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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.

Friday 19 October 2012

Limestone and Lead, and A Tale of Two Mountains 18th October 2012

"How big?"
On the way to Graianryd from Eryrys.
or
 The two that got away!
The start of the limestone shelves on Y Graig.
Changing rooms?
Those (minus the photographer) that made it to the top of Moel Findeg.
Walk stats: Distance: 11.1 miles. Climb: 1492'.
Time: 6 hours 17 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.1 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.6 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Roger, Annie H., Phil, David, Celia and Carol H.
A good forecast on the cards, but it wasn't quite as good as we expected. However it was largely dry and the rain was very light and the need to don waterproofs was questionable.
This was a very enjoyable walk, particularly around the limestone areas of Bryn Alyn, Y Graig and Mole Findeg. Good views North towards Moel Famau and the Clwydians.
Lunch was taken on the roadside, before heading through the wilderness to B5430 and the climb to Y Graig.
The walk ended up slightly longer than expected, as mistakenly we tried to keep to the high ground rather than drop down after passing Y Graig, and ending up retracing our steps to get back on track.
Fran and Tito, having completed the "Tale of Two Mountains" walk independently, met us at Maeshafn and joined us for after walk drinks at the Glasfryn. Purple Moose, Snowdonia wa the beer of choice for the discerning drinkers in the group.
Birds seen or heard today included: House sparrow, Goldfinch, Jackdaw, Common buzzard, Kestrel, Meadow pipit, Dunnock, Common blackbird, Mistle thrush, European robin, Woodpigeon and Carrion crow.
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