West Yorkshire 25-45s Hiking Group

Join us for a hike in the Peak District and if you wish a walk a look around Chatsworth House’s Christmas Markets.

Start Time: 9:45am
Miles/Kilometres: 10.5mi/17km (Approx)
Total ascent: 400m (Approx) **
Difficulty: Moderate
Estimated length of time: Hike will take approx 5 hours (including a lunch break)
Dogs Allowed: Yes. They must be on a lead at all times when on Chatsworth House grounds as there is wildlife and sheep.
Public Transport: No, not from West Yorkshire, happy to give people a lift from Huddersfield or any train station in the Holme Valley.
Parking: Car park at Baslow.
Payment: £1 - Use this link to pay: https://settleup.starlingbank.com/jamiepope1 - please put "Chatsworth" as reference.

Itinerary

Meet outside the toilets at the car park

We start by following the Derwent Valley Heritage Way away from the house, across the grounds to Baslow village. We cut through the village and take a gradual ascent up a farm road to Eagle Stone (a rock that looks like an Eagle(?)) and then along the clifftops of Baslow Edge until we reach a main road which we cross.

We then continue along Curbar Edge for views across the village of Curbar before cutting in and heading to a trig point. We head across the moors back to the road we crossed earlier but at a different point. Walk down the road slightly to a crossroad. Cross the road and then follow a path around the crest of the hill to then walk along Gardom's Edge before again cutting inwards away from the clifftops.

We come across another trig point and then walk along to Birchen Edge clifftops which includes a weird monument called Nelson's Monument (perhaps a monument to Lord Nelson beating Napolean at the Battle of Trafalgar(?)). We come out at Robin Hood Farm/Pub and walk down the road slightly, crossing over to then follow a path into the upper part of Chatsworth House's grounds.

We follow the path until it joins one of the grounds roads. We follow the road until we come across a tower that I believe was where the ladies would congregate to watch the gentlemen hunting. We then descend down to Chatsworth House. For anyone that came only for the hike, feel free to go back to your car and head home.

The rest of us will go into the house (anyone who has brought dogs will have to enter via the garden entrance and wait outside the souvenir shop or explore the gardens without those that entered the house). Look around the house which should be decorated with Christmas decorations, we then exit out through the souvenir shop into the gardens. The gardens will have a lights trail to follow so hopefully it will be dark enough by now for this to be good. We can then explore the gardens for as long as we wish, they close at 5pm. Then head out and explore the Christmas markets before heading home.

Disclaimers

The walk organisers do not have training or insurance. Therefore, anyone who joins the walk is accountable for their own safety and anyone they bring with them. By signing up you accept this.

Check the weather (on multiple websites) before leaving your residence. Bring clothing & footwear suitable for the forecast. We advise you to bring walking boots for any medium or harder walk. Trainers are only recommended for easy walks. Bring a coat just in case (this is Britain after all...) and extra layers if it is going to be cold.

All proceeds go towards equipment for leading walks, group events & trips. A percentage will go to charities.

Bring a packed lunch and snacks. Bring enough food & water to last the estimated time.

We recommend bringing some cash just in case. Especially if parking. Not everywhere is contactless yet.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the walks organiser.

Start Time: 10:30am PROMPT! Due to limited daylight.
Miles/Kilometres: 4mi/6.5km if stop at Kirkstall Forge station. 9.5mi/15km if continue back to Horsforth station (Approx)
Total ascent: 353m (for the whole walk) (Approx)
Difficulty: Easy (if stop at Kirkstall Forge) Moderate if do the whole walk.
Estimated length of time: Hike will take approx 4-5 hours (including a lunch break).
Dogs Allowed: Yes
Public Transport: Yes, train leaves Leeds 10:06am arriving in Horsforth at 10:18am.
Parking - Park at the station at your own risk of a fine. Probably better to park on a street near by just be mindful of local residents, please.
Payment: £1 - Use this link to pay: https://settleup.starlingbank.com/jamiepope1 - please put "Horsforth" as reference.

Itinerary

Meet at the station outside the shelter for trains from Leeds to Ilkley/Harrogate. Inbetween the shelter and the disabled parking spots.

