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CRAVEN U3A WALKING GROUP PROGRAMME – Winter/Spring 2015 1 of 4

TUESDAY THURSDAY

30th Dec 2014 NO WALK 1st Jan 2015 HAPPY NEW YEAR !

6th Jan Long–Moderate Leaders N & M Jarvis 8th Jan Medium–Easy Leader Tony Canfer/TBN Simon's Seat 9 miles 9:00 start Harewood circular 7 miles 9:30 start Map OL2 GR 077 552 CP at Bolton Abbey Estate Cavendish Map 298 334450 Lay by on A659 * Harewood * Home Farm * Pavilion * Valley of Desolation * Barden Fell * Lord’s Seat * Carr house * Lodge hills * Lofthouse farm * Hollin Hall * Lay by Simon’s Seat * Howgill * Dales Way 13th Jan Short/Lunch Leader G Swallow 15th Jan Long–Moderate Leaders S Ely Clarendon Hotel, Hebden 2 walks 9:30 start Stump Cross & Trollers Gill 12 miles 8:30 start Hebden walks begin at 10 am. Lunch at 12.30 pm Map OL2 Hebden SE026632 Mossy Mere * Backstone Edge * Walk 1 - 4 miles Easy - Leader Glenys Swallow Grimwith Resv * Stump Cross * Trollers * Appletreewick Pasture Walk 2 - 5/6 miles - Leader Sheila Ely * Dales Way * Hebden 20th Jan Medium–Moderate Leaders W & K Berrington 22nd Jan Short–Easy Leaders J & A Wyatt Barden to Eastby circular 7 miles 9:30 start Parcevall Hall 5/6 miles 9:30 start Map OL2 SE051568 Barden Scale * Halton East * Eastby * Map OL2 SE064640 Grimwith Reservoir CP * Dry Gill * Eastby Gate * Lower Barden Reservoir * Barden Scale Skyrehome * Parcevall * New Road * Grimwith Reservoir Great muddy walk up on the moors 27th Jan Long–Moderate Leaders D & L Liggett 29th Jan Medium–Easy Leaders S Curtis/J Smith Pinhaw Beacon 11 miles 8:30 start Gargrave to Coniston Cold 8 miles 9.30 start Map OL21 GR973497 Carleton * Burnt Hill * Lothersdale * Map OL2 GargraveCP GR 932543 * Mark House Lane * Bell Busk Pennine Way * Elslack * Yellison Wood * Carleton * Coniston Cold * Pot Haw Farm * Newton Hall * Trenet Laithe * Total ascent 580m. Lots of slippery mud & stiles. Lovely views. P/Way to Gargrave 3rd Feb Short–Easy Leaders M & P Watson 5th Feb Long–Moderate Leaders: V.G. & J. Edy Otley area 6 miles 9:30 start Bardon Moor and Thorpe Fell 11 miles 8:30 start Map EXP297 205463 Otley * Clifton * Farnley * Otley Map OL2 SE 038556 Cattle Grid * Sun Moor Hill * Gate Nook * Simm Bottom * Cattle Grid

10th Feb Medium–Moderate Leaders R & J Martin 12th Feb Short–Easy Leaders J Pattison St Ives Estate 7 miles 9:00 start Skipton North Circular 6 miles 9:30 start Map Landranger 104 GR079397 (a dirt track on Left on the Map OL2 Coach Street Car Park (987 521) Keighley to Harden Rd) * Goitstock Waterfall * Harden * Druids Includes a brand new path. Altar * St Ives 17th Feb Long–Moderate Leaders P Sugden 19th Feb Medium–Moderate Leaders S Ely 3 villages heritage walk 11 miles 8:30 start Conistone Moor 7 miles 9:00 start Map OL21 SD426888 Foulridge Wharf * Trawden * Wycoller * Map OL2 Kettlewell CP SD974723 * Capplestone Gate * Bycliffe Laneshaw Bridge * Foulridge * Conistone Pie * Dales Way * Kettlewell

