SRC Walking Weekend in Shap

Travel Arrangements

The SRC weekend will take place on the weekend of Friday 4th October. We will be staying in the Best Western Shap Wells Hotel {NY 578 096} in the South-Eastern Lake District - see the following map.

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This is a Route 2 coach pick up (Billingham: 6.15 pm, Acklam: 6.30 pm and Stockton: 6.45 pm).
 
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DAY 1 Details

On Saturday, 5th October, the Stockton Rambling Club will have four walks in the South-Eastern Lakes area. All walks will finish at the Shap Wells Hotel {NY 578 096} - see the following map.

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The A-walk will start from the A685 road near Low Borrow Bridge {NY 607 014} and will take in Borrowdale, Whinfell Beacon, Mabbin Crag, Ashstead Fell, Borrow Beck, Bretherdale Head, Greenholme and High Scales. This walk will cover a distance of 14 miles and will involve 3100 feet of ascent.
 
The B-walk will commence at the A685 road near Roundthwaite {NY 611 026} and will visit Borrowdale, Huck's Bridge, Breasthigh Road and Bretherdale. This walk will cover a distance of 11 miles and will involve 2000 feet of ascent.
 
The C-walk will set off from the Shap Wells Hotel {NY 578 096} and will pass through Wasdale Beck, Clovenstone Hill, Birkbeck Fells and Greenholme. This walk will cover a distance of 9 miles and will involve 1000 feet of ascent.
 
Malcolm and Marjorie will organise a D-Walk.
 
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DAY 2 Details

On Sunday, 6th October, the Stockton Rambling Club will have four walks in the Langdale Fell area of the Howgill Fells- see the following map. All walks will finish at Orton {NY 622 082}.

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The A-walk will start from the A685 road near Low Borrow Bridge {NY 607 014} and will take in Black Force, Docker Fell, Simon's Seat and Langdale. This walk will cover a distance of 13 miles and will involve 2600 feet of ascent.
 
The B-walk will also commence near Low Borrow Bridge and will visit Knowles, Black Force, Blakethwaite and Uldale. This walk will cover a distance of 11 miles and will involve 1800 feet of ascent.
 
The C-walk will take the form of a circular walk from Orton and will pass through Great Asby Scar, Asby Winderwath Common and Sunbiggin. This walk will cover a distance of 9 miles and will involve 1000 feet of ascent.
 
Malcolm and Marjorie will organise a D-Walk.
 

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A-Walking: Rothbury Circular via Simonside

Each of our three walks on Sunday, 22nd September, took place in the Coquetdale area of Northumberland. All of the walks started from and finished in the lovely town of Rothbury.
 
The A-Walk was led by Peter Cull (pictured below). There were ten walkers in the group. The route took in Thropton, Great Tosson, Simonside and Lordenshaw. It covered a distance of 14.1 miles and involved a total ascent of 2200 feet.
From our drop-off location in the centre of Rothbury we headed west along the north bank of the River Coquet. At {NU 051 015} we left the river and climbed up towards Brae Head {NU 044 025} and then used Physic Lane to drop down into Thropton - where we crossed the River Coquet. Continuing on a southerly bearing, we made our way to Great Tosson and then had a good climb up over Windy Crag in order to reach our lunch-stop location at {NU 023 000} near Chester Hope. We had some good views from here.
 
After our lunch-stop, we continued in a southerly direction - making our way through the forest to reach the foot of the Simonside Hills. We now had another good climb up onto the top of Simonside. Because the weather and visibility were so good, we had some tremendous views from the high ground. Moving off in an easterly direction, we next visited Old Stell Crag and Dove Crag before stopping for an early tea-stop at the cairn on The Beacon {NZ 045 986}.
 
Following our descent to the road at Lordenshaw car par, we made our way to Lordenshaw and continued our easterly trek to arrive at Lee Siding. From here we followed a minor road to Brockley Hall, East Raw, Butterknowes and West Raw. At this point we turned onto a north-westerly bearing and followed a footpath, on the south side of the River Coquet, that took us back to Rothbury - where our expedition ended.
 
Many thanks to Peter for leading the walk.
 
A selection of some of the photos that were taken during today's walking expedition can be seen by clicking on the pink button below:
 

Credits:
Many thanks to Phil Barker for taking the photographs.
 

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Early October Mid-Week Walking (2013-10-03)

On Thursday, 3rd October, Stockton Rambling Club has a mid-week walk in the Swainby area of the North York Moors. Please meet at 10.30 am at the car park {NZ 476 021} - see the following map.


The walk will not be longer than 8 miles (C-Pace).
For further details ring 01642-715773.
 

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Sunday Walking to Danby Lodge

On Sunday, 29th September, the Stockton Rambling Club will have three walks in the North-Eastern area of the North York Moors. All walks will finish at Danby Lodge {NZ 717 083} - see the following maps.

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The A-walk will start at Birk Brow {NZ 658 148} and will take in the Quaker's Causeway, Commondale and the Pannierman's Causeway.
 
The B-walk will commence at Slapewath {NZ 642 158} and will visit North Ings, Scale Cross and Ainthorpe.
 
The C-walk will set off from Charltons {NZ 647 155} and will pass through Stanghow Moor, Commondale, Castleton and Ainthorpe.
 
This is a Route 1 coach pick-up (Billingham: 9.00 am, Stockton: 9.15 am and Acklam: 9.30 am).
 

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Late-September Mid-Week Walking (2013-09-26)

On Thursday, 26th September, Stockton Rambling Club has a mid-week walk in the Richmond area of Swaledale. Please meet at 10.30 am at Nuns Close Car Park {NZ 168 010} - see the following map.

