The mods group at Hawarden today consisted of Dave and Liz on tandem, Ray(B), George and Dave H. The planned route was to be a circuit of Hope Mountain with lunch at the Alyn Pub in Rossett. We set off on the usual route south crossing the A55 on the footbridge. From here we headed south along the ridge to drop down to Hope and pick up the anticlockwise circuit around Hope Mountain. At Pontylyddn we turned southwest for the well graded snaking 2 mile climb up to the turning onto the B5101 for the scenic ride along the western slope down to Ffrith with a short climb up to the B5102. From here it was lovely long descent to Cefn-y-bedd and on to Rossett.
The Alyn is currently the best of the 3 pubs in the area for
food and good service. After lunch we took a direct route back over the gated
pedestrian rail crossing and a series of flats and staggered climbs back onto
the ridge route we used in the morning.
Good company, good food and a dry somewhat cloudy day
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