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FUTURE WALKS KESWICK Via Penrith Coaches Leave Keswick At www.pdwc.org Vol: 27 Issue 11 29 September 2013 KESWICK via Penrith Coaches leave Keswick at 5.30pm FUTURE WALKS Coach Walks 8.30am start : 5.30pm return Sunday 13 October BAKEWELL A: Dave Colbert B+: Pete Stevens B: Tony Ingham C: Derek Lowe 8.30am start : 4.30pm return Sunday 10 November SETTLE A: Stella Wadsworth B+: Colin Manning B: Margaret Oliver C: Joyce Bradbury Thursday Car Walks 10.30am start Thursday 10 October Brinscall B Walk with Jill & Bernard Croft Meet at the baths Thursday 14 November Dunsop Bridge B Walk with Dave Thornton Meet at the car park Sunday Car Walks 10.30am start Sunday 27 October Osbaldeston B Walk with Chris Metcalfe Meet at the Bay Horse Sunday 27 October Ribchester C Walk with Derek Lowe Meet at the car park A 5½ mile / 8.9km walk climbing 200ft / 61m From the car park we turn right into Church Street and pass the White Bull as we make for the River Ribble. Turning right along the Ribble Way we pass through Lower Barn Farmyard and follow the river until there is a short climb before we de- scend to Hothersall Hall. There is a short climb up a concrete path until a right turn over a style brings us to field paths which take us to Oxhey, Eatough's Farm and Falicon Farm. Here we turn right towards Lord's Farm and onto Preston Road where we turn right and then left to follow a track to Buckley Hall. We then drop down through Buckley Wood where we have a short climb up to Ashmoor House before going on to Boyce's Farm. Field paths take us to Cherry Yate then on to Stydd Church and back to Ribchester. Weather booked. Have a nice day! Sunday 24 November Longton Ribble Way B walk with Margaret Oliver Meet at the Dolphin Inn Sunday 24 November Wheelton: Top Lock C Walk with Derek Lowe Meet by the Canal Distance 6 miles / 9.7km climbing 500ft / 152m. Parking is alongside the canal at Top Lock, Wheelton From Top Lock we follow the towpath to Johnson’s Hillock Bridge. There we turn right to go down the road and pick up a path on our right which eventually goes under the M61 twice and across a field to reach Birchin Lane. We then pick up a path to Denham Hall where we shall have lunch. After lunch we follow field paths down to the canal which we follow back to Top Lock. The weather has been booked. Have a good day! Strollers 10.30am start Wednesday 16 October Witton Country Park, Blackburn with Roy Meet in the main car park off the A674, then afterwards in the Pavilion Café. Wednesday 20 November Cuerden Valley Park with Irene Meet at the small (free) car park in Back Lane (opposite the school) then at the Ley Inn. Please note – Walk details must be in one week before each coach excursion. Today’s Walks Today’s starting points: 1. A, B+, B: Threlkeld 2. C: Keswick Blencathra with Kevin Poole Grade A Distance 8½ miles /13.7 km Climbing 3500 ft / 1067m Starting at Threlkeld we head up Blencathra via Halls Fell. This ascent was described by AW as “For active ramblers and scramblers, this route is positively the finest way to any mountain-top in the district. It is direct, exhilarating, has glorious views and (especially satisfying) scores a bulls eye by leading unerringly to the summit-cairn” (Book Five: The Northern Fells by AW). From the top we head back to Keswick via Blease Fell and Latrigg. Lonscale Fell with Val Walmsley Grade B+ Distance 10 miles / 16.1km Climbing 2000ft / 610m . Leaving the coaches at Threlked we climb through village to pass the Blencathra Centre, overlooking the Greta Valley on our way north past Blease Fell. Just after crossing Glenderaterra Beck,we join the Cumbria Way for a short way before starting the main ascent of day following Burnt House Ridge to the summit of Lonscale Fell, an outlier of the Skiddaw Group. From here we drop down to a path leading south from Skiddaw to join the Cumbria Way briefly, before leaving to ascend Latrigg 1196ft / 365m. We return to the path to resume our route back to Keswick after a very scenic day out. Threlkeld to Keswick via Lonscale Fell with Peter Stevens Grade B Distance 8 miles / 12.9km Climbing918ft / 280m Our walk today starts from Threlkeld a few miles outside Keswick, on the A66 Penrith to Keswick road. With Blencathra on our right we start a steady climb following a bridleway to the Blencathra Centre (Field Study Centre for Schools and Colleges), before veering north to follow the bridleway along the side of Blease Fell. Further up the valley we cross the Glenderaterra Beck and climb a little way up Lonscale Fell to join the Cumbria Way. Now travelling south, with good views of Low and High Rigg ahead of us, we follow the beck towards the River Greta, skirting the Lonscale Crags before beginning our descent. Still following the Cumbria Way, we cross the A66 to Briar Rigg and then into Keswick and the coaches. Keswick Killer 2 with Lesley and Alison Grade C Distance 6½ miles /10.4km Climbing 196ft / 60m Today we begin our walk from the centre of Keswick ( toilets). Following the Cumbria Way to Portinscale we then take the path to Ullock. Turning east we have a 10 minute road walk towards Little Braithwaite. From here we follow Newlands Beck south until we meet the road once more. We then turn left for another short road walk, as we slowly climb to Skelgill with picturesque views across the valley. From Skelgill we make our way towards Derwent Bay picking up the Cumbria Way once more. This leads us back through Portinscale and on to Keswick via Nichol End. Please help to keep the coaches clean by removing muddy boots. Please check that you have all your belongings and take newspapers etc. away with you. Thank you. .
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