Rural Walks in Flintshire (pdf) - Flintshire County Council

7Northop –SychdynA travellers' resting place, grandhouses, parkland and woodlandDistance: 8 km / 5 milesTime: Allow 2.5 – 3 hrsParking: Car park in centre of Northop (SJ245683)Grade: Moderate, many stiles, boggy patchesFacilities: Pubs in Northop, Sychdyn, shops inboth villagesLivestock: Some sheep and horsesLle i deithwyr orffwys, taimawreddog, parciau a choedlannauPellter: 8 km / 5 milltirAmser: Caniatau 2.5 – 3 awrParcio: Maes parcio yng nghanol Llaneurgain (SJ245683)Graddfa: Cymedrol, nifer o gamfeydd, gwlybmewn mannauCyfleusterau: Tafarnau yn Llaneurgain, Sychdyn, siopauyn y naill bentref a'r llallDa byw: Defaid a cheffylauWaymarking / Arwyddion:SGKGwasaney Hallstile/ camfagate/ giâtkissing gate/ giât mochynviewpoint/ golygfanpub/ tafarnparking/ maes parcioright of way/ hawl tramwyoroute/ y llwybr3G SSoughtonFarmSG2GSNorthopLlaneurgainBoot InnThe GreenSG SSSCross KeysA5119SychdynRed Lion1KB5126K 8 LowerKSoughtonHallSoughtonHallStablesS SS4 5KA557SG KSSS6SMountPleasantFarm0 500 yards/ llath0 500 metres/ metr36www.borderlands.co.ukExplore Flintshire’s castles and mountainsThe Walk1. Leave car park on A5119 side. Cross mainroad and continue ahead along old HighStreet, passing Memorial Hall. Cross road,and continue ahead along “The Green” pasthousing. After lane bends, turn L over cattlegrid/stile onto drive. Follow drive and thencontinue on grassy path to L of GreenCottage. Go thro' gate/ stile, turn R, and skirtaround field keeping near RH fenceline. Crossstile and walk across next field towards farm.Cross next stile and go diagonally L acrossfield to stone stile in front of Soughton Farm.Turn R along road.2. After 220m turn left along track(bridleway). Ignore footpath R and stay onBW, heading towards woodland. Ignore smallpath on L and continue uphill. Where trackbends R take path L, passing hillock and oldquarry on R. At path junction, with woodlandedge to R, turn L downhill. Cross smallfootbridge and follow muddy track throughconifer trees. At the end of conifer rowcontinue ahead following waymarker.3. Turn R onto broad track. Follow trackthrough woodland, ignoring track to L.At woodland edge go thro' gate/stile intofield. Follow path along LHS of field besidewoodland. Go thro' gate and continue ahead,passing small cottage on R. At road turn L andcontinue for approx 1 km.4. Take waymarked footpath on RHS leadingto main road. Cross carefully and continueahead along Pen Y Bryn, passing LondonRoad on L. Turn L onto Bryn Hyfryd andcontinue to end to path between houses.Turn L onto New Brighton Rd and continueto waymarked footpath on RHS, leadingbetween houses. Follow path then turn Lonto road. At T-junction turn L. Continueto another T-junction and turn R. At playingfields continue straight ahead along track.5. After 100m turn L over new waymarkedstile. Walk along RH field edge and crossfootbridge with stiles at both sides, thencontinue ahead thro' field. In top RH cornergo thro' gate/stile. Continue along trackbetween fields to road. Cross road andcontinue along lane opposite.