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April’s long walk from Arnckiffe 13-4-25
9 walkers travelled to Arncliffe to do an 11 mile walk first ascending along Yew Cogar scar and continuing over towards Malham Tarn then turning for a further gentle ascent towards Hawkswick Clowder before slowly descending High and Low Cote moors to join the River Skirfare at Hawkswick for a riverside amble back to Arncliffe… refreshments at the pub went down well before the journey home, perfect day out !
Mid week walk from Ripley 9-4-25
The weather forecast was for another relatively warm day with sunny intervals, but that never quite happened as it was overcast for much of the day with a very cool breeze-nevertheless we had a very pleasant 8 mile walk from Ripley through pastures and woodland with a stretch along the Nidderdale way
Medium local Walk 6-4-25
Mid week Walk Scammonden 2-4-25
One of those wall to wall spring sunshine days, perfect for our 9 mile ramble over the moors around Scammonden starting with a semi circuit of Scammonden reservoir then ascending to Slaithwaite moor with excellent views across to Meltham Moor and Linthwaite in the valley- we passed unusual named places like Wham farm and had a close encounter with some inquisitive frisky horses before returning over the hill and back down to Scammonden
Mid week Walk Towton 26-3-25
15 walkers and 2 dogs enjoyed a very pleasant and sunny 8 mile walk taking in views of Hazelwood Castle, Towton battlefield and Lead Church finishing with a well earned drink at the Crooked Billet pub.
Adventure Walk Farndale 23-3-25
Led by Ian , our first adventure walk of the year took place in Farndale where the daffodils were coming into flower by the river Dove-the smell of bacon sandwiches was too tempting for some as we passed the Daffy cafe and rather mysteriously a small breakaway group soon formed to complete the traditional daffodil route while others went on to walk along the ridge of Rudland Rigg before returning back to Low Mill where there was a pop up cafe in the village hall, tea and cakes awaiting-overall a very enjoyable day out, may this be the first of many adventure walks for the club
Mid week walk Nidderdale 19-3-25
7 walkers travelled to Pateley Bridge to walk an 11 mile circuit of both sides of the dale on a glorious sunny spring day- we had our elevenses at Yorke Folly before descending to cross the river Nidd (first lunch) then climb to Brimham Rocks (ice cream stop)-in the late afternoon a long meander back to Pateley Bridge the final stretch being along Panorama way
Mid week walk from Leathley 12-3-25
Four seasons in one walk would summarise this pleasant 8 mile mid week walk led by Andy-we had hints of spring with daffodils and blossom, spells of sunshine (fortunately including during both our stops) ,varying temperatures with a chilly wind at times, hale and rain showers all giving rise to dramatic every changing skies and views
March long walk : Lothersdale 9-3-25
Led by Ian (so plenty of hills, particularly near the end!) March’s club long walk was a 10 mile circuit following the Pennine Way in part from Lothersdale- a little walked area for our club but what a well kept secret this area is… we shall no doubt return- we were treated to a lovely spring sunny day warm enough for us to venture into summer weight trousers
Mid week walk Eccup then lunch at the New Inn 5-3-25
Andy and Jill led a 5 mile walk in this area on a sunny day starting out from the New Inn-we stopped for elevenses near the set of Emmerdale, then at the end of the walk we went for a pub lunch (to be recommended-well kept pub with good food and service)… we could easily get used to this!
