Area: Berwyn
A tiring but enjoyable trot around the northern Berwyn. I've been intermittently exploring these obscure hills for years and this was yet another variant: you are almost guaranteed to have them to yourself. The initial road run from Corwen to Llidiart y Parc is a little tedious but fine, with a good pavement and views of the Dee and Old Railway to keep your mind off the A5. Then comes the long haul up Moel Fferna, probably the crux of the 55k Llangollen Round which I have done solo twice. It takes some time, through pheasant woods to gain the featureless open hill. Some mist on top of Moel Fferna, and I was really tiring for the run along the North Berwyn Way towards Cynwyd, made harder by the fact that the paths were largely under water! A descent through the woods gains a sharp right turn to the well-marked tracks the ultimately lead to Liberty Hall, the ruined hunting lodge which is really a minor top. I was really tiring now, so didn't enjoy the long descent back to Corwen as much as I should have done. I have only ever done this in ascent - it is a great route, taking in the viewpoint at Pen y Pigyn.
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