Lake District weekend
Stair Cottage, Newlands ValleyA long weekend in the Lake District for walking/hiking and climbing. Staying at Stair Cottage, Newlands Valley, Cumbria.
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A long weekend in the Lake District for walking/hiking and climbing. Staying at Stair Cottage, Newlands Valley, Cumbria.
Garn Wen Start: Abersychan main car park Map 152 SO 268 032 Pub: The Rising Sun, Abersychan NP4 8PP
Cefn yr Ystrad and Chartist's Cave. 22km/14miles, 760m/2500ft ascent. Start 9:30am. Llangynidr village main car park OL13 SO155195
A moderate walk of 17.5km/11miles with 610m/2000ft ascent. For the discerning hillwalker, we explore rarely visited above-ground features in the Ogof Ffynnon Ddu National Nature Reserve. After attaining the rocky summit of Carreg Cadno we will proceed across the moor via Pant Mawr Pot and through the forest to head for the grassy summit ofContinue reading "Walk: Carreg Cadno and Fan Fraith (Fforest Fawr). 17.5km/11miles, 610m/2000ft ascent (Moderate)"
A longer way to Pen y Fan. 20km/12.5 miles, 900m/2950ft ascent. Start 9.30am. Owl Grove car park. OS Explorer OL12 SO048162
A moderate walk of 17.5km/11miles with 610m/2000ft ascent. For the discerning hillwalker, we explore rarely visited above-ground features in the Ogof Ffynnon Ddu National Nature Reserve. After attaining the rocky summit of Carreg Cadno we will proceed across the moor via Pant Mawr Pot and through the forest to head for the grassy summit ofContinue reading "Walk: Carreg Cadno and Fan Fraith (Fforest Fawr). 17.5km/11miles, 610m/2000ft ascent (Moderate)"
The Club's Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Setting the map, staying engaged with the map whilst walking to maintain awareness of current position, and anticipating what lies ahead are fundamental to being able to find your way successfully in the outdoors. Join Alex for an afternoon of informal instruction and practice to develop your skills at Garn Lakes, Blaenavon on Saturday 11thContinue reading "Training (half-day): Finding your way with a map"
The first Sunday walk of the New Year. This walk will also be a training and practice session for 'finding your way' map-reading skills. It will be especially useful for those who participated in the first 'finding your way' training session last November. We will start at 9:30am at the Nant Tarthwynni parking area alongsideContinue reading "Walk/Training: Bryn and Waun Rydd. 19km/12 miles, 950m/3100ft ascent (Moderate)"
Setting the map, staying engaged with the map whilst walking to maintain awareness of current position, and anticipating what lies ahead are fundamental to being able to find your way successfully in the outdoors. Join Alex and Keith for an afternoon of informal instruction and practice to develop your skills at Garn Lakes, Blaenavon onContinue reading "Training (half-day): Finding your way with a map"
Join us for a 4 mile night time walk around the top of the Blorenge. We will meet at the Keepers Pond Car Park for 7pm. OS Explorer Map OL 13, grid reference SO254107. Head torches essential.
Our walk, which begins from the High School / Leisure Centre car park in Crickhowell (9:30am. OS Explorer map OL13, grid reference SO 216185) is essentially a high-level walk rising to and around the rim of the Great Cwm (Cwm Mawr in Welsh). This large, steep-sided bowl is cut into the south-western aspect of theContinue reading "Walk: Great Cwm Horseshoe. 18km/11.2miles, 840m/2755ft ascent (Moderate)"