On Sunday, 2nd June, the Stockton Rambling Club will have three walks in the Dipton Mill area of Northumberland. All walks will finish in Hexham {NY 938 641} - see the following maps.
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The A-walk will start near Allenheads {NY 852 477} and will take in Broadway Track, Hangman Hill, Juniper, Dipton Mill, Queen's Letch and High Shield.
The B-walk will commence at Sinderhope Burnfoot {NY 847 523} and will visit Aydon Shield, Juniper and Dipton Mill.
The C-walk will set off from Catton
{NY 828 576} and will pass through Rebel Hill, West Green Ridge and Queens Cave.
This is a Route 3 coach pick-up (Acklam: 9.00 am, Stockton: 9.15 am and Billingham: 9.30 am).
Our three walks on Sunday, 19th May, each took place in the Danby area of the North York Moors. The A-Walk started from Birk Brow car park, the B-Walk started nearby at Brown Hill and the C-Walk comenced at Castleton Rigg. All of the walks finished in Rosedale Abbey.
The A-Walk was led by Jane Thompson (pictured below). Jane's route took us on a linear southerly trek over a section of the north-eastern area of the North York Moors. There were six walkers in the group and we covered a distance of 16.6 miles.
After leaving our drop-off location, we made our way over Stanghow Moor and High Moor (using the Quakers' Causeway) in order to reach Brown Hill. We then dropped down (via Sand Hill) to Moorside and Box Hall. Continuing on a south-easterly bearing, we reached the Castleton road at {NZ 681 087}. From here we followed a good track in an easterly direction to reach the village of Danby.
Leaving Danby on a southerly bearing, we climbed up-hill to Ainthorpe and stopped near the Fox & Hounds hostelry for a short lunch-break.
After completing our ascent onto Ainthorpe Rigg, we made our way in a southerly direction to Pinder Howe, Wolf Pit and Trough House - where we had a short tea-stop.
From the tea-stop location, we navigated a route that took us to Seavey Hill and Sturdy Bank. We then had to make quite a steep descent in order to reach the dismantled railway track near Nab Scar. Turning left, we now followed the route of the old railway in a southerly direction until we reached Hill Cottages.
Continuing down-hill from Hill Cottages, our route now took us to the foot-bridge near Low Thorgill Farm. From here we had a pleasant trek (in a south-easterly direction) in order to reach our final destination in Rosedale Abbey.
Click on the following button in order to see some of the photographs that we took during today's expedition.
Credits: Many thanks to Jane Thompson and Phil Barker for taking the photographs.
On Sunday, 26th May, the Stockton Rambling Club will have three walks in the Bilsdale area of the North York Moors. All walks will finish in Chop Gate {SE 559 993} - see the following maps.
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The A-walk will start at Helmsley {SE 611 838} and will take in Howl Wood Farm, Hanging Stone and Stump Cross.
The B-walk will also commence at Helmsley and will visit Little Roppa, Low Mill, High Crookleith, and Low Crookleith.
The C-walk will set off from Newgate Bank
{SE 563 889} and will pass through Little Roppa,Carr Cote Ridge, High Crookleith, and Low Crookleith.
After the walks, tea and scones will be available at the Village Hall in Chop Gate.
This is a Route 1 coach pick-up (Billingham: 9.00 am, Stockton: 9.15 am and Acklam: 9.30 am).
As was the case last year
(see here), our second visit to Lancashire (on the weekend of 10th May) was a tremendous success. Apart from the weather conditions, we had some superb walks in the Haslingden area (on Saturday) and the Darwen area (on Sunday).
On Saturday we had three circular walks from Leys End
(commencing at the Duke of Wellington hostelry) {SD 766 229} while on Sunday we had three circular treks from Abbey Village (starting from the Hare and Hounds hostelry) {SD 643 223}.
A selection of some of the photos that we took during the weekend's walking expeditions can be seen by clicking on the pink buttons below:
Some of the photographs shown in the SRC May 2013 Lancashire collection were taken from the pre-walk checks that were undertaken earlier in the year (see here).
Credits: Many thanks to Jane Thompson and Phil Barker for taking the photographs.
On Wednesday, 22nd May, Stockton Rambling Club has a mid-week evening walk in the Osmotherley area of the North York Moors. Please meet at
7:00 pm at the Queen Catherine hostelry {SE 455 977} - see the following map.
The walk will not be longer than 6 miles (C-pace).
For further details ring 01642-586643.
On Sunday, 19th May, the Stockton Rambling Club will have three walks in the Danby area of the North York Moors. All walks will finish in Rosedale Abbey {SE 724 959} - see the following maps.
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The A-walk will start at Birk Brow {NZ 658 148} and will take in Moorside, Danby, Wolf Pit, Trough House, Sturdy Bank, Hill Cottages and Thorgill Farm.
