Walk Leaders Advice

South Manchester LDWA

South Manchester LDWA Walk Leaders Guidance Well Beforehand Decide an outline route, approximate mileage, date and start time, and a suitable start/finish location with adequate parking. Bear in mind the time of year for the walk and length of daylight available. Some groups are introducing a…

Walk Registers

Social Walk Registers Below is a link to a form that walk leaders are requested to use to register walkers on a social walk. It is not essential to use this form, it is advisory. Please notify David Gosling of those who are present on a walk you lead either using this register or by submitting a…

Risk Assessments

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LDWA Policy on Social Walks

LDWA has recently reviewed the policy on social walks Here's the message from Madeline. Social walk   Further to my email in early August "Local Group updates", I am now sending you further details of LDWA policy on social walks as promised. The paper gives details of the review and the…

Future Walks

Future Walks

Click here to be taken to the upcoming social walk programme for this Local Group.

Past Walks

Past walks

click here to be taken to an interactive database containing details of all the social walks this Local Group has organised since January 2008

Local Group News

Long Distance Paths

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National LDWA

National LDWA

click here to be taken to the home page of the LDWA National website

LDWA Walks

The LDWA organises many challenge events and local group social walks, as well as listing many more organised by other organisations. Challenge events are normally between 20 and 100 miles and must generally be completed within a defined time limit. Social walks are normally led walks of around 20 miles.

Click here to go to the LDWA website.

Challenge Events

Social Walks

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