24th Feb Short–Moderate Leaders J & D Shaw 26th Feb Long–Moderate Leaders D Smith/D Liggett Nidderdale 6.8 miles 10:00 start Twisleton Scar 11 miles 8:30 start Map EXP298 SE 251 611 Burnt Yates Villge car park on B6165 * Map OL2 694730 Ingleton CP * Gait Head * Meregill Hole * Whipley Hall * Clint * Birstwith * Catstone Wood *Burnt Yates Chapel le Dale * Twisleton Scar * Oddies Lane * Ingleton

3rd Mar Medium–Moderate Leaders C Peel/A Bancroft 5th Mar Short–Moderate Leaders V .G. & J. Edy The Worth Way 9 miles 9:30 start Pendle Hill 6 miles 9:00 start Map OL21 (South Pennines) 0563977 Ingrow Station Car Park Map OL21 SD824404 Barley car park * Pendle House * Big End * (permission granted) * Hainworth * Barcroft * Oxenhope * Boar Clough * Ogden Clough * Newchurch-in-Pendle * Barley Haworth * Oakworth * Demems * Ingrow A shortish steep climb at start

Walking Group Coordinator: Programme Secretary: Treasurer: Dave Smith: Keith Berrington: Keith Waddington: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CRAVEN U3A WALKING GROUP PROGRAMME – Winter/Spring 2015 2 of 4

TUESDAY THURSDAY 10th Mar Long–Strenuous Leaders K & D Waddington 12th Mar Medium–Moderate Leaders E.Tiffany/J.Allison Two Dales 11 miles 8:30 start Sharp Haw from Embsay Resv 8/9 miles 8:30 start Map OL30 GR907741 Litton * Redmire * Hubberholme * Map OL2 999 545 Embsay Reservoir * Crook Rise * Rylstone * Yockenthwaite * Halton Gill * Litton Sharp Haw * None-Go-Bye * Odd Acres * Embsay Reservoir

17th Mar Short/Medium-Easy Leaders G&C Wood 19th Mar Long–Moderate Leaders S Ely Upper Washburn Valley 7.5 Miles 9.30 start Jubilee Cave & Nappa Cross 12 miles 8:30 start Map EXP297 187538 Swinsty Moor CP * Fewston Res West * Map OL2 Settle Market Place SD818636 * Jubilee Cave * A59 * Thruscross Dam * Hewness House * A59 * Busky Dike Gorbeck road * Nappa cross * Stockdale road * Lambert Lane * Lane * CP Cross A59 twice: some high stiles: ? some mud Mitchell Lane * Settle 24th Mar Medium–Moderate Leaders G & B Livingston 26th Mar Short–Easy Leaders G.Swallow/A.Clarke To Crummackdale and back 7 miles 9:30 start Three Villages 5 Miles 9:30 Start Map OL2 SD 806 725 Horton CP * Sulber * Map OL2 GR 969587 Rylstone * Hetton * Flasby * Rylstone Crummackdale/Beggar’s Stile * Moughton * Horton

31st Mar Long–Moderate Leaders A Todd 2nd Apr Medium–Strenuous Leaders N Holden/A Botherway Rowley 11 miles 8:30 start Gordale Scar 8 miles 9.30 start Maps OL21 SD 860328 Rowley CP * Extwistle Hall * Swinden * Map OL2 SD901627 Buck Inn, Malham * Janet’s Foss * Gordale Pennine Bridleway * Hindle Banks * Hurstwood * Saville Green Bridge * Gordale Scar * Malham Tarn * Dry Valley * Malham * Worsthorne * Rowley CP Cove * Malham Can we scramble up Gordale waterfall? Easter 7th Apr Short–Easy Leaders C Heaton/D Smith 9th Apr Long–Moderate Leaders D House/A Horner Upper Nidderdale Reservoir Walk 6 miles 9:30 start Howardian Hills 11/12 miles 8:00 start Map OL30 SE067767 car park by Scar House Dam * a circular Map EXP 299&300 537774 Coxwold V.H.C.P * Husthwaite * walk of Scar House Reservoir and Angram Reservoir Oulston * Newburgh Priory * Coxwold

