Finishing off Offa's walk ... Day 2

Day 2 saw us parking at the foot of Moel Arthur with a view to getting back to the section of the Offa's Dyke Path we left the day before. There was cloud overhead and very little sun.


As we climbed the path that runs around the bottom of the northern slope of Moel Llys-y-coed I looked back at Moel Arthur with the old hillfort atop it ...




When we reached the fields a buzzard flew from fencepost to fencepost 50 or 60 yards ahead of us. On reaching a track we walked south-westward ... and reached a seat with a view of the hills.



It had been erected in memory of a Mr and Mrs Cowpar. The bottom line of the memorial plaque reading 'Cilcain was their Heaven on Earth' ...



We reached a farm, Plas-newydd, with a herd of highland cattle in the field.



A little further on, another seat. This one in memory of Edgar ...



We took the opportunity to have lunch here ... and Natasha took the opportunity to take a photo ...



From the seat we had a clear view of Jubilee Tower on Moel Famau ...



We then got back on to the Offa's Dyke Path and headed back to the car.

There's a great view just south of Moel Arthur which clearly shows the hillfort ...



Then began a steep descent to the car park. The sort of descent that really pulls on the muscles just above the knees ...



We weren't done when we got there though. On the second day we were doing a figure of eight so as soon as we reached the car we walked past it and followed the path heading diagonally right, uphill, in the photo above.

Eventually we picked up the Clwydian Way near Llangwyfan ...



Have you noticed that so many sprintime flowers are yellow ? There are daffodils, primroses and celandines ... and, of course, gorse ...



A little further along we arrived at Pen-y-bryn ...





There's a tale to tell in respect of Pen-y-bryn, someone's dream proving a dream too far perhaps ... http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/buying_and_selling/article5006496.ece

After Pen-y-bryn we followed the Clwydian Way for over a mile as it slowly rose back towards Moel Arthur ...











... and then we were back, having walked about eight miles.

Date of walk ~ 19th April 2010

Length of walk ~ 8 miles

Total walked so far in 2010 ~ 83.75 miles

Total walked since 1st September 2009 ~ 213.75 miles

17 of 2010