Current Walks Programme
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All walkers come at their own risk. No dogs allowed except Assistance Dogs.
All walkers usually meet at Kingsway Retail Park (Lidl, Pizza Hut etc), LA1 1BS. If you wish to go straight to the start of the walk please ring the leader.
Bring a packed lunch and drink. All walks require boots and waterproof clothing. Please bring change of footwear if travelling in someone else’s car.
If you intend to walk with us for the first time, please give the leader a ring to introduce yourself so we can make sure you are properly looked after!
We plan a rolling programme of a few weeks, some of which may not at the moment have full details, so keep your eye on this page for the latest information.
All our walks are led by volunteer leaders. We always welcome new leaders, and we need more to ensure we can offer a full walks programme. If you would like to become a leader, or just want to find out more, click here to send us a message.
We also produce four books and a booklet giving a number of walks around Lancaster and Lancashire North West. Please click HERE to take you to another part of our website.
Walk Grades:
Climbing: 1 = 2000/3000ft; 2 = 1500/2000ft; 3 = 1000/1500ft; 4 = 500/1000ft; 5 = less than 500ft; 6 = fairly flat
Difficulty: A = very strenuous walking including scrambling or very rough moorland; B = strenuous walking possibly steep or rough moorland
C = moderate walking possibly including some climbing; D = easy walk
Area: LD=Lakes, L=Local, B=Bowland, YD=Yorkshire Dales, HENP=Howgills, Eden, N. Pennines, RV=Ribble Valley
August
| Day | Date | Leader | Time | Description | Grid Ref | Length (miles) | Grade | Car Share Contribution | Telephone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 22 | Judy | 08.30 | Walking from Langcliff over Giggleswick Scar to Feizor. Then up though Oxenber Woods and up onto Smearset Scar. Ending with a walk through the Hoffman kilns between Stainforth and Langcliff. Great views of Ingleborough and Pen y Ghent. One very steep descent and a couple of short but steep ascents. This walk will be led at a gentle pace. | SD823650 | 11 | B2 | £5.50 | 07521 430262 |
| Wednesday | 26 | Cynthia | 9.30 | Ling Gill from Gearstones. Along the Dales Way, the Pennine Bridleway and back along the Ribble Way | SD782801 | 7 | C3 | £4.50 | 07463857923 |
| Saturday - longer walk | 29 | Gareth | 8.30 | The Wyre Way between Scorton and Abbeystead Reservoir, starting at Dolphinholme. | SD516533 | 12 | B3 | £1.50 | 07443851111 |
| Saturday - shorter walk | 29 | Jean | 9.30 | Whitbarrow from Lyth Valley. Gradually uphill from the Lyth Valley onto Whitbarrow as far as Lord’s Seat. Gently down through deciduous woodland, an orchard, meadow and the interesting hamlet of Row. | SD453 892 LA8 8DB | 5 | C4 | £4 | 074210579790 |
September
| Day | Date | Leader | Time | Description | Grid Ref | Length (miles) | Grade | Car Share Contribution | Telephone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 2 | Kath H & Sandra | 9.30 | Dolphinholme to Abbeystead | SD515533 | 7 | C5 | £1.50 | 07754517667 |
| Wednesday - longer walk | 9 | Jane Sellars | 10.14 Bus St. | Catch 555 ( Express via M6) bus at 10.14 at Lancaster bus station to Staveley.Walk from there to Windermere via Dales Way and then diverting to School Knott and Orrest Head.Bus or train back from Windermere. | SD470983 | 7.7 | C3 | Bus Fare | 07773334265 |
| Saturday | 12 | Kate | 8.30 | The Whinfell Bridge and the ‘Other’ Borrowdale from Huck’s Bridge on A6 Shap Rd. (Full description will be on ramblers.org.uk). | SD553036 Postcode LA8 9LG | 8.6 | B2/3 | £6 | 07719 859040 |
| Wednesday | 16 | Don | 9.30 | Fluke Hall, Preesall, Knott End and Pilling Sands. Morecambe Bay as seen from the South. Warning.There is a hill. | SD389500 | 7.5 | C6 | £2.50 | 07421058003 |
| Saturday | 19 | Judy | 08.30 | The source of the River Ribble. Starting up the old Roman road from Gearstones. Then cutting across to discover the source of the River Ribble with plenty of fossils to be seen in the limestone. We follow the young river down the fells before returning on the Ribble Way. Great views of Ingleborough, Whernside, Pen y Ghent, Pendle Hill, the Langdales, and the Ribblehead Viaduct. This walk will be led at a gentle pace. | SD778799 | 10 miles | C3 | £5 | 07521 430262 |
| Wednesday | 30 | Cynthia | 9.30 | Killington, along the Lune to Grassrigg then south to Park Hill | SD613 889 | 7 | C3 | £5 | 07463857923 |