14th Apr Medium–Moderate Leaders B Thompson/D House 16th Apr Short–Moderate Leaders A.Clarke/G.Swallow Jumbles Country Park 9.2 miles 8:30 start Pateley Bridge 6 miles 9:30 Start Map EXP287 736139 Jumbles Country Park (Ramsbottom) * Map Exp 298 GR 129644 Coldstones Cut C.P. Gill Beck * Wayoh Reservoir * Witton Weavers Way *Cheetham Close * Nidderdale Way * Mines * Ashfield Side * Low Wood * Mosscar Turton Tower * Jumbles Bottom * Hillend * Coldstone Fold Farm * Car Park 17th April Summer Walks Planning and Members Meeting 2 pm in the Soroptimist Rooms, Skipton 21st Apr Long–Moderate Leaders D House/A Horner 23rd Apr Medium–Strenuous Leaders C&A Heald Almscliff Crag from Pool 10/11 miles 8:30 start Langdale Walk 8 miles 8:00 start Map EXP297 Pool Bridge * Leathley * Stainburn * Huby * Pool Map OL6 295064 New Dungeon Ghyll NTCP (at 9:30) * Loft Crag * Pike o Stickle * Rossett Pike * Mickleden. Total ascent 720 m. An invite has been issued to Ambleside and Windermere U3A Walking group to join us. 28th Apr Short–Easy/Moderate Leaders G&C Wood 30th Apr Long–Moderate Leaders P Sugden/D Smith Austwick & Wharfe 5.5 Miles 9.30 start Dales Highway (last leg) 13 miles 7:45 start Map OL2 769682 Austwick Bridge * Oxenber/Wharfe Woods* Map OL19 NY704054 Newbiggin-on-Lune * Gt Kinmond * Gt Wharfe * Lower Crummackdale * Austwick Br Asby * Hoff-Appleby If the flowers are shy we may go farther to the reliable Erratics Very scenic walk. Return by train to Kirby Stephen station Short steep climb near start: lot of high stiles Advance notice: Lake District walks (staying overnight) on Thursday/Friday 6/7th May – details later

Welcome to the U3A walking group 2015 Winter/Spring programme

Meeting Point – COACH STREET CAR PARK, Skipton, at the back right corner, adjacent to Gargrave Road.

Programme Updates – please avoid changing start times I am always happy to receive corrections or additional walks to fill the gaps which I can then email to the membership and the website. But please don't change start times except in an emergency. Changing start times can be worse than changing the destination. We can’t be sure that everyone is using the latest version of the programme.

Digitally Enabled Buddies For expediency and to minimise distribution costs, I send the updates out as a new version of the programme within a covering email which lists what has changed. For those of you who are not digitally enabled, could I ask that you choose a digitally enabled “buddy” in the walking group who can keep you informed of any updates to the programme. It is not perfect but it should enable greater coverage than just those that I can contact by email. If you are unsure of the latest programme, you or a helpful friend can always find it at www.cravenu3a.org.uk (go to Classes, Classes T-Z, Walking Group, then click on Walk Programme for the pdf file)

Cotswold Outdoor Skipton will give members a 15% discount, on production of their U3A membership. Please be discreet when claiming the discounts.

Annual Lunch at the Clarendon Hotel Hebden, coordinated by Glenys, 12.30 pm on Tuesday 13th January.

Next Planning and Members Meeting: 17th April at 2 pm, Soroptimists Rooms, Otley St, Skipton.

Walk Details When submitting walks, please try to follow the preferred format of 11th Oct Short-Easy Leaders: A&N Other Austwick & Wharfe 6.5 Miles 09:30 start Map OL2 GR769682 Austwick Bridge*Oxenber/Wharfe woods*Wharfe*Lower Crummackdale*Austwick Bridge Gentle Limestone country, short climb near start (or some suitable one line ditty) Plain text is fine as long as all the details are there. I expect to fix formatting and font issues, but not to look up maps, guess start times or chase down names.

