| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Coordinator: | |
| Group email: | Cerdded y Bryniau/ Hillwalking group |
| When: | On Friday mornings 1st Friday of month |
Bwriad y Cerddwyr Bryniau yw cyfarfod ar ddydd Gwener cyntaf y mis, teithiau lleol fydd teithiau'r gaeaf a gobeithiwn gerdded Eryri yn yr haf. Gwirforddolwyr ymhlith y grŵp fydd yn arwain, ond nid oes unrhyw bwysau i wneud hynny. Ceir cefnogaeth cyn ac yn ystod y daith os oes angen. Cysylltwch â Gwen os oes gennych ymholiadau. Bydd yr enwau sydd ar y rhestr cysylltu yn derbyn ebost yn disgrifio’r daith 'Cerdded Bryniau' nesaf.
The Hillwalking Group intends to meet on the first Friday of the month. Winter walks may be in the local hills, in summer we hope to walk in Snowdonia. Walks are led by volunteers from the group, but there is no pressure. Please contact me if you have any questions. Once you are on the contacts list you will be emailed a description of the next Hillwalk.
Friday 1st November 2024
Dyserth, Trelawnyd, Gop Hill, Prestatyn – 9 miles, circular walk, 1713ft/522mtrs elevation gain
Thank you to walk leader Gérard for our hillwalk on Friday along a route scattered with remnants of a rich archaeological, agricultural and industrial past: the second tallest man made mound in Great Britain, flour mills, fulling mills, quarries, mines, a leat and evidence of an abandoned railway that was never completed.
Setting off from the Nature Reserve car park in Dyserth 11 walkers headed towards Trelawnyd: first, along the old leat then, following the River Ffyddion upstream, past Marian Mill and Felin Fawr Mill and along an ancient sunken track. A brief, steeper, ascent took us to Gop Hill and its neolithic cairn (the second-largest neolithic mound in Britain after Silbury Hill in Wiltshire) where, despite the cloud we enjoyed far-reaching views. A short break was taken at a sheltered spot at the bottom of the woodland where a few of us were reminded of the ‘post-storm Arwen challenge’ we faced 3years ago (3rd Dec 2021 - climbing over and crouching under fallen trees, and exposed roots). Today’s ‘challenges’ included several well maintained stiles, a number of steps and a few muddy sections.
We headed down to the entrance of Golden Grove Hall (built by Sir Edward Morgan, an official at the court of Elizabeth I), up the next ridge, round the back of Golden Grove, and after another welcome flat section we descended to Hillside Gardens on the outskirts of Prestatyn. After a break for lunch we picked up Offa's Dyke path, climbing up to the top of the cliff that dominates Prestatyn which we walked along, heading towards Graig Fawr with its magnificent 360°panorama. Descending to the foot of the hill we joined the course of the old Prestatyn to Dyserth railway. Here we incorporated the customary visit to a café by stopping at Y Shed, which also houses a small exhibition about mining at Talargoch. An easy 20 minute amble along the former railway found us back at our starting point.
Thanks, Gérard, for an excellent walk and everyone for a great day. (For history of some of the places we passed see www.dyserth.com .
