HK-Ruthin

A shorter variant on my 'compass point' linear runs from home. Over the years, these have included HK-Denbigh, HK-Hilbre, HK-Llangollen and HK-Pheasant. Ruthin is much closer, only 25k by the quietest route which had to be on road today after a great deal of rain (which caused yesterday's cross-country to be cancelled). It does involve a fair amount of climbing though, initially up to Buckley to avoid the busy main road. From here, the familiar undulations and fast descent to Mold. Then comes the hard climb up to Gwernymynydd and Loggerheads before branching off for the crux climb through torrents of water up to Bwlch Penbarras. Lovely views today, and then comes the steep descent down the old road to Llanbedr and all the way down to the middle of Ruthin (just over two hours). Relaxation followed.