2019

2019 AGM

Saturday 26th Jan Seven folk met at 08:30am Kings Chamber Thorne for the 11ish miles pre AGM walk. We left the Kings chamber to walk towards the Omega factory and found the River Don bank. We followed the bank towards Stainforth, once we hit the flood defences a dog walkers ‘ladder’ was fond to…

Snaith Circles

Fifteen folk met up on this lovely clagged in day We have a couple of visitors this month so a good 21 mile was in order Should you do all three circles. Fist circle, 10 miles around Cornellius Vermuyden's back yard finding the Lock on the Aire and Calder Navigation for elevenses. Refreshment…

The Don Valley Way

The Don Valley Way Seven folk met at Conisborough train station to walk the 22ml route of the Don Valley Way. We pass four train stations along the way so anyone could cut this walk short and make it back to the cars in Conisborough. From Conisborough we found the old Earth Center, Crossing the…

Langsett Lumber About

The Langsett Lumber About Eight folk met us at the Lansett Rezzie with a couple of visitors and Roy peddaling some home grown Rubarb it promised to be a good day. Leaving the CP we found the rezzie and with a few lumpy bits inbetween we made our way to Stocksbridge. Walking through Stocksbridge we…

Toddy What Not

12 folk met at Toddmorden Stn on this overcast but dry day Passing Mount Cross on Stansfield moor, this cross is sited on a junction of important Pack horse tracks. Built by the monls from Whalley Abbey. Finding Great Rock, Jean and Roy showed the young ones how it's done and scaled the beast…

The Original Elsecar Skelter

11 People including a few visitors met the the Heritage Center for this Original Challenge walk that is somewhat different to the one we host nowadays. Leaving Elsecar along the Canal we followed this to the Hemmingfield road and found a footpath and bridge over the parkway. Negotiating Wombwell…

A Bumble about in Barton on Humber

16 folk met at the water’s edge car park on the River Humber riverbank on pleasantly warm summer’s day. Lorna outlined the day and took the group photo at the sign for the start of the Viking Way. Onto the River Humber bank we followed this West under the Humber Bridge all the way to the…

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