We start by crossing over Station Road and take a brief walk down Troy Lane. We take a back route through a small amount of woodland and come walk down to Low Lane. We follow this road then cut through some offices into more woodland. We cut through the woodland following the adjacent railway above us, passing a lake and a tunnell until we come to another tunnell. We take this tunnell under the railway into Spring Woods.

We walk through Spring Wood until we come out onto Silk Mill Way, it is then a short residential walk to Ireland Wood. We walk through Ireland Wood to Hospital Lane, cross over and cut through more woodland to Laith Road. We walk down this road, cross over Iveson Drive and then through more woodland to Iveson Approach. Cross over and enter Iveson Woods.

We walk through Iveson Woods to the other end of Iveson Drive, cross over and then enter Clayton Wood. We walk through Clayton Wood back to the railway, we follow the railway over the Ring Road and through woodland to a road called Butcher Hill. We follow this road over the railway and then to Hawksworth Wood.

We walk through Hawksworth Wood to Abbey Road, cross over and then walk down to Kirkstall Forge station and cross the railway into the woodland on the other side. We follow a path through the woods to the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. We walk alongside the canal briefly to the nearby lock and cross over to the woodland on the other side.

We walk through the woods to Bramley Fall Park, cross the park and then walk through the woodland back to the canal but to a different lock. We cross this lock and then follow the Airedale Way (AW) along the canal briefly and then follow it to Pollard Lane. We contineu to follow the AW down this road, crossing over the railway and the River Aire to Newlaithes Road. We follow the AW along this road until it veers off back across the railway and then we walk alongside the railway until we are inbetween it and the River Aire.

We follow the AW along the River Aire to Calverley Bridge. We then veer off to Calverley Lane and follow this for a while until we can cut through along Bar Lane (a old dirt road). Cross over Rawdon Road to then cut through the residential area here to West End Lane, where we join the Leeds Country Way (LCW). We follow this road until the LCW veers off into Hunger Hills nature reserve/woodland.

Once we leave the woodland we also leave the LCW to veer off to St. Margarets Road which we follow to Station Road and then back to Horsforth station. Outside the roundabout before the station is a pub we can go into for food & drinks or there is also one across the railway.

Disclaimers

The walk organisers do not have training or insurance. Therefore, anyone who joins the walk is accountable for their own safety and anyone they bring with them. By signing up you accept this.

Check the weather (on multiple websites) before leaving your residence. Bring clothing & footwear suitable for the forecast. We advise you to bring walking boots for any medium or harder walk. Trainers are only recommended for easy walks. Bring a coat just in case (this is Britain after all...) and extra layers if it is going to be cold.

All proceeds go towards equipment for leading walks, group events & trips. A percentage will go to charities.

Bring a packed lunch and snacks. Bring enough food & water to last the estimated time.

We recommend bringing some cash just in case. Especially if parking. Not everywhere is contactless yet.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the walks organiser.

Start Time: 9:45am PROMPT! Due to limited daylight.
Miles/Kilometres: 11.5mi/18km (Approx)
Total ascent: 460m (Approx)
Difficulty: Moderate
Estimated length of time: Hike will take approx 5 hours (including a lunch break).
Dogs Allowed: Yes
Public Transport: Not directly from West Yorkshire (bus only runs on Sundays/Bank Holidays). Will have to get a train to Skipton and then get a bus to Grassington. Happy to give people a lift from Keighley, Steeton or Skipton train stations.
Parking - Yorkshire Dales National Park car park at the village. https://maps.app.goo.gl/nUmdRRfVMoqjiPws6
Payment: £1 - Use this link to pay: https://settleup.starlingbank.com/jamiepope1 - please put "Grassington" as reference.

Itinerary

Meet outside the visitor centre. We start by walking down the famous cobbled Sedber Lane to Linton Falls. Cross over the bridge and walk down Church Lane to the B6160, cross over and walk aloing Lauradale Lane to the hamlet of Linton. We turn off onto Garros Lane and follow it through Linton until it turns into a dirt road and then a footpath.

We follow the footpath through fields and along various becks until we come out at Threaplands Farm & Campsite. We walk through the farm onto Thorpe Lane. We follow this road until it merges with the main road to Grassington. We walk along the main road (there's a pavement to walk on) through the village of Cracoe to Chapel Lane and veer off onto it.

