Monday 11 December 2006

Moel Dywyll (North Clwyd Run)

Two pleasant lanes, running alone the top of the Clwydian range easy and except scratches non damaging, we always do this run on our own, since the perceptions and attitude of others is completely different. Trampers and crankers will often stop and talk to us in a friendly manner, we have ended up before now fixing bikes and giving assistance to walkers. Starting from the south west at SJ140634 (from Llangynhafal follow signs for the little church), it climbs though grouse, about 400 yards up there's a turn off left (north) to an old quarry. Nice picnic spot here, but watch out for the radio controlled Gliders which are often launched off the hillside. My landie was hit by one of these. The lane crosses the official Offa Dyke path at SJ145641. It was he in 2006 we assisted soon walkers who were suffering from heat exhaustion. We stopped due to over heating which is rare for us, the ambient temperature was 42 degrees cent. There was no wind at all, one could feel the heat coming off the heather, no wonder the sheep were refusing to get off the track. The lane joins the UCR at SJ163653. Then at the cross roads at SJ166653 go north ,another lane starts at SJ165654 finishing at the bottom of Moel Arthur at SJ148658

There's another lane turning off from above at SJ142661 to SJ172671 then splits to SJ174677; SJ177673 nice and pleasent ,slightly more demanding than the others, very close to Mold which is only 4 miles away. This lane is tree lined so expect scratches, we often turn round at the bottom and head back up to re-join the North Clwyd Run.