Convenors: Hazel Walker and Joy Strangeways
To contact Hazel and Joy, please email salfordu3a@gmail.com marking the subject line of your email ‘FAO: name/job title’.
Venue and day/time: We meet on alternate Mondays at St Mark’s Church Car Park, Worsley, for a 10am departure. These are full day walks led by volunteers.
Transport to the start of the walks relies on informal car sharing and expenses also being shared, a formula for which exists. The walks are full days and you are required to bring a packed lunch. Could new members please contact the convenor before joining so we have an idea on numbers.
These walks are generally about 5-7 miles (or a little shorter when daylight is limited) and are relatively gentle and predominantly on flat ground involving little ascent. We are generally back in Worsley by four o’clock.
We would wish to encourage as many people as possible to lead walks.
Please contact the Convenors in order to answer any query.
2021 Long Walks Programme
| Date | Lead Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun | Guy & Viv | Back together around Worsley Woods |
| 28 Jun | Carole & Marjorie | Port Salford & Greenway (~6mls) |
| 12 Jul | Pam & Ken | Winter Hill, a 6 mile hill walk over rough moorland pathways |
| 26 Jul | Harold & Yvonne | Borsdane Wood |
| 9 Aug | Janet & Margaret | Little Woolden Nature Reserve, 6mls, easy flat walk |
| 23 Aug | Sheila & Brian | Mere Sands Wood, easy flat walk, about 6 miles |
| 6 Sep | Fred & Marlene | Dovestones. 5 miles, no stiles, some paths narrow and stony and could be boggy in places, if it rains. |
| 20 Sep | Pat & John | Last Drop, Bolton |
| 4 Oct | Chris & John | A 6 mile flat walk around Lydiate (near Maghull, Merseyside), much of the walk surrounded by fields, with the final 1.5 miles along the Leeds – Liverpool Canal. Postcode L31 4EN (The Running Horses pub) |
| 18 Oct | Mary | Park Bridge and Daisy Nook trail. 5 miles, no big climbs, one stile. Canals and industrial heritage. Start at Park Bridge Heritage Centre car park, OL6 8AH. |
| 1 Nov | Alan | Alkincotes near Colne |
| 15 Nov | Bill & Kath | Smithills and Barrow Bridge. 3 stiles, one short moderate climb, farm lanes and woodland tracks. Muddy if wet. Post code: BL1 6NQ |
| 29 Nov | Lesley | Kingfisher walk, from The Horseshoe Ringley circular walk to Moses Gate country park. 5 to 6 miles easy walk, no stiles, mostly flat, could be muddy if weather bad. M26 1FT |
| 6 Dec | No planning meeting as such this year, but ideas will be sought for next year’s walks. |
2020 Walks Programme – Long Walks
HF Holiday Malhamdale 2019 photos: Gallery – Malhamdale HF Holiday June 2019
