Church Stretton, C Walk, 8th October 2022

Lead by Jennifer Mathias, 6 miles

This walk is 6 miles. It is undulating and the steepest part is in Rectory Woods.
As we leave the Coach Park we enter the railway station and head for Sandford Avenue. We turn left into Easthope Road crossing the car park to the cafe called the Bake House.

After refreshments we make our way through Rectory Woods, across the Burway Road and down into Carding Mill Valley in front of us is the Long Mynd. A pleasant stroll takes us up to a reservoir. Returning to the Valley the path rises up to the Golf Course before descending into Cwm Dale. Circumventing Nover’s Hill we climb down to All Stretton.  If we have time we may visit the village before returning to Church Stretton via fields and Madeira Walk.

 

 

Church Stretton, B Walk, 8th October 2022

Lead by Richard Hawkins, 8.5 miles.

This is a “B plus” walk that has a long (almost 2 miles) rocky climb from Church
Stretton through Rectory Wood and then up along Motts Road to the top of Carding
Mill Valley. There are free toilets and a cafe at the National Trust visitor centre about
half a mile from the start. Leaving the valley we will walk along the top of the Long
Mynd on the Port Way or Shropshire Way to Pole Bank, the highest point of the walk
at 512 metres elevation with fine views of the surrounding countryside. We then
begin the most scenic part of the walk as we cross the Long Mynd down along
narrow paths high above deep valleys. Descending steadily, sticks will be beneficial
for much of the descent is steep and requires care as it has long drops into the valley
below to one side of the pathway. The final section is through hilly woodland leading
back to Church Stretton.

 

Elterwater, Walk C, 10th September 2022

 Lead by Jennifer Mathias, 6 miles.

This walk is 6 miles long. There is a variety of landscape woods, mountains, rivers, waterfalls and a lake. It has its ups and downs but nothing too steep. If it is fine there could be great views. If there is more rain parts could be slippery!

 

 

Elterwater, Walk B, 10th September 2022

Lead by Pat Guy, 7 miles, 1200ft

The B party walk this month will be led by Pat Guy. It is a scenic walk
passing tarns, waterfalls and a cave. We leave Elterwater following the
Cumbria Way to Skelwith Force, after admiring the waterfall we go over
the bridge and continue along the Cumbria Way and after a short climb
we visit the spectacular Colwith Force, the path continues gradually
uphill to High Park then levels out to Stang End and on to the Cathedral
Cave which is worth a visit, then it is a short distance to Slater Bridge, a
very ancient packhorse bridge. After crossing the bridge we make our
way up to Little Langdale village, which is just a few houses and a pub!!
Then it is back to Elterwater via Wilson Place and Sawrey’s Wood.
The walk is just over 7 miles long and 1,200ft of height gain.
There are refreshments in both the pub and tea-shop on our return to
Elterwater.

Colwith Force

 

 

Settle, Walk C, Sat 13th Aug 2022

Lead by Gwyn Jones, distance 5.7 miles.

From Settle we head up to Stainforth Force where we will have our lunch sitting on the limestone pavement. After lunch we take a short climb up a tarmac road before continuing on the road back down to Settle. A good deal of the way is riverside grassland and tarmac but there are some parts where the path is stony. There is one short climb and approx. 8 stiles.

Settle, Walk B, Sat 13th Aug 2022

Lead by Jennifer Mathias.

This loop is along walled paths, woodland, open pasture and up to limestone scars. There is variety and good views. It is classed as moderate but the decent into Settle is quite steep. This walk is about 7 miles.

 

 

Settle, Walk A, Sat 13th Aug 2022

Lead by Peter Hitchcock.

Settle is a familiar stomping ground for the Club so the aim on this walk is to visit 2
waterfalls which usually avoid the radar; but, the recent dry weather has led to just a water trickle but the sites are quite pretty and they are something you can tick off your local ‘bucketlist’!
 

After capitalising on the free toilets at the car park, we depart to the East on the usual exit route up to the Pennine bridleway; you will be “puffing” within 5 mins! But it is a short spell before we head northwards along the ridge line to Langcliffe, Upper Winskill and then on to the moors and Carrig Force waterfall. If the weather is good, we shall then take a slightly longer choice, very scenic route to Jubilee cave, following the track south along the base of the escarpment for a shallow climb up Sugar Loaf Hill and onwards to Scaleber Force waterfall; again, quite pretty. Finally, we return to Settle via an old drove road – the locally famous Lambert Lane – the latter part of which is quite steep downhill into the town so sticks would be a bonus. A couple of nice pubs await.
 

At about 9 miles, the route is quite short but the gains are in the views and you won’t be subjected to my first route which would have involved a 45 min ‘Falkland-style’ yomp along metalled track and then marshy bog! I wouldn’t have been popular!