Curry Night at the Spice Lounge Morley 4-3-25
Twenty-eight club members and their partners turned out for a very enjoyable evening of
chat, laughter and good food at the Spice Lounge. We were there for 3 hours enjoying each
other’s company, requests to do this again will be fulfilled
March medium club Sunday walk: Gormire lake and the Cleveland Way 2-3-25
20 walkers invaded the sleepy village of Boltby to do an 8 mile walk firstly in the vale of York (spring lambs already there) to Gormire Lake then a short sharp climb to the Cleveland Way footpath overwatched by sunday gliders-some good long distance views from the top-we then followed the long distance route northwards past Boltby scar to High Barn where we made our descent back to the valley and we rounded off with visit to Boltby village hall where there was a DIY teashop with cakes before heading for home- the weather was somewhat more overcast than the forecast but at least remained dry
Mid week walk from Otley 19-2-25
13 mid week walkers braved the cold to do a 9 mile circuit from Otley heading towards Leathley (where we had our coffee stop-the sun did briefly show while there) then Lindley Wood reservoir followed by Clifton, touching on the Six Dales trail and the Welcome way for a short while before ending up beside the River Wharfe
February’s short canal walk 16-2-25
Led by Ros, 22 walkers did a 5 mile canal walk from Wooodlesford
Mid week walk from Angler’s Country Park 12-2-25
An easy pleasant 8 mile walk led by Ian starting from Walton Colliery Nature Park and walking on through Haw Park Wood and Wintersett…. we only got lost once in the middle of a housing estate in Walton where a local resident redirected us to the nearby canal path-we also bumped into Wakefield walking club near the beginning then again near the end
February’s club long walk from Greetland 9-2-25
The Calderdale area is near our home patch but we dont walk there often so this was a pleasant change…a land of many hills and we certainly seemed to find them all! We think that we had climbed the equivalent of 2 of the 3 Yorkshire peaks by the end of the walk passing through some places with unusual names like Barkisland -the weather didnt lend itself to long range views but at least we didnt get wet and all things said we had an very good day
Cromer mini break February-25
This year’s Alfa coach trip was almost perfect with a good trip there and back, excellent
weather, stunning coastal scenery and a lovely hotel. The hotel menu was interesting with
servings of grilled fish and sprouts on the first evening! We suppose this was NFN (normal for
Norfolk). Thanks to Lizzie and Tony for researching and promoting this trip, excellent choice
of venue.
Mid week walk from Boltby 5-2-25
6 walkers travelled tp the North York Moors to do a walk from Boltby along the valley to Goremire lake where we had elevenses in beautiful sunshine. We then had a short but sharp climb to join the Cleveland Way northwards for a while with good long range views across to the Dales before descending through forest and field footpaths back towards Boltby-this walk was a test run for March’s medium club walk so hopefully the weather will be as good then as it was on Wednesday
February’s medium walk from North Rigton 2-2-25
Andrew Sanderson led this month’s medium walk from North Rigton -plenty of sunshine made for a pleasant 8 mile wander in this area with good views of Almscliffe Crag and the surrounding area-memorable moments included a very muddy ginnel near the start of the walk, deer spotting, bird spotting ,encounters with some inquisitive horses and a very hazardous stone stile near Beckwithshaw
Mid week walk Harewood 29-1-25
A scenic 8 mile walk with varied wildlife and good long range views given the weather-we saw deer in the woodland and Red Kites kept us company overhead at various spots
Mid week walk in the Nidd Gorge 22-1-25
With the weather a little better than anticipated, we had a very pleasant 8 mile walk in the Nidd Gorge and Knaresborough- scenic with several historical places of interest- wildlife encountered included several ducks, squirrels and a barn owl
January’s short walk 19-1-25
26 walkers did this month’s short club walk from Rawdon in chilly weather- we had reasonable long range views over Leeds and of the Airport, at one stage our route found us heading under the landing lights just beyond the end of the runway- rather muddy in several places but this didnt detract from our enjoyment. Wildlife encountered included 3 Parakeets in woodland towards the end of the walk
Mid week walk Embsay moor 15-1-25
It was good to get back into a normal walking routine in the aftermath of the first snowfall of the year-the snow had mainly melted apart form a few remaining pockets on the moor-a sunny day made for a great walk with excellent long range views
January’s long walk 12-1-25
After icy conditions scuppered our planned walk, we ventured to Woodlesford for a local jaunt. 7 of us started along the River Aire, then a short stretch in St.aidans nature reserve. Here we met a birdwatcher counting the hundreds of birds on the lake, not an easy task. After continuing along the river to Allerton Bywater, we picked up the Linesway and followed it to Great Preston. We had coffee break in a children’s playground ,which suited some of our group, playing with the equipment. After leaving the Linesway we walked through a very smelly farmyard. Lunch was taken in a picnic area in lovely sunshine before heading to Little Preston. We finished with a return to St Aidens which was very icy, but we all managed to stay upright, just!
January’s medium local walk in the snow 5-1-25
Overnight heavy snow led to the planned medium walk from Harewood being replaced by a local walk without the need for transport to and from the start point… 3 die hards braved the ongoing snow falling to be rewarded with some lovely local snowy scenes
Almscliffe Crag mid week walk 18-12-24
Our last walk before christmas was an 8 mile circuit from Almscliffe village hall over Almscliffe crag then through surrounding countryside-though the forecast was for strong winds and rain, we were lucky in that though we saw rainstorms in the distance none of them came our way- we feasted on christmas rascals for our elevenses and had long range views with intermittent sunshine throughout our walk.
