Author: Janet Briggs
HILLWALKING – SCRAMBLING – CLIMBINGIdeal weekend for Tremadoc/ Moelwyns;Walking and scrambling on the western/southern side of Snowdonia. Based at the club hut.Something for every Oread member, prospective, family and friends. Join the Whatsapp group or contact Nige Berry
Beginning at the car park west of Monyash, near the school, café and pub. Free. Grid Ref: SK150 667. Meeting at 10.30a.m. for a 10.45 a.m. start. NOTE EARLIER THAN USUAL DUE TO POTENTIAL LACK OF SPACE IN THE CAR PAK AND ROADSIDE. The plan is to walk along Derby Lane towards Arbor Low. Whilst […]
As nobody has volunteered to lead a meet we hope the weather will be kind and we can organise some sociable local climbing days in the peak via the WhatsApp groups.
We’re having a meet at Heathy Lea this Saturday (28 Feb) and Sunday (1 March) to help get the hut open again. There are tasks available for everyone, indoors and outside. So, if you would like to help, the club will be very grateful.
This years summer alpine meet takes us to the Val Cenis in the Vanoise National Park. We’ll be staying at Termignon, a small alpine village that has everything you need and is also the terminus for the summer access bus to the higher valley car parks that give access to the inner mountains (NB access […]
Yes, there really is a walk on April Fools Day!Meet at the car park by Weag’s Bridge (SK099542) at 10:15 for a 10:30 departure. The route takes us through Wetton, to Ecton Hill, passing by Warslow before heading first south and then east to Wetton Mill, where afternoon tea could be taken, before strolling down […]
Meet at Black Rock Car Park (SK291557) by the Kiosk/Toilet at 10:15 for a 10:30 departure.The route essentially circumnavigates Alderwasley. From Black Rock we pass through Bolehill, picking our way south easterly before dropping down and through Shining Cliff Woods and joining the Midshires Way which we follow to the High Peak Trail which takes […]
The walk on the day of the A.G.M. will start at Alport Height NT free car park at 10.00.am It’s 18km 414m ascent and will take around 5 hours. A circular route to Idridgehay, Kirk Ireton, Carsington Water (WC + picnic benches) with a more northerly return route. A lot of the route is on […]
This walk has moved a week earlier than usual to stay clear of the A.G.M. Walks. The rendezvous (specially chosen to be near the Oread population centre) will be Minninglow car park on High Peak Trail (map reference SK193582)) The car park is of course on the highway whereas Minninglow Hill proper is on the […]