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24TH FEB TO 4TH MARCH 2018 Crickhowell Walking Festival ESTABLISHEDESTABLISHED 20072007 crickhowellfestival.com 1 CrickhowellCrickhowell Walking Walking Fes�val Festival The First 10 Years!The First 10 Years! 2 Crickhowell Walking Remember to look Festival at our evening events 2018 There’s something Welcome to the 2018 Crickhowell Walking Festival different on Programme. We have a record 95 walks over each night! the 9 days and I am sure you’ll find something to interest you. Please book via the website, it is quick and easy to use and ensures your booking is confirmed. When booking, you will be asked if you would like to make a donation to South and Mid-Wales Cave Rescue Team. This may seem an odd charity for us to support, but they provide specialist support to our Mountain Rescue Teams, so please support them generously! Whether this is your first or eleventh festival, the CWF team are looking forward to welcoming you to our lovely area and showing you what it has to offer. CLOTHING AND FOOD At this time of year, appropriate clothing is required at all times: • Walking Boots (not trainers) • Spare warm clothing eg a jacket or fleece • Hat • Waterproof jacket and trousers • Gloves • Food and a (hot) drink • Warm clothing • Rucksack Note: Jeans are not acceptable, as they can act as a refrigerator when wet and contribute to hypothermia. Starting times and places Instructions on how to get to the start points of all walks are included on the website. Please allow enough time to get to the start AND get prepared as the start times indicated are the time we need to commence the walk. It is unfair on other walkers to keep them waiting. BE PREPARED! The full Terms and Conditions can be seen on our website. Make a date for Autumn Extra Walking Festival September 14th – 16th 2018 3 Crickhowell Walking Festival Events Looking for something to do after your walk? Or perhaps you are not a walker and fancy an evening out. Why not try one of our evening events? See the day details for more information. From 3pm Crafts and Activities for Clarence Hall Families and Children Crickhowell Saturday 24th Feb 7.30pm January Man Old Rectory Hotel Christopher Somerville Llangattock From Marketing to Mountains 7.30pm Sunday 25th Feb Bear Hotel Sarah Maliphant Crickhowell Seeing the Landscape 7.30pm Monday 26th Feb Bowls Pavilion William Gibbs Crickhowell 7.30pm Footsteps and Photographs Scout Hall Mike Kelly Crickhowell Tuesday 27th Feb 7.30pm The CWF Quiz Horseshoe Inn Llangattock Kevin’s Adventures Downunder 7.30pm Wednesday 28th Feb Bear Hotel Kevin Walker Crickhowell 7.30pm Crickhowell Choral Society Presents Clarence Hall St David’s Day Concert Crickhowell Thursday 1st March 7.30pm Welcome to Crickhowell-on-Sea! Old Rectory Hotel Alan Bowring Llangattock 7.30pm Friday 2nd March Hat Chat Shan Legge-Bourke Bear Hotel Crickhowell 7.30pm Saturday 3rd March CWF Dance Semantics Clarence Hall Crickhowell 4 SATURDAY 24th FEBRUARY All the walks today finish at Clarence Hall, Crickhowell for FREE tea, cakes and entertainment. Craft activities in Clarence Hall for families and children from 3pm WALK 1 GOSPEL PASS TO CRICKHOWELL Saturday 24th February A superb ridge walk taking in almost the entire length of the Black Mountains, from Gospel Pass in Meeting Point: CRiC for bus to start the north back to Crickhowell in the south. From Gospel Pass climb Twmpa and then continue via Time: 8:30am to 5pm Waun Fach (the highest point in the Black Mountains at 811m), Pen Allt-mawr and Pen Cerrig-calch Distance: 14 miles before descending into Crickhowell via Table Mountain. Ascent: 2100ft Leader: Huw Dullea Price: £12.50 (Incl £4 bus fare) Sponsored by: Treads and Trails WALK 2 THE LLANBEDR HORSESHOE Saturday 24th February A superb challenge walk along two of the Black Mountain ridges high above the Grwyne Fechan valley. A stiff ascent at the start, then striding out along the tops for most the day with wonderful Meeting Point: CRiC for bus to start views. Starting from Llanbedr village hall ascend up to Crug Mawr. Follow the top up to Pen Twyn Time: 8:30am to 5pm Mawr, Pen y Gadair Fawr eventually reaching Waun Fach. Up again to the top of Pen Allt-mawr and Distance: 18 miles onto the top of Pen Cerrig-calch. From here it’s a descent to Table Mountain and then back into Ascent: 3300ft Crickhowell. Leader: Kerry Crosfield Price: £12.50 (Incl £4 bus fare) Sponsored by: Crosfield Outdoors WALK 3 BEACONS WAY - LLANGYNIDR TO CRICKHOWELL Saturday 24th February Following the Beacons Way, the first section of the walk is along the road, across the ancient and historic Llangynidr Bridge and through fields to Bwlch, then a steady climb up Cefn Moel, with Meeting Point: