This is section 11 of the official Geo walk. It is approximately seven miles from Birchen Clough to Fairholmes car park. I would suggest starting at Birchen Clough and doing a car shunt as when I did a recce it was impossible to start at Fairholmes as no parking and tricky to park at Birchen […]
Pennine Way in Stages – Section A, 24 – 26 April Edale to Hebden Bridge (3 days, 46 miles / 75 km)
No commentsThe aim is to complete the Pennine Way in sections over 5 or 6 long weekends over several years, using public transport to get to the start and end of the sections. It’ll be a relaxed pace as we have much to carry and all day to arrive at our end point for the night. […]
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 […]