406 Walks from Llangollem 2020

Our first walk of the season will be on

Saturday 14th March 2020

and will be from 

Llangollen

renowned for it's spectacular scenery

Our first walk of the season will be from the famous Welsh town of Llangollen nestling within the beautiful Dee Valley in the North East of Wales. It is a town of varied parts, with plenty to interest the most discerning of visitors. You will probably know it for the Eistedford, or the horse drawn canal boats, or the Steam Railway, but there is plenty more about it so take a peek here
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Llangollen is a small town and community in Denbighshire, north-eastWales, on the River Dee at the edge of the Berwyn mountains and the ClwydianRange and Dee Valley AONB

There will be three walks:

• A Walk led by; Garth Raybould
• B Walk led by; Mark Stanford
• C Walk led by: Gwyn Jones

A Walk from Llangollen 2020

Walk Leader: Garth Raybould
Distance: 10 mls
Total Climbing:1600ft

 

This walk gives access to some of the most spectacular scenery in north-east Wales, usually missed by those who pass straight through Llangollen on their way to Snowdonia. We ascend quickly from the town to the ruined 13th century castle of Dinas Bran – the steepest ascent on the walk to get our circulation going! After descending the other side of the hill we take the lane eastwards for a few hundred yards and then gently ascend Trevor Rocks, the southern end of Eglwyseg Mountain, to head generally northwards along the top of the scarp slope.

Eglwyseg Mountain

 Views always depend on the weather, of course, but we should have a stunning panorama of Dinas Bran, the Dee valley and the Llantysilio hills.  At the north end of the scarp we do a U-turn and follow it back southwards along its base on the Offa’s Dyke Path, before diverting westwards into the Eglwyseg River valley.  This takes us past Valle Crucis Abbey, and we follow the Llangollen canal back into the town.

Annual General Meeting Friday 14th February 2020 at 7.30pm

Festive Walk 2020 'A' Walk

Walk Leader: Peter Hitchcock
Distance: 5.5 miles

Happy New Year to you all.  My planned route turned out to be rubbish so we shall be walking a ‘mini variation-on-a-theme’ of last year’s walk, but I think even nicer.  We set out West from the Gilpin along a cycle track and then along the base of Whitbarrow Ridge for 20 mins before climbing gradually up to the western edge of the scar.  From here, given good weather, you will have brilliant photo-shoot opportunities of the mountains to the north, Arnside and Morecombe Bay to the south and Whernside and Ingleborough to the east; a great start to 2020.

From this vantage point, we traverse along the southern tip of the scar to eventually retrace our steps back down to the pub.  Surprisingly, at 5½ miles, we should be ready to change into our party togs within 2½ hours of departure.

 

Festive Walk 2020 'B' Walk

Walk Leader: Jennifer Mathias
Distance: 5.5miles
Total Height: 450 ft

Festive Walk 2020 'C' Walk

Walk Leader: Gwyn Jones
Walk Distance: 3.75 mls

Because we plan to take coffee before we start and then be back at the pub for our meal by 1.30pm we are taking a short walk.  I hope it’s long enough to give you an appetite. For those who came last year it is the same walk. It is mainly flat with one short gradual incline followed by a short descent. We walk mainly on tarmac.

Our Festive Walk Menu 2020

Our Festive meal this season has been booked again at the Gilpin Bridge Inn near Levens in South Cumbria at 1.30. Members are invited to partake but if spaces are available after 30th November then guests who have walked with us will be invited to join us

The menu and details are -  here