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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 22 October 2009

Cwm Dulas, Cefn yr Ogof and Gop Wood 21st October 2009

The first view of the day, looking down he coast towards the Great Orme.
At the trig point on Cefn yr Ogof - photo taken by Robert.
The Murphys and more!
The last view of the day - Gwrych Castle.
Walk stats: Distance: 9.8 miles; Climb:1287'.
Time: 5 hours 01 minutes; On the move walking average: 2.4 m.p.h.; Overall walk average: 1.9 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Richard, Roger, Gordon, Celia, Annie H., Sue and Michel, Fran and Tito and Robert Murphy.
This was another lovely day for walking from beginning to end. It's always good to walk along the coast at this time of the year, especially when there are blue skies and the Great Orme is bathed in sunlight as it was today. Despite few protests and a little reluctance we set of on a new approach to the summit of Cefn yr Ogof, and all agreed that this path was a better approach than the one attempted in March by some of the group. We lunched as usual on the flanks of Rhyd-y-foel before setting off across fields to Gop Wood. We arrived back at the car with the Sun shining brightly and temperature the warmest of the day.
Birds seen or heard today included: Pied wagtail, Stonechat, Linnet, Meadow pipit, Carrion crow, raven, Black-billed magpie, Jackdaw, Robin, Wren, Black-headed gull, Common gull, Herring gull, Lesser black-backed gull, Oystercatcher, Mallard, Mute swan, Redshank and Curlew.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Britaaniai Inn at Pentre Halkyn where the Lees bitter was at its best and quaffed with relish.

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