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Walks Diary
The following month's walks are currently online:

  - May 2008

  - June 2008

  - July 2008

  - August 2008

  - September 2008

  - October 2008

To download the full Summer walks diary in Microsoft Word format click here.

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Starting out
For all walks you need walking boots (for some easier routes other footware may be acceptable), waterproofs, and a drink (at least 1 litre of water, consider 2 or more for longer walks or hotter days). For most walks you will also need to bring a packed-lunch and snacks for along the way - most full-day walks last at least 4-5 hours.

If you are new to walking read the Ramblers guide to getting started for more information before heading out into the hills.

Walking with the RA
You are welcome to try out the Ramblers Associaiton before you join! All walks are free of charge and anyone is welcome to come along for a taster session before joining, just indicate to the leader that you are not a member and have come along to try the group out.

Membership to the RA not only provides walks but more importantly helps fund our work in protecting and maintaining the countryside and promoting walking for health. For more information take a look here.

Local groups
 
Group information
Many groups will be able to provide you with more information about where they walk and some produce their own walks diaries in printed form. For more information on your nearest group choose from the list below.

Note that once you are a member of the Ramblers Association you can attend walks with any RA group.

   - Bradford
   - Calderdale
   - Castleford & Pontefract
   - Craven
   - North Kirklees
   - Harrogate
   - Huddersfield
   - Keighley
   - Leeds
   - Lower Wharfedale
   - Ripon
   - Wakefield
   - Wetherby & District
   - 20s & 30s Group

WALKS DIARY August 2008
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For more information and dates click here
   
Saturday 2 August
AIRE VALLEY WOODLAND & WATER (LG)
Meet: 12.45 Saltaire Rail Station PT
5½ miles L
   
Sunday 3 August
LIMESTONE CIRCULAR (WR A+)
Meet: 10.30 Stainforth cp
(GR SD 820672) 14 miles minimum – Strong pace
AROUND BURNSALL (WR)
Meet: 10.30 Burnsall cp (fee)
(GR SE 031610) 12 miles M
TEN RESERVOIRS & BLACK HILL CIRCULAR (Hd ‘A’ walk)
Meet: 10.00 Main cp, Dovestone Reservoir (fee)
(GR SE 013035) (nr. Greenfield, Lancs) 13 miles S
(NB some rough terrain)
LEATHLEY TO ALMSCLIFF CRAG AND LINDLEY GREEN (WR) Meet: 10.30 Leathley Church, on B6161 (east of Otley)
(GR SE 232471) 8 miles M
CARTWORTH MOOR CIRCULAR (Hd ‘B’ walk) PT
Meet: 10.00 Holmfirth Bus Station
(GR SE 143082) 7-8 miles M
SCAMMONDEN WATER (Ce) PT
Meet: 10.30 Mill Fold cp, Ripponden
(GR SE 041197) 7 miles M
HAWORTH TROT (Ky) PT
Meet: 14.00 Haworth Parish Church steps
5 miles M
FERRYBRIDGE TO FAIRBURN AND BACK (CP)
Meet: 10.00 Golden Lion ph, Ferrybridge
(GR SE 483248) 4 miles L

To a World Heritage Site - Linear (NK) PT
Meet: 14:30 Cross Flatts Station BD16 2AL
(GR SE 103 403) 3 miles L Linear Family Walk. No Dogs

   
Monday 4 August
To Egypt and back (NK)
Meet: 10:30 Oakwell Hall Top cp WF17 9LG
(GR SE 217 270) 7 miles L
   
Tuesday 5 August
AROUND FARNLEY TYAS (Hd evening)
Meet: 19.00 Farnley Tyas recreation ground (Butts Road)
(GR SE 162124) 4½ miles M
   
Wednesday 6 August
Mirfield, Roberttown & Hartshead (NK evening)
Meet: 18:30 Three Nuns Inn, Mirfield WF14 0EH
(GR SE 182 211) 5 miles M
SIX DAYS ONLY & HEATON WOODS (Bf evening)
Meet: 19.00 Small car park at far end of Cliffe Wood Avenue, Shipley (off A650, 250 yds on Bradford side of junction with A6038)
4-5 miles
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets go on sale for Cheers! £5.00.
Further details see final Bf evening walk (25 September)
   
Thursday 7 August
SUGARWELL HILL & WOODHOUSE RIDGE (LG evening)
Meet: 19.00 Hyde Park Corner, Leeds
4-5 miles
   
