Total Distance: 11+ miles app
Total ascent/descent: 2080ft
The first major outing of the year is both scenic and
varied, teasing you back in time as you tread peat, heather and stone paths
paced thousands of years ago by our Iron Age ancestors! The first half of the walk ventures South and
is a gentle 2-hr warm up along woodland tracks, across fields and up and down
country lanes. Excellent distant views
of the Clwydian Range are visible including our goal – the Jubilee Tower [for
K. George III] at Moel Famau.
The 2nd
half of the walk involves an initially steady then steeper climb up the eastern
side of the ridge to Foel Fenlii, the splendid remains of an Iron Age hill fort
(1667ft). The route joins Offa’s Dyke
which we follow to the summit of Moel Famau, the highest part of this Park at
1818ft.
Hopefully, splendid views across
N. Wales, Cheshire and Merseyside will be on offer. From the summit, a gentle 1:20mins stroll
downhill then along the River Alyn takes us back to Loggerheads. Some paths will be muddy and possibly
slippery if there has been some recent snowfall. So, sticks are advisable (and basic crampons
maybe if you have them). In all, an 11
mile ‘medium-grade’ walk which, at a good pace and with group-style stops,
should take 6 hrs.
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