Additional Walk Leaders Needed We always welcome new walks with new leaders to lead them which takes the load off some of our ‘old stalwarts’ and introduces us to new areas. Don’t be afraid to volunteer to be a leader or a back marker for a leader, there is always lots of advice available especially where a choice of routes is involved. We can also provide a person to help recce a route if you want to lead a walk but are unsure of some of the finer details of the route.

GENERAL INFORMATION

We only have three specific rules : (1) No Dogs, (2) No muddy boots or wet outerwear in transport, (3) Your comfort and safety are your own responsibility. If the leader considers that you are inadequately equipped then he/she can refuse to take you on the walk.

Meeting Point and Car Sharing We meet in the Coach Street Car Park, in the back right corner, along Gargrave Road. Just turn up 5-10 minutes before the stated time. Our objective is to use the minimum number of cars by car sharing. We prefer that cars are filled at Skipton and leaders will arrange car sharing on the day as required. Passengers pay the driver 7 pence per mile. Excess cars can be left free of charge at the Auction Mart site. Please note: if you wish to go directly to the start of the walk, you should telephone the leader the night before to ensure that the parking venue or trip details have not changed and that there will be enough room for your car.

Group Walking Please note that the term “Walk Leader” does not imply that this person has any formal training in leading walks, mountain craft or first aid. In fact most of the U3A walk leaders do not have any such training. The U3A is a self-help group and each individual walker is responsible for their own safety and welfare. The Walk Leader will have carried out a recce of the walk and a description of the walk will be given in the Walk Programme. If a member has any doubts with regard to the suitability or any other aspect of the walk they should contact the Walk Leader either the day before or in the car park prior to the commencement of the walk. Remember that the leader sets the pace based on the capability of the party as a whole. Please do not make their task more difficult by moving too far in front. If large gaps occur in the group then communication between the leader and back marker becomes a problem. The pace of the walk overall is likely to be around 2 miles an hour including stops. Guidance on ‘Good Practice’ for Walk Leaders and Group Members can be found in the ‘Craven U3A Walking Group-Emergency Procedures. It is strongly recommended that all members of the walking group read this document together with the notes on Basic First Aid. These documents can be found on the U3A website

Emergency Signals In the event of a problem, e.g. an injury or the group becomes too extended; the most effective means of communication to the leader is a whistle. If you hear a whistle, indicate that you have heard it and ensure that the information is being relayed to the leader at the front. One blast means STOP. Two blasts means COME BACK Multiple blasts means URGENT HELP is needed.

Sustenance, Clothing & Sticks  Take sufficient food and drink along. There will be refreshment stops.  Suitable clothing, waterproofs & footwear are essential. Even on Medium walks some paths may be rough and stony. It is almost certain that there will be stiles, so if you are carrying walking poles then please ensure that the pointed ends do not hit anyone whilst climbing over the stile.

Guest Walkers We are happy for group members to bring the occasional guest along. If guests want to become regular walkers they will need to join Craven U3A and register for the Walking Group.

Walk leaders should let Dave Smith know the names of any Guest Walkers, for insurance purposes.

Members Meetings and Planning Future Walks Three Members Meetings are held each year to plan the next walk programme. Meetings also provide all members with an opportunity to put forward ideas for discussion about ways in which we might improve our activities. The three programmes run from January to April, May to August, and September to December.

Future Programmes by e-mail or post Most of our members now get their walk programme by e-mail, along with any last minute amendments and additional events. If you want to be on the e-mail list, and are not already on it, just e-mail Dave Smith or Keith Berrington. If you are not on e-mail then each term's programme will be posted to you; if you do not receive it, please contact Dave (phone 748945) or Keith (752907).

Walking Group Coordinator: Programme Secretary: Treasurer: Dave Smith: Keith Berrington: Keith Waddington: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]