Charles Hawes
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Charles Hawes writes a frank and sometimes outspoken account of walks in the UK and beyond. Writing this blog is for the enjoyment of writing -- well, and as a rather special and focused diary of some of my best walks. I started it in 2012 when I started walking the newly opened 870 miles Wales
Charles Hawes
1M ago
Date walked: 12th August 2023 (the Llanfoist to Blaenavon bit) Distance: About 10 miles Map used: Ordnance Survey OL 13: Brecon Beacons National Park – with the route downloaded onto my phone using the OS Maps app. This is stage 7 of the Monmouthshire Way. ************** From the car park near Llwyn-du to the car ..read more
Charles Hawes
11M ago
An exciting short walk through the World Heritage Site Dorothea Quarry with some glimpses of Snowdon towards the end. Date walked: 21st September 2022 Distance walked: about 5 miles Map used: OS Explorer OL 17 -Snowdon/ Yr Wyddfa Guide book: Snowdonia Slate Trail by Aled Jones – OK on route description and facilities, poor on ..read more
Charles Hawes
11M ago
A short but excellent and varied walk on the 83 mile Snowdonia Slate Trail from Waunfawr to Y Fron. Date walked: 20th September 2022 Distance walked: about 4 miles (I know, hardly counts as a walk does it?) Map used: OS Explorer OL 17 -Snowdon/ Yr Wyddfa Guide book: Snowdonia Slate Trail by Aled Jones ..read more
Charles Hawes
1y ago
A relatively gentle 8 mile trek on the Cambrian way with images inspired by David Nash and on which ice cream was consumed. Date walked: June 25th 2022 Distance: About 8 miles Maps used: OS Explorer OL 17 Snowdon (or Yr Wyddfa as a new campaign would have us exclusively name it) Guide used: Walking the ..read more
Charles Hawes
1y ago
A challenging and at times exhilarating way to avoid climbing Snowdon Date walked: June 24th 2022 Distance: About 7 miles Maps used: OS Explorer OL 17 Snowdon (or Yr Wyddfa as a new campaign would have us exclusively name it) Guide used: Walking the Cambrian Way by George Todd and Richard Tyler (Cicerone Press) ******** It seems to ..read more
Charles Hawes
1y ago
A relatively easy 12 mile walk from Bodfari with an excellent finishing section above the Prestatyn coastline to reach the monument on the promenade marking the end of the Offa’s Dyke National Trail Date walked: 2nd April 2022 Distance: 12 miles Maps used: OS Explorer 264: Vale of Clwyd (downloaded onto my phone) Guide used: Walking Offa’s ..read more
Charles Hawes
2y ago
An excellent and hilly walk through the the Clwydian Range from Clwyd Gate above Ruthin to Bodfari. Date walked: 1st April 2022 Distance: 11.5 miles Maps used: OS Explorer 264: Vale of Clwyd (downloaded onto my phone) Guide used: Walking Offa’s Dyke Path by Mike Dunn published by Cicerone in 2016 *********** It would be difficult ..read more
Charles Hawes
2y ago
The best day on the whole of the Path: 12 miles of fabulously varied countryside walking in snow and lovely spring sunshine. A gem of a walk. Date walked: 31st March 2022 Distance: 12 miles Maps used: OS Explorer 256 Wrexham and Llangollen (downloaded onto my phone) Guide used: Walking Offa’s Dyke Path by Mike Dunn ..read more
Charles Hawes
2y ago
A 10 mile walk crossing the Vale of Llangollen by the Pontcysyllete aqueduct and getting a drenching but finishing on the Panorama Road with some great views. Date walked: 30th March 2022 Distance: 10 miles Maps used: OS Explorer 255 Llangollen and Berwyn (downloaded onto my phone) Guide used: Walking Offa’s Dyke Path by Mike Dunn ..read more
Charles Hawes
2y ago
A gentle 8 mile walk on the Monmouthshire Way from Chepstow; walking in my own back yard (loosely) Date walked: 24th November 2021 Map used: Ordnance Survey Explorer OL 14- Wye Valley and Forest Of Dean (having downloaded the route onto my phone). Distance: about 8 miles. This is the first part of Stage 1 ..read more