The cache is not at the above Co-ordinates but it's not far
away!
100
East
You are looking for a micro in a small camo bag
This is a nice walk or ride along
the North Wales coastal cycle route ....so no easy drive-by!
You can find parking available on the Promenade (free) in Old
Colwyn, Colwyn Bay.
What's the attraction besides
caching?
Sea views ; view quarry boats ; sea
birds ; panoramic views of Bay of Colwyn ; dolos.
The first section (the Tan y Lan
section) continues parallel with the North Wales Railway and the
A55 Expressway,
before the railway disappears into the tunnel below
Penmaenhead,
with the pebbled beach of Old Colwyn on the left.
As you pass the "rainbow
bridge", the footbridge that crosses the A55, you will see to your
left an old quarry man's hut.
These huts were used to protect the quarrymen engaged in blasting
the limestone from the cliff face of penmaenhead.
Some miner's cottages are still to be found in the lane behind Tan
y Lan known as, unsurprisingly, Miner's Lane.
Tip:
Check the tide tables for
options for this walk....
High tides offer the chance to view the quarry boats loading,
Whereas low tide enables the first section of the walk, Old Colwyn
to Llanddulas, to be undertaken on the sands.
If in any doubt take the cycle-path option.
Rating:
This is an easy walk but
with only a couple of hills
Interesting
History
This could be called
Traitor's Walk.
So why not Walk the route where the King of England was
betrayed?
In 1399 King Richard II of England was ambushed by Henry
Bolingbrook's men at Penmaenhead and taken to Flint Castle.
Richard was deposed and after incarceration in Pontefract Castle
died in mysterious circumstances.
The traitor Bolingbrook then became King Henry IV of England.
The act of treachery on Penmaenhead was to fan the flames of Owain
Glyndwr's rebellion,
that then spread throughout Wales and the border lands causing
turmoil for the next decade and more,
and ultimately to the Wars of the Roses.
To find the cache the clue is in the
name! Easy-peasy
You will not need
to bring your own pen to sign but a good cacher always does!
Good luck!
On a freezing cold
but sunny morning in January 2010, Scubapingu led a bunch of crazy
cachers to attempt the Post Christmas cracker walk from Llandudno
to Abergele and bagged 33 caches.
(She proclaimed it was 14 miles ... who was she kidding... it was
nearer to 20 miles!)
A little
over nine months later the count has gone up to 45
caches
(Who put them all there I hear you cry?)
I like to
think of this little walk as 'THE CRAZY COASTAL CHALLENGE'
(TCCC)
Could you
do it?
Would you
want to?
Here are
the caches you could bag.... Go for it:
Strike Up The Band
Bloc Party
Prom-ine
HRS attacks - Llandudno - Drive by
Back to the paddling pool
Bay View
Pierview
The Vertically Challenged Orme
Hole in the Wall
Fissure
ESPA's Cache
Madoc’s Quay
Good well? Well good!
Point Break.
Harlequin Puppet Theatre
Indiana & Raider - The Footpath to the Harbour
Dolos - Colwyn Bay
Pier View
Dit Dit Dit, Dah Dah Dah, Dit Dit Dit
Another Puzzle by the Pier.
Karen's Picnic
More steps?
Indiana & Raider - The Folly
HRS attacks - Old Colwyn - Drive by
"Caching from the Pier" Puzzle
175 Steps
Dolos
Indiana & Raider - The Docks
Blue's butterfly plant
100 East
HRS attacks - Llanddulas - ride-by
puffin Launch
8 Rock Jump
LLanddulas Village Vexation
Perfectly Peaceful Picnic Place
The Black Rose
GET OUT OF JAIL FREE - No.6 Most Wanted
Beach Combers - Cache & Dash
Coastal Observatory
HRS attacks - Abergele
A55 Frustration Drive-by Challenge
CycleFest - NCN No5 Llanddulas ~ Pensarn
Ticket to Ride ~ Abergele Pensarn~
Dog's Drenching Douche