The North Wales Path - 60 Miles Prestatyn to Bangor. 1st leg Prestatyn to Abergele/Pensarn 14.5 miles 600ft ascent

Sculpture besides Prestatyn railway station

The start of the path coincides with the 3 mile walk from Prestatyn to Dyserth

This section follows the route of a disused railway

Prestatyn is also the start of the Offa's Dyke 177 mile Long Distance Path to Chepstow, south Wales.

Useful signage when refreshment is required

The path logo of the North Wales Path

The route is varied through woodland....

.....and fields

The Knights sculpture at Rhuddlan

The old bridge over the River Clwyd with Rhuddlan Castle behind

Rhuddlan Castle circa 1277 stands above the River Clwyd

The new bridge carrying the A55 N Wales expressway

Marine lake on the outskirts of Rhyl

Rhyl sea front

Looking across Colwyn Bay to the Great Ormes Head

Rhyl harbour

Crabbing in Rhyl harbour

Looking back at Rhyl seafront

A fun fair on Kinmel Bay seafront

Colwyn Bay and Great Orme again

Definitely not a Red Kite!

Arriving at Abergele/Pensarn

The beach café at Pensarn seafront

Pillar from Wasdale Head - 8.5miles, 2850 ft ascent

Pillar, our destination stands hidden in the mist above the
Wasdale Head Inn.

Early mist lingering in Wasdale

Heading up Mosedale to Black Sail Pass 

 Danny negotiating Mosedale Beck

No lack of precipitation now

Shall we or shall we not take the High Level route to Pillar Rock
and the Shamrock traverse?..... 

.....No! Not in these conditions - straight along the ridge to the
summit 892m (2927ft)

Who said descending was easy?

Mosedale still shrouded in mist

The packhorse bridge behind the Wasdale Inn

Back to the car at the, now busy, Wasdale Head.Thanks to Danny for a very enjoyable day -
Pillar rock awaits our return on a better day.

Click here to see Danny's pictures.

Colden (Hebden Bridge) to Burnley 12.5miles 1150ft ascent

Walking along the Pennine way on the moors above
Hebden Bridge

Many of the boggy sections of the Pennine way have been improved with paving

Climbers on Widdop Crags maybe familiar to one or two viewers?

Widdop reservoir......

..... still very low on eastern slopes of the Pennines

 Looking back at the dramatic top of Widdop crags

Lower Gorple reservoir

Passing through the hamlet of Hurstwood

Zooming in on Burnley whilst descending to Towneley Park

A bridge photo with no occupants!

Passing through a wild flower meadow

Towneley Hall in its parkland 

Towneley Hall

Crossing the Leeds Liverpool canal near Burnley railway station