CRiC for bus to start beautiful views east and south-west. Next, descend steeply into the ‘Hidden Valley’ and to Cwmdu, Time: 9am to 4:30pm before another climb to contour around the base of Pen Cerrig-calch. This attractive path affords great Distance: 13 miles views of the Usk Valley. Then down past the deserted village of Twyn through fields to Crickhowell. Ascent: 2400ft Leader: Simon Foster Price: £12.50 (Incl £4 bus fare) WALK 4 PEN Allt RIDGE Saturday 24th February Climb the stunning Dragon’s Back and the reward is a high ridge to follow all the way to Crickhowell! Meeting Point: CRiC for bus to start A linear walk from Pengenffordd up the Dragon’s Back to the shoulder of Waun Fach. We then follow Time: 9am to 5pm the ridge via Pen Trumau, Mynydd Llysiau, Pen Allt-mawr and Pen Cerrig-calch, before descending Distance: 13 miles via Table Mountain to Crickhowell. Ascent: 2600ft Leader: Andy Johns Price: £12.50 (Incl £4 bus fare) Book the event of your choice at: www.crickhowellfestival.com 5 Crafts and Activities for families and children. Free Entry There will be a modest charge for Activities and Refreshments Clarence Hall Saturday 24th February From 3pm Walkers Return From 5pm All Festival walks finish today at the Clarence Hall Where there will be Free Refreshments and Entertainment for walkers. Part of Crickhowell Walking Fes�val 6 You must wear appropriate clothing - check p3 WALK 5 SUGAR LOAF - A SCENIC CIRCUIT FROM CRICKHOWELL A circular walk from Crickhowell to the top of Sugar Loaf (596m) and returning via Llangenny. The Saturday 24th February walk follows the River Usk downstream, across fields then up and over Rheld wood and down to Meeting Point: CRiC Millbrook Bridge. We walk along quiet roads leading steeply up to Cwm Gwenffrwd and a good Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm moorland path up to the Sugar Loaf summit. We descend the western ridge to the pretty Grwyne Fawr Distance: 11 miles river and Llangenny village. A short steep hill takes us up to fields and back to Crickhowell. Weather permitting there should be great views! Ascent: 2200ft Leader: Martyn Jones Price: £8.50 Map Interpretation Saturday 24th February Learn to correctly interpret what you see on a map. After a years’ absence on Saturday 3rd March his travels, we welcome Kevin Walker back to the Festival. His workshops have Venue: CRiC proved very popular. This indoor workshop introduces the art of map interpretation Time: 10am to 12pm which enables you to get an incredibly detailed picture of the ground using simple Price: £6.50 techniques. Once you have been introduced to this simple yet effective skill, you Sponsored by: will never look at a map in the same way again. Kevin will have copies of his books on sale. Kevin Walker Mountain Activities Nordic Walking Taster Sessions Heather Maling is a fully qualified Nordic Walking Instructor. She will be running a Saturday 24th February series of FREE taster sessions in the Castle grounds, Crickhowell. Each session will Meeting Point: last about 20 minutes. To book a session email: Castle Grounds, Crickhowell [email protected] Time: 10am to 12pm If you have enjoyed the experience and would like to try something a little longer, Leader: Heather Maling this afternoon there will be a session at Bwlch (Walk 12), for which booking is Price: FREE necessary through this site. Poles will be provided for both morning and afternoon Sponsored by: sessions. You also have the opportunity to book a Night Nordic Walk with a Venison Brecon Beacons Nordic Walking Supper - see Walk 57 WALK 6 OVER THE HILL FROM FAR AwaY Saturday 24th February A linear scenic walk to Crickhowell over the summit of Sugar Loaf. From the outskirts of Abergavenny Meeting Point: CRiC for bus to start a steady climb all the way to the top of Sugar Loaf via the Deri with the reward of 360 degree views Time: 10:30am to 4:30pm when you get there. Then a long descent to the village of Llangenny, returning to Crickhowell via lanes Distance: 10 miles and paths. Nothing too steep for too long on this walk, but you feel you’ve climbed a mountain! Ascent: 2200ft Leader: Pam Knowles Price: £12.50 (includes £4 bus fare) WALK 7 THREE PENS ABOVE A TABLE Saturday 24th February Explore the Black Mountains above Crickhowell. We start with a fairly steep climb from the A40 Meeting Point: CRiC up past the Darren onto a limestone plateau with three prominent points - Pen Gloch-y-pibwr, Pen Time: 10:30am to 4:30pm Allt-mawr and Pen Cerrig-calch, the three Pens - and then descend to Crug Hywel - Table Mountain Distance: 10 miles - and back down to Crickhowell. Terrific views of the Brecon Beacons, Usk Valley, the Llangattock Ascent: 2500ft escarpment and a bird’s eye view of Crickhowell.