Bryn Alyn & Moel Findeg

An excellent walk with superb views of the central Clwydian Range. The route skirted the limestone escarpment of Bryn Alyn; we added a detour to admire the views from here. Via the woods and pastures of Nercwys Mountain, we walked though Moel Findeg Nature Reserve (created in 1999), up to the Moel Findeg Summit.

Bryn Alyn is 408m high and a Site of Special Scientific Interest with dramatic west-facing limestone cliffs. It is the 8412^th highest peak in the British Isles and 985^th highest in Wales. Rare in Wales, but found on Bryn Alyn, is a limestone pavement. Views of the Clwydian Range to the west includes the conical top of Foel Fenlli, Moel Famau, Moel Gyw and Moel Llanfair, with views east towards the route.

By contrast, Moel Findeg is 364m high with views east over the Cheshire Plain and Wirral. Hazily, much of the Clwydian Range could be seen in the west. The summit itself, known as the Bishop's Chair, is within the 56-acre local nature reserve with a unique example of lowland heathland. Old quarries and lead mines lie hidden within birth woodland and heathland of the reserve.