Yesterdays walk with Clive and Mike to Rhobell Fawr was cancelled due to the poor weather forecast so we arranged a walk to the Clwydian Hills today as the forecast for north east Wales was favourable and so we all met in the village of Cilcain where me and Mike left our cars and Clive drove us to Afonwen where we left his car at the craft centre.A steep ascent is immediately thrust upon you as you head up to the mast at Moel y Parc and with it being hot and overcast we were immediately plagued with flies,Clive taking a nasty bite on his wrist from a horsefly.I stopped to apply deet and got myself a piece of bracken to swot them away.As we reached the col by Nant Coed-y-mynydd farm the flies left us alone and we followed the Offa's Dyke path up to Penycloddiau,the summit marker seen below.
Next we walked along side the wooded area,through a car park and made our way up to Moel Arthur.
We then took the steep path down its south side to another small car park and lane and headed up to the unmarked top of Moel Llys-y-Coed.We continued along the Offa's Dyke path to eventually reach Moel Dywyll,our 4th top.
We now had the short but steep walk up to the highest point in the range,Moel Famau,but we had to share its summit with about 40 other noisy people.
We had a quick break here before descending along side the forest and passing Cae Newydd before walking back up to Cilcain via the lanes.We drove back for Clive's car before calling in the Glasfryn for a cider.The distance of this walk was 10 mile with an ascent of 2,900 feet.
MILEAGE WALKED 334
ASCENT 78,100
TOPS 74.
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