a change of socks with you!. This is quite an exhilarating walk across at times trackless moorland. We didn't get lost last time, so hopefully route finding will be a little easier this time.
The three lakes are llyn Aled, Lyn Alwen and the Alwen reservoir.
Thursday 26th April 2007
Llanfair Talhaiarn
Distance: 5 miles + (whatever extra we decide to do!); Climb: Unknown
Start: Riverside car park at Llanfair Talhaiarn. The car park is just beside the bridge leading into the village from the A548 road from Abergele. There are also toilets nearby.
Grid ref:SH927702
This walk is taken from Lorna Jenner's book " Walking in the Vale of Clwyd". The walk as described is only 5 miles, but we should have no problem using the OS map to extend it to a distance of our choosing. The walk is described as a refreshing walk along the peaceful Nant Barrog Valley and contours around Moel Unben (we will probably visit the top) with superb views of Snowdonia. The extension could include Mynydd Dir and Mynydd Bodran, both now on open access land.
This start point is the same location that was flooded when the the Elwy burst its banks when we had planned a walk from Llansannan. Hopefully we won't have the same problems this time.
Leave Chester at 9-00 a.m. and meet at Llanfair Talhaiarn. It's only a small village, so we shouldn't find it a problem arriving at the same riverside/bridgeside car park!
Saturday 28th April 2007
The Fringes of the Morwynion, Owain Glyndwr's Mount and Nant Fridisel.
Distance: 10 miles + 2.5 miles (if we visit Moel Fferna again!); Climb: 2000' +
Start: Pont Carrog ( Next to the river just before the bridge)
Grid ref: SJ115437.
Leave Chester 8-30 a.m. and meet at Carrog.
After walk refreshments at the Grouse Inn, Carrog.
Two walks that we have completed earlier in the year, but not together. Perhaps we will see the start of the Bluebell season as we go through the woods alongside Nant Friddisel.
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