We then follow this dirt road to St. Peter's Church an veer off onto another dirt road called Bolton Abbey Bridleway. The next dirt road starts our ascent up onto the moors to Rylstone Cross (pictured). Up until now it has been a fairly flat walk with a small amount of ascent/descent through the farmland. The next bit is a 180m ascent up to Rylstone Cross. Where we can stop for lunch and enjoy the views from up here.

The ascent continues as we now walk along the edge of the hillside steadily up to Cracoe War Memorial (in the shape of an obelisk). This bit is approx a 120m ascent. If anyone wants to bag a trig point, there's one not far away and a bit higher up on Thorpe Fell. We now steadily descend off Thorpe Fell, down to Thorpe Fell Lane, we follow this road down and through the hamlet of Thorpe. We walk down Kali Lane back to the B6160 from earlier. We walk along this briefly before veering off onto a footpath.

The walk ends by following this footpath over Stickhaw Hill (barely any ascent to it) to Church Road from earlier. Then back over Linton Falls and up Sedber Lane to the car park. We can then go into Grassington for their Christmas markets, food & drink.

Disclaimers

The walk organisers do not have training or insurance. Therefore, anyone who joins the walk is accountable for their own safety and anyone they bring with them. By signing up you accept this.

Check the weather (on multiple websites) before leaving your residence. Bring clothing & footwear suitable for the forecast. We advise you to bring walking boots for any medium or harder walk. Trainers are only recommended for easy walks. Bring a coat just in case (this is Britain after all...) and extra layers if it is going to be cold.

All proceeds go towards equipment for leading walks, group events & trips. A percentage will go to charities.

Bring a packed lunch and snacks. Bring enough food & water to last the estimated time.

We recommend bringing some cash just in case. Especially if parking. Not everywhere is contactless yet.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the walks organiser.

Eyup guys, ars thi,

I lead this walk a while ago its flat with the odd bit of uphill 200 meters ish

11 mile ish..

BRING LUNCH

Meet at Elsecar train station, barnsley..
We head through fields for a while then come to wentworth village past a pretty church,,, into wentworth woodhouse estate...

We see the big stately home, a lake,, a few monuments and stuff

Head back a different route along the tops hopefully get a sunset and finishing at pub or heritage centre.

Train-- leeds at 9.09 changing in Barnsley arriving in Elsecar at 10.07

Car Parking-- some spots in the carpark at your own risk or on street parking dont block driveways etc

Disclaimers

The walk organisers do not have training or insurance. Therefore, anyone who joins the walk is accountable for their own safety and anyone they bring with them. By signing up you accept this.

Check the weather (on multiple websites) before leaving your residence. Bring clothing & footwear suitable for the forecast. We advise you to bring walking boots for any medium or harder walk. Trainers are only recommended for easy walks. Bring a coat just in case (this is Britain after all...) and extra layers if it is going to be cold.

All proceeds go towards equipment for leading walks, group events & trips. A percentage will go to charities.

Bring a packed lunch and snacks. Bring enough food & water to last the estimated time.

We recommend bringing some cash just in case. Especially if parking. Not everywhere is contactless yet.

Join us for our annual Christmas party at the excellent Crowd of Favours in Leeds. Starting from 7pm and going until 11pm/midnight.

Only members that have attended at least one hike may join. We are not a social group.

We will be in the basement area this year. Just head downstairs.

You can arrive sooner than 7pm if you want and sit in the bar area.

I've ordered a buffet. They are currently updating the buffet options so will update this with details as soon as I can.

Hi all,

EXPERIENCED WALKERS DUE TO SOME WALK IN THE DARK

YOU MUST BRING A HEADTORCH/TORCH

LIMIT OF 20 PEOPLE DONT JUST SIGN UP IF CANT ATTEND 👍🏼

Meeting- Hope, Derbyshire train station

Distance - 11 mile

Ascent 500 meters/ moderate difficulty but harder in the dark

Train- leeds 10.11 changing trains in sheffield arriving at Hope, Derbyshire at 11.37...

Carparking- next to the station or on road parking nearby or in hope village we go past..

