Rural Walks in Flintshire (pdf) - Flintshire County Council

4HawardenHistoric village, woodlandand farmlandDistance: 8 km / 5 milesTime: 2 – 2.5 hrsParking: Tinkersdale public car park, Hawarden(SJ316657)Grade: EasyTen Minute Walk: A disused tarmac road with lushwoodland on both sidesFacilities: Pubs, café and shops in HawardenLivestock: Sheep and cattlePentref hanesyddol, coedlannau athir ffermPellter: 8 km / 5 milltirAmser: 2 – 2.5 awrParcio: Maes parcio cyhoeddus Tinkersdale, Penarlâg(SJ316657)Graddfa: HawddTaith gerdded 10 munud: Hen ffordd darmac segur.Coedwigoedd o bobtuCyfleusterau: Tafarnau, caffi a siopau ym MhenarlâgDa byw: Defaid a gwarthegWaymarking / Arwyddion:The Gladstone MonumentCofadail o Gladstone30www.borderlands.co.ukEverything you need to visit FlintshireThe Walk1. From car park turn R uphill to reachfountain and T junction. Turn R onto GlynneWay then first L into Crosstree Lane (old lockupon corner). Descend hill passing school. Atjunction with Ash Lane turn L thro' gate intochurchyard. Go R around church to exit onopposite side. To R is St Deiniol's Library(Gladstone Exhibition and Coffee Shop opento public. Tel 01244 532350 for details).2. Walk along Church Lane to road. Turn L tocross busy road at pelican crossing. Turn Ralong road, passing St Deniol's on RHS. Takesecond L down Station Road. When road forksinto Woodlands Court and The Wigdalecontinue ahead along tarmac footpath.Continue ahead, then R to pass under railwayline, then immediately L.3. Continue ahead crossing track to cross stileby gate then continue ahead between golfclub greens. Continue along grass track as itbears sharp L towards farm. At gate, cross stileand continue ahead, passing pond at OaksFarm. After 25m turn R by derelict barnthrough open entrance then immediately Lfollowing LH field boundary up slope through2 fields to cross stile. Go ahead for 75m thendiagonally R to field boundary. Just beforehouse turn L over stile. Then turn L and in20m go thro' gate onto Ledsham Lane.Continue for 400m.4. At T-junction turn L into Slack Road. Crossrailway bridge then turn immediately R tocross stile then a second. Turn L and over nextstile. Follow LH field boundary and cross stileby Thatch Cottages. Turn R, cross busy roadthen stile just before red corrugated barn.Follow path past barn then turn R over stile bygate then L up between 2 hedges. Cross stilenext to open entrance then follow RH fieldboundary. Cross stile onto lane and continueahead, down lane marked “No through road”.5. At end of road turn L through staggeredentrance by gate to continue along tarmacpath. Pass bridge over A55 on RHS andcontinue ahead thro' staggered entrance bygate. Continue down road passing SpinningWheel Inn. Take next L onto lane markedCherry Orchard Farm.