Derek's Hills and Humps September 2009
1st September 2009
Oakeley Mynd 1014ft SO 34976 87433
Another hill another aerial !
Milestone on the lane indicating that it once had more traffic that it sees today.
Dedication to John Kenneth Hassall inside the transmitter area.
Heath Mynd 1483 ft SO 33560 94084
Corndon Hill and Heath Mynd from Oakeley Mynd
Heath Mynd Cairn and Trig Point.
Heavy rain to the south luckily I only caught the edge of this :-)
7th Sept 2009
Y Foel 1713 SJ 18874 39072
Remains of Biddulph tower on Y Foel
Vivod Mountain 1834 SJ 16964 40002
Vivod Mountain, from Y Foel after the 100 yards or so through the heather before regaining an old track.
A Sheep :-)
This is what happen when you leave a railway line to its own devices for 20 years !
The view in the other direction as seen a little work !!!!
Trains should be running some time next year......
19 Sept 2009
Moelfre 1932 ft. SH 62623 24592
With no paths running up from the costal side of the hill this one was quite a scramble, mostly following the dry stone walls.
but there is a path across the top !
| Mountain | height ft | Mountain Type/Number | NGR | lat | long | comments | Car Parking |
| Oakeley Mynd | 1014 | H | SO 34976 87433 | N52.480 | W02.958 | easy path trough the transmitter site (there is a gate in the corner behind the tower !) | Parked on Lane |
| Heath Mynd | 1483 | Ma | SO 33560 94084 | N52.540 | W02.981 | Parked at SO 330 935 (note Gated Lane) | Parked in Field |
| Y Foel | 1713 | not listed | SJ 18874 39072 | N52.943 | W03.210 | Parked at SJ 203 393 | Parked on Lane |
| Vivod Mountain | 1834 | 3415 | SJ 16964 40002 | N52.950 | W03.236 | Parked at SJ 203 393 | Parked on Lane |
| Moelfre | 1932 | Ma | SH 62623 24592 | Parked at SH 61482 25829 Gated lane, you may want some one fit with you to deal with the 12 gates or so ! | |||