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SHORTER WALKS (2-4 miles) AND A PUB LUNCH |
Since January 2024, the Shorter Walks group meets twice monthly, on the second Tuesday and fourth Friday. Start time will usually be 10h30, allowing about two hours' activity before enjoying a pub lunch. Conscious of our Carbon Footprint, the aim is to make use, wherever possible, of Public Transport to arrive at and depart from the assembly points – details of which will be supplied by email a couple of weeks before each event. Others may opt to car share, making their own arrangements. Walking more slowly than people at the peak of fitness, this group is for those people who would like to get out into the country, but who feel they may not be up to a longer walk taking them up to more strenuous levels. As a result, we look for walks which, while not completely level (almost impossible to find in Derbyshire), have a more limited hill climbing requirement. Sensible footwear and suitable outdoor clothing (and possibly walking poles) are advised, as some paths can be muddy or uneven in all but the best weather. Walks will be designed with cut-outs, shortcuts and alternatives. It will be left to individuals to decide how much, or how little of the circuit they feel capable of achieving - the aim being to allow the slower members to catch up with, or even overtake the faster ones, thereby arriving at the destination more or less together, and thereafter enjoying a convivial lunch in a nearby pub or café. |
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A lovely day for our walk through the Torrs before lunch On The Bridge, in New Mills. |
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Ready for anything, outside the Nelson Pit visitor centre. |
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BOLLINGTON Dodged he rain for once |
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ARNFIELD RESERVOIR AND CROSSGATES FARM No rain during the walk around Arnfield Reservoir and Crossgates Farm <click on images to enlarge> |
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MANOR PARK TO MOSSY LEA RESERVOIR Perfect weather for the walk from Manor Park to Mossy Lea Reservoir |
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RAINOW TO BOLLINGTON A lovely walk along the Infinity Stones Path from Rainow to Bollington with views of White Nancy and Waulkmill Waterfall. |
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WHALEY BRIDGE Ideal conditions for our second walk of the month, |
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ETHEROW PARK LAKE A beautiful morning for our first outing of 2024 - a walk around Etherow Park Lake followed by lunch at the Bull's Head in Marple. |
August 2024 |