Tag Archives: Clwydian Hills

#276 – Moel y Parc – Sheeptracks, sunshine and more Offa’s Dyke Path!

Posted on 06/07/2020 by Paul Shorrock

(For the best viewing experience, left-click the images and maps to zoom in, then use your browser return arrow to go back) June in North Wales, and we were still restricted to five miles travel for recreation and exercise, whilst … Continue reading →

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#275 – The Offa’s Dyke Path (Northern section)

Posted on 22/06/2020 by Paul Shorrock

  (For the best viewing experience, left click the images and maps to zoom in, then use your browser return arrow to go back to the text) It’s almost three months now since we were locked down in the Covid-19 … Continue reading →

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#243 – Dinas Bran Castle and the Vale of Llangollen

Posted on 09/04/2018 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) It has to be said that ‘me missus’ does not exactly go for the combination of mountains and snow, and my day playing on the Glyderau (see … Continue reading →

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#184 – Blast from the past – Clwydian Hillforts

Posted on 21/09/2015 by Paul Shorrock

A busy couple of weeks meant that I didn’t finish the latest post in time for today, so I thought I would revisit an earlier post from 2012.   Fellow blogger Mark Kelly should enjoy this as he recently walked … Continue reading →

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#183 – Adventures, it’s all relative!

Posted on 07/09/2015 by Paul Shorrock

An annoying knee injury (now sorted out) kept me off the hills for much of August, but I’m an impatient patient and by the end of the month I was ready for a walk out.   We had my grandson Lewis … Continue reading →

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#166 – Happy New Year for 2015

Posted on 29/12/2014 by Paul Shorrock

Hope you all had a Happy Christmas, and wishing you a Happy New Year for 2015, From Chris, ‘Mist’ and meself! (Now, can I remember how to get Chris back to her normal size ……..?)

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#157 – Cyrn y Brain on the Ruabon Moors

Posted on 25/08/2014 by Paul Shorrock

Having a Border Collie means plenty of walking!  ‘Mist’ is a real mountain dog, happy on the high hills of Snowdonia, but unfortunately we can’t fit in a high level walk every day, so we often look for new ground … Continue reading →

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#146 – Moel Famau – Little hill, big ‘attitude’!

Posted on 16/12/2013 by Paul Shorrock

When it comes to mountains, Snowdonia is more than a jewel in the crown – it is the crown.  There are plenty more mountain riches though, including our local hills.  The Clwydian Range is the first high ground that you … Continue reading →

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#144 – Journey to ‘World’s End’

Posted on 18/11/2013 by Paul Shorrock

We went in search of the World’s End!  At least that what the map called it, and the British Ordnance Survey maps are respected world-wide for their accuracy and information.  So, as we approached World’s End, why was our first … Continue reading →

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#131 – Night (and day) time wanderings in the Clwydian Hills – Moel y Plas

Posted on 20/05/2013 by Paul Shorrock

Saying that life has been busy over the past couple of months isn’t the half of it!  In January my Border Collie ‘Mist’ passed her obedience and stock (sheep) tests, and began her training as a Search And Rescue (SAR) … Continue reading →

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