We leave hope behind and head uphill to loose hill via fields fairly steep, along the ridgeline,, some up and downs via back tor and mam tor then up again to rushup edge... By this time it should be getting slowly dark, wait for sunset and we'll chill and then go steady downhill via Winnits Pass...

Christmas falalalas in Castleton village a quick wander probably a quick pub stop then either down road back to hope or through fields

DISCLAIMER

The walk organisers do not have training or insurance. Therefore, anyone who joins the walk is accountable for their own safety and anyone they bring with them. By signing up you accept this.

Check the weather (on multiple websites) before leaving your residence. Bring clothing & footwear suitable for the forecast. We advise you to bring walking boots for any medium or harder walk. Trainers are only recommended for easy walks. Bring a coat just in case (this is Britain after all...) and extra layers if it is going to be cold.

All proceeds go towards equipment for leading walks, group events & trips. A percentage will go to charities.

Bring a packed lunch and snacks. Bring enough food & water to last the estimated time.

We recommend bringing some cash just in case. Especially if parking. Not everywhere is contactless yet.

Start Time: 9:30am (please do get here on time - there is no signal at Buttermere. If you send a message to say you are running late, nobody will know).
Miles/Kilometres: 12mi/19km (Approx)
Total ascent: 1150m (if do not do Rannerdale Knotts at the end) - 1350m (if do the last one)(Approx)
Difficulty: Strenuous
Estimated length of time: Hike will take approx 7-8 hours (including a lunch break)
Dogs Allowed: Yes & are welcome in the pub at Buttermere.
Public Transport: N/A
Parking - https://maps.app.goo.gl/i8MWc8CySs4AXdp19 - park here. When facing the Buttermere Court Hotel GO RIGHT. Do not go left. Parking on the left side costs more. Right side you can pay with contactless & has toilets.
Payment: £1 - Use this link to pay: https://settleup.starlingbank.com/jamiepope1 - please put "Buttermere" as reference.

Itinerary

Meet at the front of the Buttermere Court Hotel. We start by walking to the main road, crossing over and entering Ghyll Wood. The ascent starts immediately. The ascent through the woods is quite gradual for 90-100m of elevation. Once we exit the woods it gets somewhat steep as we ascend up the backend of Rannerdale Knotts. Once up, it flattens out for a short period before becoming quite steep for 70-100m of elevation and then gradually levels out.

Once up, catch your breath, take a look back at Buttermere and then continue along the flat bit up here before taking on the final 220m of ascent up to Whiteless Pike (Wainright #1) - 660m. We then descend 40m to Saddle Gate ridge, walk along the ridge and then it is a 150m ascent up to Wandope (Wainright #2) - 772m. Hopefully we will have views across all the way Derwent Water.

We then descend 50m to then ascend 130m to Grasmoor. This ascent is steepish at first but the last 50m is a long gradual ascent. Once at Grasmoor (Wainright #3) - 852m, we will aim to have lunch up here. This is the highest point of the hike.

It is then a 250m quite long descent down to Coledale Hause, where we can hopefully enjoy views in multiple directions. Before we take a steepish 150m ascent up Sand Hill and then its an easy final 20m of ascent up to Hopegill Head (Wainright #4) - 770m. We then walk along Whiteside ridge (it is a wide ridge and the path goes nowhere near the edge). It starts of descending for 70m and then it is a flat walk all the way to Whiteside (Wainright #5) - 707m.

We then take a steep descent down Whiteside. Descending 200m, it then becomes less steep for the next 100m of descent before becoming steep again for another 200m of descent. Hopefully we will get great views as we descend of Crummock Water and Loweswater and the hills behind them.

The next 2.5mi/4km is pretty much a flat walk that gradually descends a further 50m as we walk around the bottom of Grasmoor. We walk through the fields here into the Rannerdale valley, where bluebells should be full bloom all over the area. Creating a stunningly beautiful landscape. We cross over Rannerdale Beck and then walk around the bottom of Rannerdale Knotts to the main road.

We walk along the road briefly alongside Crummock Water before veering off and start the ascent up to the top of Rannerdale Knotts. If anyone is struggling, after 35-40m of ascent a path goes along the base back to Buttermere, you can follow this. The rest of us will ascend a further 200m to the top of Rannerdale Knotts (Wainright #6) - 355m.

