20/02/2022 Sunday Car - Walton-Le-Dale and district

C Walk - Walton-Le-Dale with Bill Manning

6 miles (9.7km) with little climbing.

Meet at the footbridge off Hennel Lane, Lostock Hall (Sat Nav: PR5 4LE), ready for the usual start time of 10.30am.

Starting by the footbridge off Hennel Lane we cross the bridge to make our way down to meet the old tram road. After climbing up on to the path by the bridge we turn left to make our way down to Duddle Lane and Station road. Continuing a road walk to school lane before turning left by the NHS centre.

We follow the track down to Higher Walton by the river Darwen to the footbridge. We now follow the roadside path to Chorley road corner and continue to Walton Green, leading us back to the start of the walk. We may call at Holland house garden centre and cafe on Higher Walton Road.

16/02/2022 Stroller - Lytham

The Snowdrop Walk with Bill & Marie

2 to 3 miles with Little Climbing

Each Mid-Week Stroller walk has a destination providing a venue for drinks / snacks / meals etc and starts at 10:30am.

Meet at Lytham Hall, Ballam Road, Lytham (Sat Nav: FY8 4JX), then afterwards at Café in grounds.

10/02/2022 Thursday Car - Cottam & Lea

B Walk - Cottam & Lea with Chris Airey

7 miles (11km) with ?ft (?m) Total Ascent

Meet at The Ancient Oak Pub, Cottam (Sat Nav:PR4 0NZ), ready for the usual start time of 10.30am.

No details available.

06/02/2022 Coach Walk - Sedbergh

8:00 start with 17:30 return

A Walk - The Calf and Winder with Sandra Robinson

12½ miles (20km) with 2500ft (762m) Total Ascent

The walk starts in Sedburgh.

Going up cautley spout and then the calf and down via winder. 

B+ Walk - Winder with Sue Banister

9 miles (14.5km) with 1706ft (520m) Total Ascent

We will get off the coach at Lincolns Inn Bridge a few miles before Sedbergh on the A684 to join the Dales Way heading north.

Passing the Lune viaduct and Hole House we head for Thwaite then the lovely little church of Holy Trinity, Howgill.

At Birkhaw we join a track towards Seat Knott then head south on access land to Craggstones where we drop down through woodland to the road.

After a short stretch along Howgill Lane we start the steady climb up Winder. This is the southernmost hill in the Howgills and one of the smallest but at 1551 ft (473m) is still quite a pull up to the top.

From the summit we head back down to Sedbergh towards Lockbank Farm then Settlebeck Gill.

B Walk - A Wonderful Winter Wander with Chris Cook

7½ miles (12km) with 600ft (183m) Undulating

From the coach park a steady climb up Howgill Lane then taking footpath to Underwinder, then to Slack Lane and onto Low Branthwaite to join The Dalesway. Head south by Lincoln´s Inn bridge to Luneside onto The Oaks. Then heading east to Birks before taking a path by school grounds and back to centre of Sedbergh.

HAPPY DAYS.

C Walk - Sedbergh Serendipity with Bill Manning

6 miles (9.7km) with 394ft (120m) Total Ascent

Starting from the market car park (Toilets), we proceed up Howgill Lane via the school grounds. Walking up the lane for about 1 mile, we drop down through fields to Underwinder, continuing along the lane to meet the A684. Turning right, we follow the road before shortly turning left to take the lane to Luneside Farm where we cross over fields to reach the River Lune Path.

Here we may have lunch before continuing up through field paths to High Oaks to join the A683 and the Cumbria Way alongside the River Rawthey. Following the paths we climb over the railway bank and continue to Birks House before following the paths up to the coaches and cafes in Sedbergh.