The B-walk will commence at Brown Hill {NZ 670 117} and will visit Scale Foot, Botton Farm and Trough House.
The C-walk will set off from Castleton Rigg
{NZ 683 045} and will pass through Sturdy Bank, Clough House and The Grange.
This is a Route 1 coach pick-up (Billingham: 9.00 am,
Stockton: 9.15 am and Acklam: 9.30 am).
Our three walks on Sunday, 5th May, each took place in the Wensleydale area of North Yorkshire. The A-Walk started in Hawes, the B-Walk started nearby in Hardraw and the C-Walk comenced at the Moorcock Inn.
The A-Walk was led by Jane Thompson (pictured below). Jane's route took us on an anti-clockwise circular trek from Hawes. There were seven walkers in the group and we covered a distance of 14.6 miles.
After leaving our drop-off location in Hawes we made our way north to Sedbusk and North Rakes Hill (1730 feet). From here we followed a good track in a north westerly direction to reach Shivery Gill. We stopped for lunch at some rocks (High Millstones) on the west side of Abbotside Common. Continuing north, we next made our way across boggy moorland in order to reach Lovely Seat (2235 feet).
We descended from Lovely Seat on a north-westerly bearing to reach the cattle grid on the minor road at {SD 867 955}. From here, our final climb took us up to Little Shunner Fell (2140 feet) and onwards to Great Shunner Fell (2360 feet). We stopped here for a short
tea-break and then followed the route of the Pennine Way in a southerly direction. This took us to Hearne Head, Hearne Top and Hardraw. We then had a pleasant walk across the fields back to Hawes.
Unfortunately, much of today's A-Walk was over wet, boggy moorland. Also, because most of the walk took place in misty conditions (due to low-lying cloud) we did not see any of the magificent views we might otherwise have experienced had the weather and visibility been better.
Because we did not get very many good views today, the photographs that we took have been augmented by those that were taken when we did the pre-walk check. Click on the following button to see the photographs.
Credits: Many thanks to Jane Thompson and Phil Barker for taking the photographs.
During the week beginning 13th May, Stockton Rambling Club will have
TWO mid-week walks available. One is an day walk and the other is an evening walk.
The day walk is on Wednesday, 15th May and will start at 10:30 am from the Masham hostelry in Hartburn Village - see the map below.
This walk will not be longer than 5 miles (D-pace).
Please ring 07892-908201 for more details.
The evening walk is also on Wednesday, 15th May. It will start at 7:00 pm from the
Crathorne Arms in Crathorne - see the map below.
The length of this walk will be up to 6 miles (C-pace).
Please telephone 01642-764006 for more details.
On Sunday, 12th May, the Stockton Rambling Club will have three walks in the Darwen area of Lancashire. All walks will start and finish at Abbey Village {SD 643 223} - see the following map.
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The A-walk will take in Old Man's Hill, Black Hill, Darwen Moor, Darwen Tower and Sunnyhurst.
The B-walk will visit Slipper Lowe, Wive's Hill, Darwen Moor, Darwen Tower and
Eransdale Reservoir.
The C-walk will pass Roddlesworth Reservoir, Darwen Moor, Jubilee Tower and Sunnyhurst Wood.
On Saturday, 11th May, the Stockton Rambling Club will have three walks in the Haslingden area of Lancashire. All walks will start from and and finish at Leys End near Ogden Reservoir
{SD 767 228} - see the following map.
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The A-walk will take in sections of the Rossendale Way, Shooters Hill, Lark Hill,
Pilgrims Cross, Beetle Hill and Burnt Hill.
The B-walk will visit sections of the Rossendale Way, Longshaw Head, Lark Hill,
Pilgrims Cross, Beetle Hill and Burnt Hill.
The C-walk will pass through sections of the Rossendale Way, Haslingden Grane,
Causeway End and Rushy Leach.
The forthcoming SRC walking-weekend will take place during the period 10th-12th May. We will be staying in the Best Western Hotel in the Leyland area of Lancashire {SD 551 222} - see the following map.
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This is a Route 2 coach pick (Billingham: 6.15 pm, Acklam: 6.30 pm and Stockton: 6.45 pm).
During the week beginning 6th May, Stockton Rambling Club will have
TWO mid-week walks available. One is an evening walk and the other is a day walk.
The evening walk is on Wednesday, 8th May and will start at 7:00 pm from the
Cross Keys Inn on the A171 Guisborough road {NZ 567 157} - see the map below.
This walk will not be longer than 6 miles (C-pace).
Please ring 01642-274494 for more details.
The day walk is on Thursday, 9th May. It will start at 10:30 am from Great Ayton Tourist Information Centre {NZ 563 106} - see the map below.
The length of this walk will be up to 9 miles (B-pace).
Please telephone 01845-526566 for more details.
