Welcome to our newest walking group aimed at those who enjoy a more challenging walk!

Our walks are designed to be more strenuous and taxing than those of our other walking groups.  They are not necessarily longer, but certainly not shorter – we are aiming for around seven miles or so – and will involve steeper climbs and descents, and are quite likely to have stiles.  The terrain will be varied and include walking over fields and moors and we will try to avoid walking on tarmacked surfaces wherever possible.

Everyone is welcome to join the walks but, due to their nature, you will need a reasonable level of fitness so that we maintain the pace of the group. The walks are full day walks and you will need to bring a packed lunch. We ask that new members please contact the convenor before joining so we have an idea on numbers.

Venue and day/time: We walk on the first Tuesday of the month and the third weekend (either the Saturday or Sunday depending on members’ preference): full details are listed in our programme below.

The walks are further afield than those of our other walking groups so sharing vehicles is important: we meet at 9:30 am at the Park and Ride at Wardley on the A580. If you don’t wish to share than you will need to make your own way to the start point ready to begin our walk promptly at 10:30 am. Either way, if you would like to join one of our walks, please contact the convenor beforehand so that he can manage the car sharing arrangements.

2024 Programme

Date	Day	Leader	Location
2 Apr	Tues	George Waterhouse	Turton
7 May	Tues	George Waterhouse	Old Laund Booth
19 May	Sun	Bernie McGrath	tbc
4 Jun	Tues	George Waterhouse	Anglezarke
15 Jun	Sat	Linda & Rita	tbc