Beautiful weather all weekend: terrifyingly mild, but perfect crystal clear conditions in the Clwydians and elsewhere. Had to do a long run on Saturday, so ran with Shane in the sunshine from HK to Hawarden, then Queensferry to Garden City. Then the long flat haul along the Dee path (wind against!) to Saltney Ferry, then back to HK via Bretton. Then I tagged the Honkley/Golly 10k loop on to the end for a satisfying and necessary 19-20 mile outing. Next day went up Moel Famau with the children in superb conditions: cloud inversion in the Vale of Clwyd and to the east. Perfect warm sunshine on the ridge. Followed up with an early morning fell run, 10 miles or so traversing the 'Llanferres skyline', from the village up to the OD path beneath Fenlli. Down to Clwyd Gate and along frosty tracks to the Garreg Lwyd col below Moel Gyw: superb views to Arening Fawr, Cader, Arans, Snowdon, Llewellyn - and all Eryri peaks. Then on the OD path west of Moel Llanfair above the vale to the climb up Moel y Plas. Cut east here to join the bridleway down to Llyn Gweryd and Llanarmon yn Ial. Then across the fields to the road and up the bridleway to Bryn y Gloch. Stunning views, perfect still weather as I picked my way across the Bryn Alyn hills above Bryn Haidd to eventually locate the exposed path that drops to the Pot Hole Quarry bridleway near Pant Ddu. Then west along the track back to the car.
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