Festive Walk 2020 'A' Walk

Walk Leader: Peter Hitchcock
Distance: 5.5 miles

Happy New Year to you all.  My planned route turned out to be rubbish so we shall be walking a ‘mini variation-on-a-theme’ of last year’s walk, but I think even nicer.  We set out West from the Gilpin along a cycle track and then along the base of Whitbarrow Ridge for 20 mins before climbing gradually up to the western edge of the scar.  From here, given good weather, you will have brilliant photo-shoot opportunities of the mountains to the north, Arnside and Morecombe Bay to the south and Whernside and Ingleborough to the east; a great start to 2020.

From this vantage point, we traverse along the southern tip of the scar to eventually retrace our steps back down to the pub.  Surprisingly, at 5½ miles, we should be ready to change into our party togs within 2½ hours of departure.

 

Festive Walk 2020 'B' Walk

Walk Leader: Jennifer Mathias
Distance: 5.5miles
Total Height: 450 ft

Festive Walk 2020 'C' Walk

Walk Leader: Gwyn Jones
Walk Distance: 3.75 mls

Because we plan to take coffee before we start and then be back at the pub for our meal by 1.30pm we are taking a short walk.  I hope it’s long enough to give you an appetite. For those who came last year it is the same walk. It is mainly flat with one short gradual incline followed by a short descent. We walk mainly on tarmac.

Our Festive Walk Menu 2020

Our Festive meal this season has been booked again at the Gilpin Bridge Inn near Levens in South Cumbria at 1.30. Members are invited to partake but if spaces are available after 30th November then guests who have walked with us will be invited to join us

The menu and details are -  here

Photographs taken on the walk at Grassington 2019

404 Walks from Grassington 2019

Our final walk of the season will be on

Saturday 9th November 2019

and will be from 

Grassington

The small Market Town that feels like a Village

There's nothing quite like a Yorkshire Dales village! In Grassington we have everything that comes to mind when you imagine a typical village: stunning views, beautiful stone buildings, quirky shops and friendly pubs; however there is so much more to Grassington than meets the eye.

A haven for outdoor activities

Not by accident is Grassington one of Wharfedale's most popular villages and a convenient walking base for exploring Wharfedale and Nidderdale, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The area is a haven for outdoor pursuits including horse riding, fly fishing on the River Wharfe and of course moorland and riverside walking, while the nearby show caves of Stump Cross Caverns offer underground adventure.

There will be three walks:

• A Walk led by:- Brian Thorne
• B Walk led by:- Jennifer Mathias
• C Walk led by:- Pat Guy 

A Walk from Grassington 2019

Walk Leader: Brian Thorne
Walk Distance: 9.5 mls app

Approx 9.5 miles with 1280 ft of ascent.

After last month's battle with Snowdon, I think the "A" party have earned their stripes for this year and deserve something perhaps a little less dramatic. So, here it is!

Linton Falls

Leaving Grassington via Sedber Lane, we cross the Wharfe at Linton Falls and pass through Threshfield before beginning our steady ascent onto Malham Moor and our first high point at Higher Heights Holes. (Much easier to say if you're a Yorkshireman!)

A gradual descent brings us back to the Wharfe at Kilnsey, and after crossing to the village of Conistone we commence our second ascent of the day to Bare House. Then it's downhill all the way back to Grassington and refreshment.

Bare House

B Walk from Grassington 2019

Walk Leader: Jennifer Mathias
Total Distance: 8+ miles


Leaving Grassington we walk down to the Wharfe we cross the Bridge into Threshfield working our way through the town and onto the moor. A steady climb will afford panoramic views. We pass old mine workings lead and coal. We head towards Malham Moor before turning into a lovely valley to Wood Nook, which can be boggy! A little road and track walking takes us in the direction of Linton, another charming village before we head for the crossing over the Falls and back up the hill into Grassington.

 

C Walk from Grassington 2019

Walk Leader: Pat Guy
Distance: 5+ mls
Ascent: 750ft app
 

Hebden Village

After coffee we will walk up the main street in Grassington and turn on to High Lane for a short distance then taking a footpath on the left across a gentle uphill path with a few stiles across to Edge Lane. From there we will have lovely views of the surrounding countryside. We follow this track for a while before taking a downhill track to Hole Bottom, from there we take a quiet road down to Hebden, then it is a short walk down to the River Wharf which we follow all the way back to Grassington. The walk will be taken at a leisurely pace with plenty of stops but we should be back in Grassington with time to take in the shops and cafes.

Photographs from the Llanberris Walks

403 Walks from Llanberris 2019

Our next walking will be on

Saturday 12th October 2019

and will be from 

Llanberris

in Snowdonia

 

Nowadays, Llanberis in Snowdonia National Park is a major tourist attraction. From the town one can catch a train up the highest mountain in England and Wales or walk along the many routes to the summit over three thousand feet high.

Nearby, the twin lakes of Llyn Padarn and Llyn Peris cut through the mountain range creating the Llanberis Pass, in an area noted for its rugged beauty and scarred with numerous slate mines. Scores of visitors meet in Llanberis; it is truly an impressive place steeped in history yet still retaining an air of tranquillity.

Snowdonia Mountain Railway

Travel on Britain’s only rack and pinion railway to Hafod Eryri, the stunning new visitor centre at the Summit of Snowdon. Since 1896 people, regardless of age or fitness, have claimed the peak of Snowdon as one of their lifetime achievements.

Llanberis Railway

The Llanberis lake railway runs along the northerly shore of Llyn Padarn with the main station located in the Padarn Country Park, across the valley from the town of amidst unspoilt woodland and a range of tourist attractions related to the slate industry. ...........more

There will be three walks:

• A Walk led by; Peter Hitchcock
• B Walk led by; Mark Stanford
• C Walk led by; Patrick Parkes

Details will be added as they become available but by Saturday 5th October