Mince Pie walk 15-12-24
33 walkers enjoyed a ramble around Morley before returning to Jill and Andy’s where around 50 of us enjoyed good food and company. An excellent start to Christmas!
Mid week walk from Ferrensby 11-12-24
An easy 8 mile walk with a variety of animal life to accompany us at various places en route including deer, horses, alpacas and birds-we walked through countryside to Coprove then through Staveley’s nature reserve before heading back to Ferrensby
Christmas Ceilidh 6-12-24
This year’s pre christmas do was a Ceilidh kindly organised by Glynis-the evening went well with a good mix of longstanding and newer members all joining in-their dancing shills were praised by Brenda (caller and leader of the band Dogsbody) -a hot pie and pea supper also went down well and all in all a very enjoyable evening
December long walk: Grassington Moor 8-12-24
Six walkers braved strong winds and rain to walk from Hebden to Grassington Moor through the old lead mining area before descending via Bear House to Grassington village followed by a riverside stroll along the Dales way route then back to Hebden-Martin’s first walk as a leader, a route full of interest with some great views
Mid week walk: Skipwith Common 4-12-24
December medium walk: Delph 1-12-24
Eight walkers travelled to Lancashire in awful weather fearing a wet day. But as we put our boots on, the clouds parted and the sun and blue skies appeared, and stayed with us most of the day. We climbed out of Delph and up the valley to Castleshaw and after a few more ascents eventually dropped down to the canal at Diggle. Lunch was taken canalside with an executive toilet included. We followed the Huddersfield narrow canal to Uppermill then picked up the Delph Donkey. This is a disused railway that once used Donkeys to pull the carriages along, simple really !! An enjoyable walk in decent weather.
Mid week walk: Swinsty, Fewston and John O’Gaunts reservoirs
Night walk on Ilkley Moor 22-11-24
One of the highlights of our walks programme, eleven walkers and 2 well behaved dogs all armed with torches ventured out in the cold and frost to do night walk led by Ian on Ilkley moor-we stopped for coffee outside the White House then again further along at Poet’s Corner where various members entertained us with their chosen poetry. There was a light covering of snow on the ground and a very cold nip in the air- good company and overall an excellent evening out.
November short local walk 17-11-24
23 walked from Morley to Howley Park and back, little bit of drizzle at the end but a good turnout
Mid week walk: Beamsley Beacon 13-11-24
November long walk: Pendle Hill 10-11-24
On a damp and misty day 11 die hard walkers set out from Downham to ascend Pendle HIll-visibility was down to a few yards apart from a brief cameo period on the way up-the summit was rather like Piccadilly circus but the rest of the walk was quiet-a good route , worth a repeat visit in the future with hopefully some better weather
Below are some photos from the recent walkout which show some of the views that we missed on the day:
Mid week walk from Sutton Bank 06-11-24
A mild day with a misty start which gradually cleared as the day went on-some lovely autumnal colours as we walked through a series of valleys (lots of ups and downs!) and woodlands within the vicinity
Mid week walk from Storiths 23-10-24
A lovely walk through land belonging to the Bolton Abbey estate with some really good long range views
October short walk Fairburn Ings 20-10-24
25 walkers and 2 well behaved dogs braved the stormy weather forecast to do a walk from Fairburn Ings nature reserve- in fact the weather wasnt as bad as expected and we even saw a little sunshine towards the end-some unusual scarecrows in Ledsham village and some good views across the lakes within the reserve
Mid week walk from Tadcaster 16-10-24
Despite a bad weather forecast, we managed to dodge the rain throughout this 8 mile walk from Tadcaster which took us through farmland and historic villages ending with a stretch of riverside walking back into the town-muddy and slippy in places with some extra deep puddles
October club long walk from Over Silton 13-10-24
6 members travelled to Over Silton in the North York Moors area to do a 10 mile walk through Woodland, villages and open moorland including a stretch of the Cleveland Way-we met various curious animals along our route, our elevenses stop was at Osmotherley and lunch stop at Square Corner on Osmotherley Moor-on the outskirts of Over Silton we visited an aancient church just outside Over Silton (St Marys)only accessible on foot or perhaps by horse -the weather was mild and almost sunny-all in all it was a great walk
