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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: 2-10 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 2020:- Martyn Harris, Fran Murphy, Sue and Michel Pelissier, Mike Dodd, David Savage, Wendy Peers, Celia de Mengle, Wendy and Ian Peers, Roger Smith, Paul Collinson, Ed Meads, Nigel and Elaine Taylor, Celia de Mengle, Sue Pearson.

Thursday 11 June 2009

Moel Llys-y-coed, Cwm Gain and Moel Arthur 11th June 2009

On the green road around Moel Arthur. Walking on the new (for us), delightful track from Moel Arthur.
Are these bevy of beauties really walking on their own?

The group at lunch, but after Martyn's fruit cake!.
Snowdonia in focus - the best distant view of the day.
The group at the top of Moel Arthur with Moel Fammau in the background.
Walk stats: Distance:9.2 miles; Climb:1880'.
Time: 5 hours 6 minutes; On the move walking average:2.4 m.p.h.;Overall walk average:1.8 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Celia, Richard, Annie H., Sue and Michel, Rowland and Lucette Pelissier.
What a glorious walk this was, the weather was perfect all day and no-one moaned about "can we have lunch". Today definitely had a French connection - five French speakers, only two none French speakers and one in between! You only need to look at the profile of Rowland to knoe that he is ma Pelissier! this area is always good for walking and the path across the Eastern slope of Moel Llys-y-Coed was a new and delightful path to the group.
walking along ther Offa's Dyke Path gave us the best views of Snowdonia.
Birds seen or heard today included: buzzard, kestrel, Chaffinch, Meadow pipit, Carrion crow, Raven, Mistle Thrush, Song thrush, Willow warbler, Great tit, House sparrow, Hedge sparrow, Chiffchaff, Pheasant, Peacock (doesn't count really) and Swallow.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Britannia Inn at Pentre Halkyn where the welcome can never be bettered! It does help when the Lees bitter is on good form and even Rowland and Lucette sampled the it (Celia didn't)!
It's always good to have new people jioining the group!






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