8:00 start with 17:00 return
A Walk - Tebay to Shap with Graham Hogg
13 miles (21km) with 1800ft (550m) Total Ascent
Starting our walk at Tebay J38 truckstop (toilets) we walk a short stretch along the River Lune before making our way through fields and along quiet lanes to view the Gamelands Stone Circle (dates from 1800-1400 BC).
From here we now have a steep ascent to the trig point on the summit of Great Asby Scar (The Knott) at 412m. This whole area is a vast expanse of limestone pavement and a protected nature reserve.
A little further on we´ll take a detour to visit Beacon Hill (392m) and the monument which was erected by John Bland to commemorate the jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. On a clear day, views from here are extensive across the Eastern lake district fells and the Howgills to the south.
We head in a northerly direction over Bank Moor before descending into the little village of Crosby Ravensworth. From the village we climb to Iron Hill then drop to Hardendale Quarry before crossing the M6 and the west coast main line railway to meet up with the coach in Shap.
B+ Walk - Shap Circular with Kevin Poole
11 miles (17.7km) with 1300ft (396m) Total Ascent
Today's walk starts in Shap. The route takes us to Haweswater Dam and back. We will take in Shap Abbey, Keld, and the Goggleby Stone. Expect excellent views of the Eastern fells.
B Walk - Shap Abbey and Bampton Grange with Dorothy Dobson
8½ miles (13.6km) with 800ft (244m) Total Ascent
This is a beautiful walk with not too much climbing, even though there are hills all around us.
Setting off from the main street in Shap we take a field path to pass the Goggleby Stone, a ten ton monolith some 3,500 years old and then on to Shap Abbey. Built in around 1199 the Abbey has no roof but most of the outer shell still remains. After looking round the grounds we head in a northerly direction to the small village of Rosgill before continuing on to Bampton Grange. Passing through the churchyard we turn south and walk along the road for a while heading back to Rosgill, where we take the Coast to Coast path to Rayside on to Keld and back to Shap village.
The walk can be shortened if the weather is bad.
C Walk - Keld, Rosgill and Shap Abbey with Bob and Margaret
6 miles (9.7km) with 550ft (167m) Total Ascent
From the main street we turn left at the fire station and join a path that leads to the hamlet of Keld, we continue to Tailbert, up to Rayside where we join the coast to coast trail up to Rosgill (a steepish climb here but the views are well worth the effort). We then follow field paths to Shap Abbey where weather and time permitting we can look around the ruins. After which we continue along field paths back to Shap.
