7.5 Miles, 800ft of total ascent
Starting from the coach park at Devil's Bridge on the river Lune we go north towards the village of Casterton and Casterton Fell, mainly on footpaths and country lanes.
Casterton village is dominated by its girl's school, established in 1833 by Rev. William Carus Wilson and considerably expanded in succeeding years. The church of the Holy Trinity was built for the school at the same time. Also centrally placed is the Pheasant Inn.
Leader GWYN JONES
Distance 5 ¾ Miles
I had hoped to find a way up onto the high ground of the Orme but all my attempts turned
out to be too severe for a C walk; so this is what we will be doing. After refreshments
we will head, via the promenade, up to the Haulfre Gardens - involving a climb of
approx. 200 ft. We then head towards the West shore and join a coastal path which will
take us to Deganwy. Here we will cross the railway and walk along the roadside back into Llandudno.
LLANDUDNO -GREAT ORME
A huge welcome to you all for the 1st walk of the season. The Great Orme!! It could be blowy; it could be very sunny; it could be cloudy! What it will be is interesting and fun.
From the coach drop-off point, it is a short 15-min walk to the edge of town where we set foot on the Orme via the Haulfre gardens (free toilets) and under the watchful eyes of Tweedledee and Tweedledum!! We skirt the western edge of the peninsular gaining fantastic views of the Conwy valley, the Carneddaus and Anglesey as well as the N. Wales’ equivalent of the “super-rich Sandbanks” residents’ pads. We climb steeply for 15-20 mins to get near the top and to the northern edge where we shall have energising views of the sheer cliffs plus sea-birds and maybe seals as well as the local wild goats. We then wander east then south to the summit via some ancient artifacts including the remnants of a Roman well. The café at the top may not be open so don’t get your hopes up!! On the final leg, we shall descend to the unique St. Tudno’s church with its impressive cemetery before continuing to the dry ski-slope and Happy Valley’s scenic gardens. It is then only a stones throw to the pub then coach. A short-ish route at 8.5 miles but a couple of steep bits to test out the thighs after the winter. Apart from the occasional stone wall and the toilets at Haulfre gardens, available WC’s will cost you 30p so you may wish to bring some coins with you!
