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		<title>Monmouthshire Way: Day 9 &#8211; Whistle Halt Car park, Nr Blaenavon to Pontypool</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CHARLES Hawes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In which Charles has a rant about: -Wind turbines &#8211; Solar Installations &#8211; Fly Tipping &#8211; Off road vehicles &#8211; blocked footpaths &#8211; the Government in general It&#8217;s been nearly a year since I posted here last. How come? I don&#8217;t know really. I&#8217;ve not had any major health crisis, Anne and I are OK, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Monmouthshire Way day 8: Car park near Llwyn-du to Blaenavon</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CHARLES Hawes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2024 06:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Monmouthshire Way Day 7: Cwmyoy to car park near Llwynd Court, Abergavenny</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CHARLES Hawes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 17:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Date walked: 10th May 2023 Distance; About 7 miles Map used: Ordnance Survey OL 13 Brecon Beacons National Park – with the route downloaded onto my phone using the OS Maps app. ************* Its been a while since I posted from the Monmouthshire Way (well, from anywhere in fact), but as I returned to my [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Snowdonia Slate Trail: Y  Fron to Rhyd-Ddu</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CHARLES Hawes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 05:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 &#8211; OK on route description and facilities, poor on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Snowdonia Slate Trail: Waunfawr to Y Fron</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CHARLES Hawes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2023 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cambrian Way day 33: Croesor to Plas Gwynant car park</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CHARLES Hawes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2022 05:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cambrian Way day 32: Plas Gwynant car park to Pen y Pass</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CHARLES Hawes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Offa&#8217;s Dyke Path Day 17: Bodfari to finish at Prestatyn</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CHARLES Hawes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2022 05:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pant y Fachwen cottage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prestatyn Hillside Nature Reserve.]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Offa&#8217;s Dyke Path Day 16: Clwyd Gate to Bodfari</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CHARLES Hawes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Offa&#8217;s Dyke Path day 15: Panorama Road to Clwyd Gate</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CHARLES Hawes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2022 05:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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