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Outdoor adventure blog - Tales of epic adventure from Snowdonia and beyond...

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@x-53degreesnorth Mar 17, 2020, 7:35 AM UTC

Offa's Dyke Path: Bwlch Penbarras to Llandegla

Stage three of our long distance hike presented us with a nine-mile hike to the mountain-bike friendly village of Llandegla. Finally, unlike the first two stages, storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge had p…

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@x-53degreesnorth Mar 16, 2020, 4:15 PM UTC

Flint MTB Park - From pipe dream to reality

I was asked this week if I would like to help convert some local wooded wasteland into a new mountain bike track. This golden opportunity came about when a friend of mine inquired with the coastal ra…

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@x-53degreesnorth Mar 6, 2020, 4:23 PM UTC

Offa's Dyke Path: Bodfari to Bwlch Penbarras

Leg two to our long distance hike is familiar territory. The ten mile route takes us from the village of Bodfari and up onto the line of hills that span North East Wales, known as the Clwydian range.…

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@x-53degreesnorth Mar 6, 2020, 4:14 PM UTC

Offa's Dyke Path: Bodfari to Bwlch Penbarras

Leg two to our long distance hike is familiar territory. The ten mile route takes us from the village of Bodfari and up onto the line of hills that span North East Wales, known as the Clwydian range.…

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@x-53degreesnorth Feb 28, 2020, 11:26 AM UTC

The Eddie

On most of the world's river's the changing of the tide is hardly noticed. The transition from ebb to flood and back again is gentle and often slow, rising only a few feet and then slowly draining aw…

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@x-53degreesnorth Feb 21, 2020, 11:07 PM UTC

Offa's Dyke Path: Prestatyn to Bodfari

Running the entire length of Wales is a huge ancient ditch. The ditch, known as a dyke, spans 182 miles from Prestatyn in the north to the English town of Chepstow in the south, roughly following the…

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@x-53degreesnorth Feb 8, 2020, 1:04 AM UTC

Local Histories

I've been captivated this week by the lifelong work of Alan Wilson. Wilson, a Welsh historical researcher claims to have evidence that reveals the first ancient people of Wales were the lost tribes o…

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@x-53degreesnorth Feb 3, 2020, 4:40 PM UTC

South Stack Lighthouse

Just a quick one with some more shots discovered on the long lost SD card. A nice early morning visit to South Stack whilst visiting some ancient burial sites nearby. An unusually calm Irish sea and…

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@x-53degreesnorth Feb 3, 2020, 12:12 AM UTC

Blue/Golden Hour

Whenever I try to sort through some old things I regularly get distracted by small nuggets of nostalgia that I've hoarded over the years. Whether they be old photo's, ticket stubs or interesting look…

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@x-53degreesnorth Jan 29, 2020, 6:17 PM UTC

Dolgarrog & Llyn Eigiau

I'll be honest, it's been a struggle to drag myself away from the warmth of the house lately but today I finally gave myself the kick I needed and got myself up in the mountains for an early start. I…

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