Saturday 9 August
HIGH TEA (LG) PT
Meet: 12.30 Pool Bridge, Pool-in-Wharfedale
(GR SE 243455) 9 miles M
LIMESTONE WAYS & MONASTIC LANES (Cn)
Meet: 10.00 Settle Tourist Info Centre
8 miles M
   
Sunday 10 August
HILLS AROUND HAYFIELD (Hd)
Meet: 10.00 Hayfield Visitor Centre cp (fee), Derbyshire
(GR SK 036869) 12 miles M/S
FOREST OF BOWLAND (WR)
Meet: 10.30 Slaidburn cp
(GR SD 713523) 11½ miles M
“WHERE THE CAT SUNBATHES” (WR) PT
Todmorden to Hebden Bridge via Gaddings Dam
Meet: 11.05 Todmorden Rail Station
(10.02 train from Leeds arrives 11.01)
(Car drivers park at Hebden Bridge Station & take 10.54
train to Todmorden)
10 miles M LINEAR
CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE PIKE (Ce)
Meet: 10.30 Lobb Mill picnic area
(GR SD 954247) (on A646 near Todmorden)
8-9 miles M
ADDLEBOROUGH CIRCULAR (Wy)
Meet: 10.30 Parking area in Thornton Rust
(GR SD 972888) (Wensleydale) 8.5 miles M
   
Tuesday 12 August
ACROSS THE WATERSHED (Hd evening)
Meet: 19.00 Branch Lane, off A643 Brighouse road, behind Ainley Top ph, just off Ainley Top roundabout
(GR SE 116194) 5 miles M
   
Wednesday 13 August
THE LEATHLEY LANES (WR)
Meet: 10.30 Leathley Church,
(GR SE 231470) 6 miles L
A WALK IN A VALLEY (LG evening)
Meet: 19.00 Junction of Thorpe Lane & Hawksworth Lane
(off A6038 Hollins Hill) Guiseley
(GR SE 173415) 4-5 miles
 
 
Thursday 14 August
AROUND PATELEY (WR) PT
Meet: 10.30 Showground cp (fee), Pateley Bridge
(GR SE 157654) 10 miles M
Leader: 01274 595900; mob: 07914 049317
ANOTHER VARIATION (Bf evening)
Meet: 19.00 Harecroft (bottom of Station Rd, off Cullingworth Rd)
4-5 miles
In search of the bridge at Mazebrook (NK evening)
Meet: 18:30 Cleckheaton Town Hall BD19 3RJ
(GR SE 191 254) 4 miles M
 
Saturday 16 August
Over Land & by Water (NK)
Meet: 11:00 Thornhill Rectory Park cp WF12 0JY
(GR SE 257 186) 8 miles M
LEAD CHURCH & HAZELWOOD CASTLE (LG) PT
Meet: 12.50 Arabian Horse ph, Aberford
7 miles L
 
Sunday 17 August
COACH RAMBLE (WR) SWALEDALE LANDSCAPE
A walk 10-11 miles A+ and B walks Meal to be arranged Coach starts Bradford,
calling at Thornbury & Leeds and other stops by arrangement
Further details click here
HEBDEN BRIDGE CIRCULAR (Hd ‘A’ walk)
Meet: 10.00 Community Centre cp, Caldene Avenue,
Mytholmroyd (fee) (GR SE 011261)
14 miles S
DUKE OF RASTRICK (Ce)
Meet: 10.30 Sportsman Inn cp, Kebcote
(GR SD 927272) (nw of Hebden Bridge)
9-10 miles S
BRADFORD FELL (Ky)
Meet: 10.30 West Bradford Village. park on Clitheroe side of
Bradford Bridge (GR SD 745439) (n.west of Clitheroe, Lancs)
8½ miles M
EMLEY AND BRETTON (Wf)
Meet: 10.30 Emley Village cp
(GR SE 244131) 8 miles L
DENBY DALE DELIGHT (Hd ‘B’ walk)
Meet: 10.00 Beneath viaduct at Denby Dale Station, on A636
(GR SE 225084) 8 miles L
 
Tuesday 19 August
SKELMANTHORPE CIRCULAR (Hd evening)
Meet: 19.00 Skelmanthorpe Council Offices cp (near Co-op),
(GR SE 232106) 4-5 miles L/M
 
Wednesday 20 August
PATELEY BRIDGE AND BRIMHAM ROCKS (WR) PT
Meet: 10.30 Nidd Bridge, Pateley Bridge
8½ miles L (GR SE 156653)
TRIPLE LANDINGS (Ce)
Meet: 10.30 Barkisland p.o. (nr. Ripponden)
(GR SE 054199) 8 miles M

