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

395 'B' Walk from Levens 2018

Walk Leader: Jenifer Mathias
Walk Distance: 5.5 miles

The B walk is five and a half miles long. There is a lot of flat walk along roads ,  a little climb into the woods on the Eastern flank of Whitbarrow and a descent into the Lythe Valley. The were some slippery patches and some mud, but not hippopotamus size!

395 'C' Walk from Levens 2018

Leader:  Gwyn Jones                                                                    

Distance 3.2 miles                            

This is an easy walk just over 3 miles. Most of it is on tarmac.  There is one ascent – about ¾ of a mile but it is gradual.

White Scar - We turn left at the foot