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The walk will not be longer than 9 miles (B-Pace).
For further details ring 01642-678534.
 

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Sunday Walking to Rothbury

On Sunday, 22nd September, the Stockton Rambling Club will have three walks in the Coquetdale area of Northumberland. All walks will start and finish in Rothbury {NU 057 015} - see the following map.

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The A-walk will take in Ship Crag, Great Tosson, Simonside and Lordenshaw.
 
The B-walk will visit Lordenshaw, Blagdonburn, The Beacon and Simonside.
 
The C-walk will pass through Lordenshaw, The Beacon, Simonside and Great Tosson. This walk will involve 1300 feet of ascent.
 
This is a Route 3 coach pick-up (Acklam: 9.00 am, Stockton: 9.15 am and Billingham: 9.30 am).
 

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A-Walking: Scalby to the Flask Inn via Broxa Forest

Our three walks on Sunday, 8th September all took place in the Scarborough area of the North York Moors.The A-Walk set off from Scalby, the B-Walk started in Burniston while the C-Walk set off a little further north from Cloughton. All of the walks finished at the Flask Inn.
 
The A-Walk was led by Phil Barker - pictured below. There were five walkers in the group; the distance covered was 16.8 miles. The weather was spectacular!

From our drop-off location near the cross-roads in Scalby, we headed in a westerly direction through the Hay Brow area of the village in order to reach the first of our four climbs. This took us up onto the high ground near Northfield Farm. From here we made our way across pleasant farmland to Silpho. Continuing in a south-westerly direction, we dropped down through Haggland Wood in order to reach a track near Low Dales Farm. Turning right, onto this track, we headed north to reach Whisper Dales where we stopped for a short lunch break.
 
After lunch we entered into our second climb - up into Broxa Forest. We then headed north through the forest in order to make our way to Ward Hill. As we descended towards Lownorth Bridge, we had some wonderful views of Harwood Dale and the terrain to the north of us which we yet had to cover. Our third climb was a long, drawn-out, gradual ascent that took us from Lownorth Bridge and finished at Burn Howe Rigg on High Moor. About half-way through the climb, we stopped for a short tea-break near Brown Hill.
 
From our tea-stop location we continued on a north-westerly bearing over High Moor until we reached a track at {SE 901 991}. We turned right onto this and followed it in an easterly direction to the cairn on Burn Howe - and onwards to reach Jugger Howe Beck. After crossing the beck we started our final ascent. This involved a very steep climb initially and then a more gradual one as we approached the A171 road. Turning left along the road, we made our way to our final destination at the Flask Inn.
 
Many thanks to Phil for leading a splendid walk.
 
A selection of some of the photos that we took during today's walking expedition can be seen by clicking on the pink button below:
 

Credits:
Many thanks to Jane Thompson and Phil Barker for taking the photographs.
 

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Mid-September Mid-Week Walking (2013-09-18)

On Wednesday, 18th September, Stockton Rambling Club has a mid-week walk in the Great Ayton area of the North York Moors. Please meet at 10.30 am at the Royal Oak hostelry {NZ 562 106} - see the following map.
The walk will not be longer than 5 miles (D-Pace).
For further details ring 01642-824856.
 

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LAKES DAY: Sunday Walking to Grasmere

On Sunday, 15th September, the Stockton Rambling Club will have four walks in the South-Eastern area of the Lake District. All walks will finish in Grasmere {NY 337 076} - see the following maps.
 

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The A-walk will start at Thirlmere {NY 315 194} and will take in Helvellyn, Grisedale Tarn, Fairfield and Stone Arthur. This walk will cover a distance of 9 miles and will involve 3600 feet of ascent.
 
The B-walk will commence at Wythburn {NY 325 129} and will visit Greenup Edge, High Raise, Sargeant Man and Easdale. This walk will cover a distance of 9 miles and will involve 2000 feet of ascent.
 
The C-walk will set off from Grasmere {NY 337 076} and will follow a circular route that takes in Silver Howe, Red Bank, Loughrigg Terrace and Rydal. This walk will cover a distance of 8 miles and will involve 1500 feet of ascent.
 
Malcolm and Marjorie will arrange a DF-walk.
 
This is a Route 2 coach pick-up and is also an early start (Billingham: 9.00 am, Acklam: 9.15 am and Stockton: 9.30 am).
 
Note:
The cost of this event is £10 and must be pre-booked.
 

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Mid-September Mid-Week Walking (2013-09-12)

On Thursday, 12th September, Stockton Rambling Club has a mid-week walk in the Cotherstone area of County Durham. Please meet at10.30 am at Cotherstone Church {NZ 012 193} - see the following map.

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The walk will not be longer than 9 miles.
For further details ring 01642-805781.
 

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Sunday Walking to the Flask Inn

On Sunday, 8th September, the Stockton Rambling Club will have three walks in the South-East region of the North York Moors. All walks will finish at the Flask Inn {NZ 930 006} - see the following maps.

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The A-walk will start at Scalby {TA 012 905} and will take in Hay Brow, Silpho, Broxa Forest, Burn Howe and Jugger Howe.
 
The B-walk will commence at Burniston {TA 011 930} and will visit Hayburn Wyke, Ravenscar, Stoupe Brow and Spring Hill.
 
The C-walk will set off from Cloughton {TA 009 946} and will pass through Hayburn Wyke, part of the Cleveland Way, Ravenscar and Cook House.
 
This is a Route 1 coach pick-up (Billingham: 9.00 am, Stockton: 9.15 am and Acklam: 9.30 am).
 
Note: because of the road race, the Acklam pick-up will be at Croft Avenue opposite Canfield Gardens.
 

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