WOODS AND WATER (Bf evening)
Meet: 19.00 Thackley (junction of Ainsbury Ave. / Thackley Rd, by Thackley Cricket Club.) (Road to Sewage Works)
(Off A657) 4-5 miles

Red House & Back (NK evening)
Meet: 18:30 Black Bull Inn, Kirkgate, Birstall WF17 9PB
(GR SE 218 261) 4 miles M

 
Thursday 21 August
BARROWBY LANE & COCK BECK (LG evening)
Meet: 19.00 Garforth Rail Station
4-5 miles
 
Saturday 23 August
THREE RIVERS WALK (LW) PT
Meet: 08.30 Shipley Market Clock
25 miles Very Strenuous LINEAR (finishes in Otley)
THE HARROGATE LINK (Hg) PT
Meet: 08.30 Sun Pavilion, Valley Gardens, Harrogate
(GR SE 296552) LINEAR walk to Ilkley, return by public bus.
Full walk 15 miles, option of 8 or 10 miles returning from
Kettlesing or Fewston by bus.
SHEEPSTONE EDGE (LG) PT
Meet: 12.30 Hebden Bridge Rail Station
8 miles M
 
Sunday 24 August
LET’S WALK THE PENNINE WAY THRU’ CALDERDALE;
3rd of 3 parts (Ce)
Meet: 10.00 Clough Foot / Widdop Road
(GR SD 947323) 10-11 miles M/S
WIN HILL AND HOPE (Hd)
Meet: 10.00 Heatherdene cp, on A6013 near
Ladybower Reservoir dam
(GR SK 202860), Derbyshire 10 miles M
RIBBLE WAY AND SULBER NICK (WR) PT
Meet: 10.30 Horton in Ribblesdale car park
(GR SD 808726) 9 miles M
Through Woods & Fields (NK)
Meet: 13:30 Fir Cottage, Ravensthorpe WF13 3LT
(GR SE 217 199) 5 miles M
 
Bank Holiday Monday 25 August
STOODLEY PIKE (WR) PT
Meet: 10.30 Hebden Bridge Rail Station
11 miles M/S
TWO FOR ONE (LG) PT*
Meet: 12.45 Ilkley Old Bridge
1) 9 miles S;
2) 5 miles L;
* Bank holiday service, check bus times
1)
2)
 
Tuesday 26 August
NEW MILL DIKE CIRCULAR (Hd evening)
Meet: 19.00 New Mill cp, on A635
(GR SE 162089) (nr. Holmfirth) 5 miles L
 
Wednesday 27 August
BARNBOW LANE & HONESTY FARM (LG evening)
Meet: 19.00 Maypole ph, Barwick-in-Elmet
(GR SE 399374) 4-5 miles
 
Thursday 28 August
BRIMHAM ROCKS (WR)
Meet: 10.30 Dacre Banks cp
(GR SE 197618) 10 miles M
“HAY-A-PARK” (Hg)
Meet: 10.00 Park Lane, Knaresborough
(GR SE 358574) 5-6 miles L
RA Themed Walk – Summer Evening
A LATE SUMMER ON THE MOORS (Bf)
Meet: 19.00 Baildon (moor top car park, Hawksworth Road,
on Baildon to Ilkley road)
4-5 miles
Around Liversedge (NK evening)
Meet: 18:30 at Black Bull, Halifax Road, Liversedge WF15 6JR
(GR SE 205 237) 3½ miles L
 
Saturday 30 August
WEST BURTON – CARLTON (Hg)
Meet: 09.00 Trinity Methodist Church or 10.00 West
Burton Village Green
(GR SD 017866) 10 miles M
OLD RAILWAY LINE TO CHEVIN (LG) PT
Meet: 13.25 Burley-in-Wharfedale Rail Stn
7½ miles M
 
Sunday 31 August
HILLS AND HEATHER (Hd)
Meet: 10.00 Low Bradfield, by cricket field
(GR SK 263919) (n.west of Sheffield) 13 miles S
(NB some rough terrain)
UPPER NIDDERDALE (WR)
Meet: 10.30 Park House, Lofthouse
(lay-by on right just past Lofthouse on road to Middlesmoor)
(GR SE 099735) 11 miles approx. M
MIDGLEY MOOR (Ce)
Meet: 10.30 Russell Dean cp, Mytholmroyd
(GR SE 014260) 9 miles M


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