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12th June 2018 Hiking - Walking: Huge circuit from Llanfairfechan Wind Direction: Wind Stength: Surf / Sea State: Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: cloudy start then sunny and warm :) Max Speed: Distance Covered: 15 miles (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise) Tuesday 12th June – walk ***** Huge circuit from Llanfairfechan – cloudy start then sunny and warm :) Good night close to the sea along Llanfairfechan prom. We were up and ready in good time as we were meeting ex Felixstowe windsurfing friend Steve Carter who has now moved back home to Wales at ten. He is going to show us some of North Wales hidden secrets :) Mag had made lunch the night before so we decided to leave the van by the sea and walk to Steve’s house making a small detour to the local Co-op to get Ellen and Steve a little something for their hospitality and found a nice bucket of plants. We arrived bang on time then drove a little way out of the village to start the walk, Steve had spent some time planning where to take us to show us the best views and as many historical remains as possible. He had combined at least two of his usual walks into one so we know this was going to be challenging! Setting off up a narrow tarmac road past the house his Grandma was born in we got to the footpath and after a steady but steep climb we were amazed to be on top of the huge mountain that towers over Llanfairfechan on the Conwy side with a large quarry. In fact, this used to be much larger but the top has been quarried away! Steve then pointed out the route he had in mind, a huge circular route going over or behind most of the highest local mountains. Needless to say, it is impossible to remember all the Welsh names and even if I could they would be impossible to spell but Steve took us to many fantastic Stone circles, burial mounds, forts, old quarries standing stones and best of all an amazing dolman:) We saw buzzards and kites, sheep with lambs and best of all wild horses with tiny foals, plus wheatears, sky larks and stone chats :) We went in a small stone quarry accessed through a narrow gorge over stepping stones. We passed mile after mile of some of the best stone walling we had ever seen and all the time Steve was pointing out things of interest. He kept checking his mobile which had a top app marking all the historical points of interest and we didn’t miss many. Some of the standing stones were particularly impressive! At each point we marvelled at how and why these things were here. The cloud cleared and the scenery improved greatly as things nearly always look better with a blue-sky backdrop. We stopped for our lunch as we were starving and Steve said we were probably not yet half way! We made a big detour to see the dolman but it was worth it. Then we rounded a large mountain past the remains of a Roman road and got views of the estuary towards Banger with Anglesey in the background. The tide was out and you could see all of the sandbank named Dutchman’s bank clearly! Then it was the last leg which we found particularly hard as our toes were hurting and it was downhill, steep too! We were relieved to get back to the car as we had been out over eight hours covering about 15 miles which must be our longest walk ever! It was a short drive back to Steve’s house where Ellen had prepared a fantastic spread including homemade scones, savoury and fruit which we enjoyed sitting in the warm sunshine in the garden of their lovely old house. We then walked slowly back to the van, watched another top sunset before falling exhausted into bed, the end of a top day :) Photo Gallery Here |
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