October club medium walk: Starbotton Moor 6-10-24
10 little Rascals and 2 well behaved dogs travelled to Kettlewell in Upper Wharfedale to do an 8 mile walk starting by following the Dales Way riverside path to Starbotton-we then made our ascent (initially quite steep but with great views) to Starbottom moor where we then walked along a 2 mile horseshoe shaped path before heading around the conner to our gradual descent path back to Kettlewell-despite the iffy forecast the walk was rain free and we had some decent views throughout
Ros’sTea shop Walk 28-9-24
A delightful walk from Newfield Hall to Malham with just 2 declared tea shop stops combined with journeys by train and bus -for Ros’s full walk report please see the walk reports page (under the walks tab)
Mid Week walk from Wistow 25-9-24
A walk full of interesting features through the villages of Wistow and Cawood with a riverside section (river Ouse)and through surrounding farmland- only 3 managed to get lost and only for a short period -no curious potato inspector incidents this week but we did spot a couple of metal detectorists during our lunch stop
Leeds Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre Tour 16-9-24
This extraordinary tour was kindly arranged by Mark Woolley: Thirteen MWC members joined Leeds RSPB members for a tour around the Leeds recycling and energy recovery facility. They’re doing a great job there taking all your black bin waste, incinerating it, and turning it into electricity for the national grid and hot water to heat social housing and public buildings in Leeds city centre. It was a most interesting tour and a height challenge for some – the building tour was over 100 feet up!
Mid week walk from Aberford 18-9-24
A warm sunny day- 7 walkers did a pleasant 9 mile walk through farmland and some woodland along the Leeds Country Way in part- events furing our lunch stop on the edge of a potato field were memorable: a car drove into the field and its occupant started picking potatoes then looking at them in detail..we watched with curiosity… the farmer then arrived at speed on his tractor suspecting a potato thief -it turned out that the suspect was a potato inspector from McCains who had turned up unannounced!
Burton Leonard September short walk15-9-24
The sleepy village of Burton Leonard wondered what on earth had hit it on Sunday morning when 21 MWC members travelled there to start September’s club short walk led by Glynis-the forecast was for showers but thankfully we managed to dodge them apart from a few minutes at the end of the walk-we went along country tracks within the Mountgarret estate to Copgrove where we had a lunch stop in the church yard-then on through a series if fields and a little woodland back to Burton Leonard-2 cute resident dogs watched on as we passed by their dwellings
Margery Hill and Cutgate September long walk8-9-24
Only 5 of us and 2 dogs managed a 10 mile yomp over boggy moorland above Langsett. We were almost permanently in cloud so it was humid but thankfully didn’t rain. Having traversed some surprisingly deep bogs, we stopped for lunch at the Margery Hill trig point where about 4 million midges joined us for lunch. Even with coats over our heads we didn’t last 10 minutes before having to move on. All part of the Adventure!
Mid week walk Ilkley Moor 11-9-24
How we managed to dodge the rain showers on this walk is a miracle-we had good long distance views and could see them all around but we remained in the sunshine throughout the 7.5 mile route on Ilkley and Burley Moors
Mid week walk Wetherby 4-9-24
A pleasant 7.5 mile route starting from Wetherby and going along the disused railway line for a little while, then on to Stockeld Park, Sicklinghall and Linton-mainly good paths but on one section covered with undergrowth Annie took a tumble and had to be rushed to the nearest pub. Later that day an x ray showed a fractured finger which has been treated with neighbour strapping-we all wish Annie a very speedy recovery.
September medium walk Grantley 1-9-24
11 walkers left Grantley on a fairly dull morning, but Pat thought she was in Barbados wearing some tiny sandals. Within minutes her feet were wet as we went through soggy overgrown vegetation. We crossed several dodgy stiles before reaching Skel gill. After wandering around Skelding and Dallow moors, we had lunch whilst watching a nearby woman taking selfies for over half hour. Our next challenge after Dallow Hall was crossing fields of feisty cattle and electric fencing. Only one female walker and one canine managed to get electrocuted. Some rain in the last mile didn’t dampen our spirits, as we’d had a good laugh, generally at each others expense.