We then walk along the top of this hill slowly descending until we come back to where we started earlier. We then walk back through Ghyll Woods back to Buttermere and the pub!

Bring swimming costumes if want to go for a swim in Buttermere Lake or Crummock Water! Bear in mind though, mountain lakes are freezing at this time of the year due to water, snow & ice from winter still flowing into it and not yet warmed up. Therefore, if you do wish to go swimming be sure to bring the correct gear to get warm afterwards and understand the dangers of being in freezing water for to long and not getting warmed up quick enough afterwards.

Disclaimers

The walk organisers do not have training or insurance. Therefore, anyone who joins the walk is accountable for their own safety and anyone they bring with them. By signing up you accept this.

Check the weather (on multiple websites) before leaving your residence. Bring clothing & footwear suitable for the forecast. We advise you to bring walking boots for any medium or harder walk. Trainers are only recommended for easy walks. Bring a coat just in case (this is Britain after all...) and extra layers if it is going to be cold.

All proceeds go towards equipment for leading walks, group events & trips. A percentage will go to charities.

Bring a packed lunch and snacks. Bring enough food & water to last the estimated time.

We recommend bringing some cash just in case. Especially if parking. Not everywhere is contactless yet.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the walks organiser.

Start Time: 9:30am
Miles/Kilometres: 8.5mi/14km (Approx)
Total ascent: 1135m(Approx)
Difficulty: Strenuous
Estimated length of time: Hike will take approx 6-7 hours (including a lunch break)
Dogs Allowed: Yes
Public Transport: N/A
Parking - No official parking in Braithwaite, primary school is open for parking on weekends & bank holidays - https://maps.app.goo.gl/zgSKqEGkGR5fdawi8. Otherwise, there seems to be a few places to park near the Parish of St. Bega, St Mungos and St. Herbert.
Payment: £1 - Use this link to pay: https://settleup.starlingbank.com/jamiepope1 - please put "Buttermere" as reference.

Itinerary

Meet outside the Coledale Inn. We start by heading southeast along the road until we can veer off onto a footpath that will take us into the woodland. We cross over Barrow Gill and exit the woods to walk through the farmland here. Once we exit the farmland our ascent up Barrow begins. This ascent is 400m overall, starts off steepish, levels out to be more gradual, then goes steep again birefly before its a gradual ascent again. Once at the top we will be at Barrow (Wainright #1) - 455m.

We then descend 70m to Barrow Door, walk along the flat for a bit before taking a gradual 160m ascent up to Outerside (Wainright #2) - 568m. We then descend 70m again, walk around the bottom of Scar Crags, with the famous wiggly path up Sail in front of us.

The path gradually ascends to that wiggly path which we then ascend up. From the end of the last descent to the top of Sail it is approx 270m of ascent. Will up to have lunch here at Sail (Wainright #3) - 773m. Once ready, we continue along the ridge for a further 60m of ascent up to Crag Hill (Wainright #4) - 838m. This is the highest point of the hike. Will aim to have lunch up here where we can enjoy the views in all directions.

Once ready, we descend 240m to Coledale Hause (where we were on Saturday's hike). This time we veer off to the right for a more gradual ascent up this hillside to Hobcarton Crag (738m). Walk along the ridge here and then take the final 50m of ascent up to Grisedale Pike (Wainright #5) - 791m.

It is then a 2-2.5mi/3.2-4km stroll down to Braithwaite where if anyone wants to we can go into the pub for food & drink before heading home.

Disclaimers

The walk organisers do not have training or insurance. Therefore, anyone who joins the walk is accountable for their own safety and anyone they bring with them. By signing up you accept this.

Check the weather (on multiple websites) before leaving your residence. Bring clothing & footwear suitable for the forecast. We advise you to bring walking boots for any medium or harder walk. Trainers are only recommended for easy walks. Bring a coat just in case (this is Britain after all...) and extra layers if it is going to be cold.

All proceeds go towards equipment for leading walks, group events & trips. A percentage will go to charities.

Bring a packed lunch and snacks. Bring enough food & water to last the estimated time.

We recommend bringing some cash just in case. Especially if parking. Not everywhere is contactless yet.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the walks organiser.