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4 Respect other people 1 1 Consider the local community and other people enjoying the outdoors . 3.5mile/5.6k (1 to 1.5hr) Start and Finish Leave gates and property as you nd them Crown Inn, Lixwm, Flintshire, CH8 8NQ and follow paths unless wider access is available
5 Protect the natural environment
Leave no trace of your visit and take your litter home
Keep dogs under e ective control
Enjoy the outdoors
Plan ahead and be prepared 6 Follow advice and local signs
If you have enjoyed the walk then please visit 11 www.lixwmvillage.co.uk for many more walks, you can also follow on twitter @lixwmvillage
Alternativly if you have found errors or alterations on your walk then please contact lixwm village admin at: [email protected]
10 Safety in the Hills Please ensure you have suitable clothing, footwear, map and compass and refreshments and food when walking with any of these guides. The guides are for reference only and should be used as such. Weather can change in minutes, even on low-lying hills and some walks 7 are in remote areas of the Clwydian Range. 9
8 Leave a route card or other indication of your likely location with a responsible person, and notify this person immediately of your safe return. © OpenStreetMap contributors Maps Explorer 265, Ordnance Survey ‐ Landranger 116 13. This is the entrance back into the village and the 7. A the T junction turn right and follow lane into village last couple of hundred metres left. Continue along Where n of Ysceifiog. This is the only g In the lane with the school on the right and Chapel on nin This is a circular walk from Lixwm via Yscei og Village along in steep part of this walk. w the left. When you arrive at the T junction turn right. rd footpaths, bridleways and country roads. a The end of the walk and Crown Inn are visible on w a 8. Enter the village and - left. Refreshments g turn right at the o Crown Inn, Lixwm and The Fox, Yscei og i T junction towards e Please check timings of the Crown Inn or The Fox prior c
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e i up to the ridge line. The hedgerows offer wild foods V 4. Follow Ffordd Y Graig until you reach the B5121. when in season including, blackberries, raspberries, Cross the road into lane opposite and pass the farm alpine strawberries and gooseberries to name just (dogs on lead please here due to cattle in fields) a few, and cobnuts if you can beat the squirrels! If you enjoyed the walk, found any obstacles, road works or other I would like to here from you. Please 5. When you find the fork in the path continue straight 12. At the first farm the road continues on with a leave feedback via the contact page on the Lixwm on along the narrowest of the paths. It has a sign to bridleway either side forming a cross roads. website or at: [email protected] the left of it prohibiting motor vehicles. Continue along the road. However if you want to make slightly longer turn left and follow the 6. Follow this path until you reach the narrow single bridleway. Details of this route are covered in lane and houses on the right and follow the road to another walk so make sure you use a map. Follow on Twitter @lixwmvillage the right.