Walks Programme 2023

March 2023


Date
Description Walk Leader
Sun
Mar 5th
10.00am
CIRCUIT OF SURPRISES..
Grade – Moderate 8.5 miles 1000ft of ascent
Start – Mill Yard Staveley  SD 471 983  
John Doffengies
07759 269022
Sun
Mar 12th
10.00am
GRIZEDALE AREA
inc. Cannon Crag
Grade – Moderate 9 miles 1000ft ascent
Start – Blind Lane car park SD 343 912
Lynne Horne
07787 517123
John Lee
07733 225976
Sun
Mar 19th
10.30 am
LEVENS PARK AREA
Grade – Easy
Start – Levens Bridge SD 496 852

Sue Brearley
01539 732451
07884 361387
Sun
Mar 26th
10.00am
DOW CRAG from SEATHWAITE
inc. Buck Pike & Brown Pike
Grade- Mod / Hard 8 miles
Start – Seathwaite Church (Honesty Box) SD 229 962
Note – There will be a shorter option of a circuit around Seathwaite Tarn which will be about 6 miles with less climbing.


Johnny Lovett
07719 541198

APRIL 2023


Date
Description Walk Leader





Sun
Apr 2nd
10.00am

FAIRFIELD
VIA ALCOCK TARN, HERON PIKE, GREAT RIGG

Grade – Hard 9.5 miles 3000ft ascent
Start – Layby on the Grasmere bypass NY 342 076
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Alternative Walk

THE HELM ROUND
Grade – Easy 7.3 miles (Possible cut-off at 5.5 miles )
Start – Layby on A65 south of Texaco
Garage at Oxenholme SD528 892
James
and Helen House
07808 553336
07801 773261




Susie Rendell
07786 742331
Sun
Apr 9th
10.00am
Easter Sun
ULPHA AREA
INC GRIM CRAG & RAINSBARROW WOOD

Grade – Moderate 6,5 miles
Start – Ulpha Bridge SD198 928
Jim Nicholson
01229 462850
07591 420369
Sun
Apr 16th
10.00am
HOLME FELL AND BLACK FELL
Grade – Moderate 8.3miles 1400ft ascent
Start – NT Car Park at Tarn Hows SD 326 995
Steve &
Anne-Marie Clarke
07485 097086
Sun
Apr 23rd
N.B. 9.30 am
SILVER HOW FROM GRASMERE
INC CHAPEL STILE AND ELTERWATER

Grade – Moderate 8 miles
Start – Grasmere village green opposite Heaton Cooper Gallery NY 336 076
Simon Hughes
01229 585338


Sun
Apr 30th
10.00am

May Day w/e


HOWGILLS INC SIMON’S SEAT AND ULDALE
Grade – Hard 12 miles 3000ft ascent
Start – Orton Rd Tebay NY 618 04
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Alternative Walk

SEDBERGH AREA
Grade – Easy 7 miles 600ft ascent
Start – Sedbergh Tourist Info
Centre , Main St SD 658 922
Isobel
Williamson
& Cliff Etherden
07921 153936
07718 537601




Sarah Walker
07947 069765

MAY 2023


Date
Description Walk Leader



Sun
May 7th
10.00am
Coronation w/e
SKIDDAW
VIA ULLOCK PIKE LONGSIDE EDGEAND CARL SIDE
Grade – Hard 8 miles 3500ft ascent
Start – Dodd Wood car park, off A591 NY 235 282
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Alternative Walk

LUNE VALLEY
Grade Easy
Start – Devils Bridge Kirby Lonsdale SD614 782
John Davies &
Enid Cockshott
07597 311291
01229 822353



Derwent Donaldson
07799 844169
Sun
May 14th
10.00am
F/loose Spain
TARN HOWS FROM CONISTON
Grade – Easy/Moderate 7.5 miles
Start – Behind Ruskin Museum Coniston SD 301 977
Libby Simpson & Pauline Jackson
01539 724776
01229 588008


Sun
May 21st
10.00am
F/loose Spain

BLEA RIGG AND GRASMERE FROM ELTERWATER
INC EASEDALE TARN

Grade – Hard 10 miles 2000+ft ascent
Start – Main Car Park Elterwater NY 327 048
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Alternative Walk

YEWBARROW AREA, HAG WOOD AND HALECAT
Grade – Easy 7,3 miles 850ft ascent
Start – Old Rd nr Derby Arms, Witherslack SD 440 829
John Doffengies
johndoffegnies@gmail.com



Chris Watson
01539 533648
07966 460153


Sun
May 28th
10.00am

Spring BH
WETHERLAM, SWIRL HOW AND THE CARRS
Grade – Hard 9.5 miles 3600ft ascent
Start – Tilberthwaite SD 307 010
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Alternative Walk

Swinside Stone Circle
Grade Easy 7 miles
Start Duddon Forge SD197882
Norman French
01539 454302
07857 542533

Jeanne Managh
Lyndon Rushton
07599 796028
01229 826496

JUNE 2023


Date
Description Walk Leader
Sun
Jun 4th
10.00am
LEVERS WATER FROM TORVER
Grade – Moderate 8 miles 1500ft ascent
Start – Torver “Triangle” SD 284 945
John Lee &
Lynne Horne
07787 517123
07733 225976
Sun
Jun 11th
10.00am

TBA
Easy/Moderate
Kate Grindley &
Anne Strange
07876 346215
Sun
Jun 18th
10.00am
HOWGILLS INC WINDER & ARANT HAW
Grade – Hard 10 miles 2200ft ascent
Start – Killington New Bridge SD623 908
Norman French
01539 454302
07857 542533
Sun
Jun 25th
10.00am

TBA
Charles Brecknell
01539 720946
07538 763771

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