Hi All,

Please see below, information from Colin Utting regarding a group trip to Snowdonia, which he is planning for the autumn, this year.

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Pat Clifton

Group Secretary

Last year I organise a walking trip to Snowdonia at the end of September, we had booked exclusive use of a hostel, however in the end it was not possible to stay there.  A smaller number of us went to Snowdonia and stayed in individual accommodation.  The booking for the hostel was transferred to 2021.  Therefore I we will be organising a walking trip to Snowdonia again this year the details of which will be as follows.

The Walks

• I will be leading walks some of which may involve a small amount of scrambling.   i.e. the day would be mainly spent walking, but there would be short scrambles joining the sections of walk.  This however does mean that all the people on the walk would need to be happy undertaking a grade 1 scramble; anybody who has done Crib Goch or any route up Tryfan (other than South Ridge Path) would not have a problem.
• If you are unsure of your ability, please drop me an email and I can advise.  As most of you are aware I am a qualified Mountain Leader and will be able to help anybody who is struggling to get up a particular slope.
• As there will be a number of us on the trip, there will also be an option to undertake less demanding walks.  The hostel is actually on the slate trail, where you can walk on the flat between tea shops.  I can provide suggested routes, but somebody would need to lead these walks.  On some days it may be possible to organise walks where we all walk part of the route together and split for the scrambly bit.

Dates

• We will be travelling to Snowdonia on Thursday 23^rd September, stopping for a short walk on the way.
• We will travel back on Monday 27^th September.
• We will have full day walks on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  The Sunday walk will have an option to finish at lunch time allowing those who have work on Monday to travel back in the afternoon.

Eligibility, Accommodation & Cost

• The trip will be open to all Dorset LDWA Primary Members.  The Committee has agreed in principle that some subsidy will be provided for members.  If there is space other people who regularly walk with the group may be invited, they will not however receive the same subsidy.

• We will be staying at the Snowdonia Mountain Hostel https://www.snowdoniamountainhostel.com/.  We have exclusive use of the whole hostel.

• If you prefer you can make your own arrangements to stay at a local B&B/Hotel/Campervan and meet us for the walks.
• The group accommodation has good cooking facilities so we could prepare a group or individual meals.  There are also of course options to go out to eat or get take away meals for the local town.
• The cost of accommodation is hard to predict until I know numbers but is likely to between £80 and £120 per head for 4 nights’ accommodation.  Food and travel would be extra.

Interested

We already have a number of members who registered last year, but if you are interested in this holiday in 2021 please can you let me know, and provide the details below. 

• Do you want to stay in group accommodation or make your own arrangements?
• Do you want to go on the lead walks involving a small amount of scrambling?

Colin

mail@cdutting.co.uk

07775 853360