30/10/2022 Sunday Car - Hoghton & Samlesbury Bottoms

B Walk - Hoghton & Samlesbury Bottoms with Dorothy Dobson

Park far end Chapel Lane immediately after Boars Head, Hoghton (Sat Nav: PR5 0RX), ready for the usual start time of 10.30am.

We take a track to Bolton Hall, then through fields to walk by River Darren to reach Samlesbury Bottoms. After a short steep climb we reach the Nabs Head. We then go down Further Lane before heading south passing Woodfield Hall, again through fields to an old track. We descend into a wood where another steep climb leads us to the Witton Weavers Way at Close Farm, to arrive at Hoghton Bottoms. Another steep hill and back to Chapel Lane.

19/10/2022 Stroller - Cottam

Cottam with Bob Tognarelli

Nearly 3 miles with no Climbing but a few gates to negotiate.

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

Meet on the car park of the Ancient Oak Pub, (Sat Nav: PR4 0NZ) on Merrytrees Lane, Cottam, off Tom Benson Way, then afterwards at the Ancient Oak Pub.

The Pub does not open until 11am so we may not have toilets available at start of walk. Crossing a footbridge we pick up the path through the green spaces, leading down to the to the canal and the Whistle Stop Cafe. We continue along the path next to the canal up to the new housing estates. Here we turn away from the canal to follow the many meandering paths back to Merrytrees Lane. Now to find and follow the Guild wheel for a short distance before turning left along a tree line path which takes us back to the start.

Refreshments will be in the Ancient Oak Pub.

16/10/2022 Coach - Coniston via Tover

8:00 start with 17:30 return

A Walk - Dow Crag and Coniston Old Man with Graham Hogg

11 miles (17.5km) with 3400ft (1030m) Total Ascent

Today affords us the opportunity for a fine high level ridge walk across the Coniston Fells (provided we are fortunate enough to avoid an encounter with prevailing south westerly gale force winds on Dow Crag - some of you may remember this experience from a previous A walk with this club!).

From Torver we will climb to join the Walna Scar Road and follow this to Brown Pike and Buck Pike before reaching the summit of Dow Crag (778m).

From here a quick descent to Goats Hawse is followed by an immediate climb up to Coniston Old Man at 803m. Weather permitting, we will walk the ridge north to Swirl How, descend the Prison Band and return to Coniston via Levers Water and the Coppermines Valley. 

B+ Walk - Blawith Fells with Meriel Nutter

11 miles (17.7km) with 1000ft (305m) Total Ascent

Leave the coach at Torver. Take a minor road south westerly for about 2 miles to Haveriggholme at the road end. The terrain is now a mixture of good paths and rough, potentially boggy areas. Continue south on a track taking the left fork onto a bridleway to DryHaw Wood. Just after fording a small stream go left onto a path south east for a short distance continuing right onto another bridleway.

Just before another ford take a path cut through the bracken ascending to the col between Coulter Stone and Wool Knott then descending to Beacon Tarn, watch out for wild swimmers! Turn North alongside the tarn onto the Cumbria way which we follow all the way to the lake and into Coniston.

B Walk - Walna Scar Road with Stuart Arnold

8 miles (12.9km) with 1150ft (362m) Total Ascent

From the car park in Coniston we make a slow leisurely ascent up Church Beck towards Crowberry Haws. We then take the path between Stubthwaite Crag and the Bell to Walna Scar Road, which we follow for about a mile.

On leaving Walna Scar Road we make a gradual descent alongside Torver Beck via some disused quarries to Crook. After crossing the A593 we walk towards Brackenbarrow Farm and then through Torver Common Wood to Hoathwaite Landing to join the Cumbria way and make our way back to Coniston along the side of the lake.

C Walk - Torver and Back with Judith Kirby

Starting from Coniston we make our way to Haws Bank on the A593. From this point we break off south west and follow well marked tracks that take us gradually up hill towards Torver Beck. During this part of the walk we are afforded fine views of Coniston water. In due course we arrive at Torver Beck having completed all our climbing for the day. We now commence our descent, initially along the side of Torver Beck eventually moving away from the Beck to emerge once again on the A593 at Little Arrow.

A short walk along the disused railway takes us to the path that leads through Torver Common Wood and down to Coniston Water. Our walk continues alongside the lake, eventually returning to the finish at Coniston.

13/10/2022 Thursday Car - Dolphinholme

B Walk - Dolphinholme with Dorothy Dobson

7½ miles (11km) with minimal climbing.

Meet at Village Hall, Dolphinholme (Sat Nav: LA2 9AJ), ready for the usual start time of 10.30am.

From the car park we walk down to the village before taking a wooded path to Corless Mill. We cross the River Wyre and continue along the road for a while to pass through the tiny hamlet of Street.

Climbing a tad we pass Bracken Lea and Lane Head. Soon we hope to have good views of Morecambe Bay, Black Combe and beyond. After reaching Swainshead Hall we descend to the river to pick up the Wyre Way to walk through fields to arrive back in Dolphinholme.

02/10/2022 Sunday Car - Bilsborrow / Crook of Lune

B Walk - Bilsborrow with Sheila Marsh & Norah Boyle

7½ miles (12km) with no climbing

Meet at Guys Thatched Hamlet, Bilsborrow (Sat Nav: PR3 0RS), ready for the usual start time of 10.30am.

Park near to the cricket pitches (away from the buildings).

This walk is on the canal towpath and farm fields, but it can be muddy!

C Walk - Crook of Lune with Roy Smith

5½ miles (8.9km) with Minimal Ascent

Meet at the car park at the Crook of Lune, Low Road, Halton (Sat Nav: LA2 9HU), ready for the usual start time of 10.30am.

Starting our walk from the car park we follow the disused railway line towards Caton. Beyond Ellers Farm we leave the disused line and follow farm track and field track along the side of the River Lune until we get to the Waterworks bridge, which we cross to make our way through woodland, towards Halton Green. We now follow again the River Lune, passing the hydroelectricity pumping station, until we reach Halton. At Halton we cross back over the River Lune and follow the track of the disused railway, the Lune Valley Ramble, back to our starting point.