Walk C Trefiw 9th November 2024

Walk lead by Gwyn Jones, 5 miles appx.

An easy walk but wet and muddy in places.  After coffee etc. we will make a short uphill walk to the waterfall; which was in full flow when we did the recce. Then we return to the village and head to the Cob which is a grassy flood wall alongside the river. We walk along the cob to the suspension bridge. We cross the river into the town for a short while before we can pick up the riverside path to the road bridge. Here we stop for our lunch. We return through the village to the suspension bridge and continue  to Trefriw along  a tarmac road. I recommend good leg- ware eg Spats. Gwyn

Walk A Trefiw 9th November 2024

Walk lead by Peter Hitchcock, 10 miles, total climb 2360ft.

You’ll be delighted that the last walk of the season at Trefiw offers you woodland
paths, Forestry tracks, relics of the slate-mining days, and Fell paths that offer
fantastic views of the Carneddau range – even in the rain! But, it will be a fairly hard
graft route with lots of “uppies and downies” being Wales!! Although we climb to only
1000ft amsl, the total climb range during the walk is 2360ft with a similar amount of
downs, but all within your excellent capabilities.
From the car park, with its free toilets, we head south along the main road for about
200 yds before skirting off into an extensive woodland area – all Welsh National Park
- and up to the Grey Mare’s Tail waterfall. Unfortunately, the path to the fall itself is
locked due to the risk of falling trees (local ‘elf & safety!) but you can see some of it
from our standpoint.

 

We continue on westwards to a lookout point before climbing up through disused
mine buildings and on to the 2 high level lakes we shall see today: ‘Llyn Geirionydd’
and ‘Crafnant’. Between the two there will be tremendous views of the Snowdonian
mountains. We turn back towards Trefiw staying in the national park all the way,
passing some interesting points en route.

 

A varied trek at 10 miles but quite muddy and slippery in places due to the wet so
over-trousers or gaiters would be beneficial if you have them. We also cross about a
dozen strong stiles. See you there!

 

 

 

Walk C Tideswell 12th October 2024

Walk lead by Helen & Mike.

This lovely 6 mile walk starts and ends in Tideswell. It passes through Tideswell Dale, past Litton Mill and then on to the Monsal Trail which is a dis-used railway track. We then progress to Millers Dale on the river Wye and will stop for lunch by the Anglers Rest pub right next to the river. From Millers Dale we head up to the Limestone Way where there are fantastic views of surrounding hills and the Monsal Trail. This leads onto a quiet country road which we walk back into Tideswell village where there are a number of pubs/shops and a Cathedral.

There are no stiles or fields (with cows) to pass through.

Whilst much of this walk is easy on flat well made paths there are some uphill sections e.g. Litton Mill up to Monsal Trail and after lunch from the Anglers Rest up to the Limestone Way.It then levels out and gives great views of the countryside. There are also some short parts where the terrain is uneven and rocky. We will take care in these parts and help each other if necessary.

Another lovely walk and again one not to be missed in our opinion.

 

Walk A Tideswell 12th October 2024

Walk lead by John Gobin, 9.6 miles long with about 1900ft of ascent.

The October A walk starts at the lovely village of Tideswell in the Peak District.
Tideswell is a large village in the heart of the Peak District National Park.
It has a great selection of independent shops, pubs and cafes, and is surrounded by some of the most beautiful White Peak limestone uplands in the area.
Its magnificent church is known as the Cathedral of the Peak. There are lots of independent shops ,cafes and a couple of pubs in the village.

We start from the centre of Tideswell and travel out to pass the village of Litton. From there we walk through Derbyshire Dales national nature reserve. We walk through the valley until we arrive at Cressbrook and loop round to Litton Mill. We venture from there and walk by the river Wye. We arrive by Millers Dale and from there back to Tideswell.

 

 

Walk B Tideswell 12th October 2024

Walk lead by Andrew Phillips, 6.7 miles long with about 1,500ft of ascent. 

This walk starts in the village of Tideswell, where there are public toilets (voluntary donations). The route follows a country lane (probably not much traffic) to the village of Litton, where we will turn south across fields to Tansley Dale, crossing a number of styles. Where Tansley Dale enters Cressbrook Dale, we can take a short detour north to Peter’s Stone, before returning south along Cressbrook Dale to the hamlet of Cressbrook, where the route joins the valley of the River Wye, which is a deep valley with impressive limestone cliffs on either side. Hopefully the riverside path is not flooded, so that we can proceed along Miller’s Dale, before turning north along Tideswell Dale back towards Tideswell. There are toilets at the car park part way up Tideswell Dale.

 

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Walk A Hayfield 14th September 2024

Walk lead by Brian Thorne, 10 miles long with about 1,968ft of ascent.

Kinder Scout is a fascinating mountain, with a rich history and fabulous gritstone scenery.

It was the site of the famous “Mass trespass,” of 1932, which began the move to open up previously closed off private moorlands to general access, thereby allowing us to enjoy the fabulous gritstone scenery this route has to offers us. However, please bear in mind that some of the paths are quite uneven and involve some fairly steep and lengthy climbs.

Leaving Hayfield, our route begins with an easy approach walk along the banks of the River Kinder and up Kinder Road, to Kinder Reservoir and the foot of William Clough. The path here rises steeply upwards and can be quite slippery in places as it crosses and re-crosses the beck. But eventually, the paved path from Snake Pass is reached and a final steep climb takes us up to the edge of the plateau and a much flatter gradient towards Kinder Downfall and lunch.

Following the Pennine way now, we eventually reach the trig point at Kinder Low and begin our descent via Edale Cross and Tunstead Clough Farm, back to the Kinder Riverside Path and Hayfield.

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Walk B Hayfield 14th September 2024

Walk lead by Pat Guy, 7.5 miles long with about 1,000ft of ascent.

We start the walk today from the village of Hayfield, famous as one of the starting points of the mass trespass of 1932, when hundreds of mainly men marched to the summit of Kinder Scout as they wanted greater freedom to roam the countryside. There were many arrests and a few imprisonments. Eventually in years to come this led to creation of our National Parks which we all enjoy today. So when you are hopefully enjoying your walk today please give a thought to these brave men.

We follow the River Kinder along paths gradually ascending until we reach the White Brow where we will have good views of the Reservoir and surrounding countryside. Then, we take a well defined path over heather clad moors to Carr Meadow Farm and after a short distance on the Glossop Road turn off to Blackshaw Farm and follow the Pennine Bridleway down to the River Sett passing Lantern Pike on the way. We then walk along the River Sett into Hayfield.

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