Crickhowell Walking Festival 2008
Walks - 1st March 2008
Walk
1
From Priory to Crug
Strenuous
Please Note:
This walk is now fully booked
Starts:
9.00am
From:
CRiC, Beaufort St., Crickhowell (GR SO 218183)
Length:
7 hours / 13 miles
Leaders:
Anne Pritchard & Jim Wilson
Description:
Part of the Beacons Way, this walk starts at Llanthony Abbey (a mini bus will take you there from CRiC [fee]) and crosses the Black Mountains before finishing in Crickhowell. A genuinely strenuous walk to start the festival! Hills, moors and fields�come prepared!
Packed lunch required.
Packed lunch required.
Walk
2
Cwm Cumbeth & the Usk
Moderate
Please Note:
This walk is now fully booked
Starts:
10.00am
From:
CRiC, Beaufort St., Crickhowell (GR SO 218183)
Length:
2.5 hours / 5 miles
Leaders:
Roger Austin
Description:
Firstly, an ascent up Cwm Cumbeth and then follow the contour west through fields and woods with fine views into the valley. Then a descent to the Glanusk Estate (by kind permission of the Legge-Bourkes) via a green lane and return to Crickhowell by the river. Several stiles & some uphill walking.
Walk
3
Canal Heritage Trail
Easy
Starts:
2.00pm
From:
British Waterways Car Park, Govilon Wharf (GR SO 272137)
Length:
2 hours / 1.5 miles
Leaders:
Rob Vaughan / Nia Williams / Alvin Nicholas
Description:
A leisurely walk beside Govilon Wharf and along the Mon & Brecon canal. Our Welsh and English speaking guides will share its history and place-names in both languages. After a detour around some of the most interesting buildings in Govilon we stop for tea and Welsh cakes at Llanwenarth Chapel Hall.
More Info:
Further details on this walk can be found on the Govilon Heritage website.
Walk
4
"Renga" Poetry Walk
Easy
Starts:
11.00am
From:
CRiC, Beaufort St., Crickhowell (GR SO 218183)
Length:
3 hours / Not far
Leaders:
Graham Hatrill
Description:
Take a walk with a Japanese flavour - organised in conjunction with Arts Alive, this walk takes the form of a poetry workshop based on Renga, a Japanese form of shared writing based on the landscape. Open to beginners, the walk will finish at Arts Alive to complete the poem. Bring your own tea!
Walk
5
Llangattock Beechwood
Accessible Walk
Starts:
2.00pm
From:
Opposite Horseshoe Inn, Llangattock (GR SO 211177)
Length:
2.5 hours / 700 metres
Leaders:
Steve Smith, Area Warden BBNP
Description:
This popular circular walk meanders through a small young woodland. Although there are no longer any mature beech trees, this attractive site has lots of wildlife present. There is a wide gate at the entrance to the site leading to a stone-dust surfaced path. The recommended route is anti-clockwise for wheelchair users due to a gentle 300 metre slope.
Walk
6
West from Ty Croeso, Llangattock
Moderate
Starts:
2.00pm
From:
CRiC, Beaufort St., Crickhowell (GR SO 218183)
Length:
2.5 hours / 5 miles
Leaders:
Brian Post
Description:
A scenic route to the west of Crickhowell along part of the Usk Valley Walk and a section of the Brecon & Mon canal.
Walk
7
Welsh Learners Walk
Easy
Starts:
1.00pm
From:
CRiC, Beaufort St., Crickhowell (GR SO 218183)
Length:
2.5 - 3 hours / 5.5 miles
Leaders:
Peter Davies
Description:
A relatively easy walk with some steeper sections. The walk will follow the Usk from Crickhowell and then cut across to follow the Grwyne through Llangenny and returning to Crickhowell via Bellfountain.
Special Requirements:
The objective of the walk is for Welsh learners to practise, hence at least a basic knowledge of conversational Welsh is essential.
Walk
8
Cancelled
Please note that a donation of about �3 is requested from all walkers to help cover the administration costs of the festival (this does not apply to Park Society Members on Park Society organised walks). This may be paid in advance using the Booking Form, or paid at Walk HQ in CRiC or to your Walk Leader at the start of your walk. 50p of each donation will go to the British Heart Foundation. Thank you.