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Vol: 32 Issue 12 18th November 2018 SEDBERGH Coach leaves at 16.30 hours The first drop stop will be the Black Bull PROGRAMME OF EVENTS NOV /DEC 2018 18 November Coach – Sedbergh A Yarlside and The Calf Leader Dave Colbert B+ Cautley Spout and The Calf Leader Susan Banister B The Rawthey and Dee River Valleys Leader Tony Ingham C Sedbergh Serendipity Leader Joyce Bradbury 2 December Sunday B Car Walk Leader Dorothy Dobson Meet at Hill Road car park Penwortham Sat Nav PR1 9XH 13 December Thurs day Car B Walk Leader Chris Cook Meet at St Helen’s Church car park, Churchtown Sat Nav PR3 0HY 16 December Coach – Grange over Sands A Whitbarrow Leader Dave Colbert B+ Walking with Wolves Leader Kevin Poole B Big Bay Bash Leader Chris Cook C Grange Grand Circular Leader Roy Smith Details for Sunday Car walk 2 nd December 10.30am – B Walk 7.5 miles (12.07 km) no ascent – with Dorothy From the Cemetery car park we make our way to the River Ribble path, crossing Liverpool Road and passing the Golf Course on the way. We stay on this path for another two miles before leaving the R iver. Changing direction we head south through the fields to Hutton. There is a little road walking before reaching Penwortham and back to the car park. Happy Days! Details for Thursday Car Walk 13th December – B Walk 9.5 miles (15.28 km) ascent none! with Chris at 10.30am This walk is called “Flatliner” because there is not a hill in sight! It’s mostly firm underfoot and unavoidably a little on the road. From the car park we head south over the River Wyre to Myerscough , through the college and , onto Bilsborrow where we join the canal. From here we head to Catterall where we cross the A6 and follow the River Wyre back to the car park. Happy Walking! STROLLERS – 21 November – Meet at the car park for Cuerden Valley which is behind the Sue Ryder Centre. Drive down Shady Lane past the entrance to the Sue Ryder Centre then turn left down Berkeley Lane (car park on the right at the end, parking charges apply £2.20 per day) Afterwards we will eat at the New Visitor Centre Café. Car park and café Sat Nav PR5 6BY Members and Guests please note it is your personal responsibility to use the seat belts provided. If you do not, you can receive an instant fine from the Police. PDWC and the Coach Driver are not responsible for any event that occurs due to your decision not to use the seatbelt provided. Please e-mail Walk Details to: [email protected] Please Note – Walk Details must be in one week before each coach excursi on Today's Coach Walks Starting points: A: Sedbergh B+ Sedbergh B Sedbergh C Sedbergh Yarlside and The Calf Grade A Leader Dave Colbert Distance 11 miles (18 km) 3,450 ft (1,050 m) total ascent Situated between the rugged mountains of the Lake District to the west and the rolling expanse of the Pennines to the east, the Howgill Fells form a compact group of steep-sided rounded hills. The highest summits lie towards the centre of an extensive upland plateau from which ridges radiate in all directions. From Sedbergh, we head in a north-easterly direction up the increasingly wild glen of the River Rawthey to Cautley Holme, where the steep slopes of Ben End await. The ridge walk to Yarlside (639m/2,096ft) is short and then it’s straight down into the deep trench of Bowderdale before a further climb takes us up to The Calf (676m/2,219ft). We return to Sedbergh by way of Calders and Arant Haw. Cautley Spout and The Calf Grade B+ Leader Sue Banister Distance 10 miles (16 km) 2,300 ft (697 m) total ascent Today’s walk is a strenuous B+ but worth it for the fell top views. Starting in Sedbergh we head for Cautley passing Hollin Hill, Thursgill and Fawcett Bank with the River Rawthey below on our right. After crossing the footbridge over Cautley Beck we head up towards Cautley Spout waterfall. The path becomes increasingly steep and there are good views of the falls especially after rain. At the top of the falls we follow Red Gill Beck and pass a sheep fold which has been renovated by the artist Andy Goldsworthy. Continuing to climb we now follow Force Gill Beck until we meet the main fell top path. If time and weather conditions permit we can turn right and walk the short distance up to The Calf which at 676m is the highest point in the Howgill Fells with superb panoramic views. We then return down the path and continue over Bram Rigg Top to Calders and down Rowantree Grains before joining the Dales High Way dropping back down into Sedbergh. The Rawthey and Dee River Valleys Grade B Leader Tony Ingham Distance 7.5 miles (12 km) with 800 ft (244 m) total ascent Leaving the town we immediately climb up to Castle Haw, an 11 th century motte and bailey castle. Having inspected the mound, we descend and pick up a path heading east past Underbank, Stone Hall, Hollin Hall, Ellerthwaite and Buckbank. From here we proceed to the banks of the River Rawthey, which we follow south west via Straight Bridge and New Bridge to the hamlet of Millthrop. At this point we join the Dales Way and climb up to the top of Moser Hill. We then leave the Dales Way and descend to Rash Bridge which spans the River Dee. Following the Dee north westwards we eventually come to Abbot Holme Bridge. We cross this and a golf course to reach Birks, near the confluence of the Dee and Rawthey. We then follow the Rawthey again before leaving it to head north east past Sedbergh School buildings and playing fields back into Sedbergh. Sedbergh Circular Grade C Leader Joyce Bradbury Distance 6.4 miles (10.8 km) Climbing 560 ft (168 m) Setting off from the coach park in Sedbergh (toilets available) we have a road walk along Howgill Lane to begin. We then drop down, on field paths, to Underwinder then up to Ash-Hining. That is most of our climbing for the day over with. We walk down to Low Braithwaite and along to the River Lune where we join the Dales Way. We follow the Lune southwards before gradually turning eastwards along the River Rawthey, eventually leaving the river to climb back into Sedbergh through Sedbergh School grounds. Advance Notice: The Club Meal will once again be held at Ferrari’s, Thornley, Longridge on Friday 8th February 2019. Names to Tony Ingham please. Excellent entertainment !!! The Grand Night Out will be held at Longton VM Sports and Social Club on Wednesday 24 th April 2019 Tickets will be available next year from Committee members. Please remove muddy boots before boarding the coach & check that you take all your belongings with you. Thank you .