Seasonal Programme
2024 Summer Programme
| Date | Leader | Distance-Ascent | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 1 May | |||
| Thursday 2 May | Mike S | 5 miles/flattish | Coed y Felin. Slow walk focussing on flowers and wildlife. |
| Sunday 5 May | Walsh T | 6-7 miles / flattish with slight rise to Castle | Bunbury / Beeston Castle |
| Wednesday 8 May | Peter M | 4 miles / 300 ft 6.45 Start. | Daresbury. Lovely Church. Lewis Carol centre. Firs Nature Wood. Bridgewater Canal. Great pub at end. |
| Thursday 9 May | |||
| Sunday 12 May | Peter M | 8 miles / 850 ft | LLanfair DC. Nantclwyd Hall. |
| Wednesday 15 May | Mary | 4 miles | Tarvin. No stiles. 7 pm start. |
| Thursday 16 May | Ian | 5 miles / 200 ft | Three canals walk. Runcorn area |
| Sunday 19 May | No walk | ||
| Wednesday 22 May | No walk | ||
| Thursday 23 May | |||
| Sunday 26 May | Peter M | 6 miles / 900 ft | Chirk and the River Ceiriog. Slow and lovely country side |
| Wednesday 29 May | Fiona | 4.3 miles / 430 ft | Helsby. Country lanes and field paths |
| Thursday 30 May | |||
| Sunday 2 June | Steve C | 8.5 m / 1000ft | Burwardsley |
| Wednesday 5 June | Peter M | Marbury. Swan Inn | |
| Thursday 6 June | Mike S | 4 miles max / no steep hills | Another Flower walk. Coed Y Felin. |
| Sunday 9 June | Howell | 9 miles / 407 ft | Lyme Park. Leave Upton at 8.30. Walk starts at 9.45. |
| Wednesday 12 June | Richard | 4 miles / 300 ft easy ascent | Saughall. Good views of N Wales. Pass site of 13th C Castle |
| Thursday 13 June | Peter P | 5.8 miles / 300 ft | Crowton (3 miles east of Kingsley). Quite country roads, paths & Weaver navigation. Lunch at Hare & Hounds. |
| Sunday 16 June | David P | 9 miles / 1400 ft | Peckforton |
| Wednesday 19 June | Fiona | 4.25 miles | Frodsham |
| Thursday 20 June | |||
| Sunday 23 June Choice of walks | 1) Peter M | 13 miles / 700 ft | Baker Way. Linear walk. Delamere Station to Chester Station.Bus replacement from Chester Station 10.00 am |
| 2) Maria | 5.5 miles / 450 ft | The New Pale Area / Delamere. Lovely walk. | |
| Wednesday 26 June | |||
| Thursday 27 June | Mary | 3.5 miles / 430 ft | Eryrys and Bryn Alyn Wildlife Wander. Slow walk looking at flowers, geology and lead mining. |
| Sunday 30 June | |||
| Wednesday 3 July | Mike C | 3.5 mils / 500 ft | Helsby Hill |
| Thursday 4 July | Mike S | 5 miles / flattish | Coed y Felin. Slow walk focussing on flowers & wildlife. Same as 2 May & 6 June but different route and flowers. |
| Sunday 7 July | Peter P | 7.25 miles / 1,000 ft | Mount Pleasant Gardens,Yeld Lane, Kelsall. Delamere Forest, Boothsdale, Willington & Eddisbury Hill. No stiles. |
| Wednesday 10 July | Cancelled and moved to 7 August | ||
| Thursday 11 July | |||
| Sunday 14 July | Mike C | 11 miles / 1300 ft | Linear using bus. Conwy to Llandudno. Most of climb is Great Orme. Rest flat. 8.30 from Upton. Back after 5.30. |
| Wednesday 17 July | Peter M | 3.7 miles / 370 ft | Caergwrle & Hope. In the Alyn valley |
| Thursday 18 July | Peter P | 6 miles / 300 ft | From Acton bridge. Pub lunch available. Quiet country lanes, riverside and field tracks. |
| Sunday 21 July | Howell | Shutlingshoe. Leave Upton at 8.30. Walk starts at 9.45. | |
| Wednesday 24 July | Peter P | 3.8 miles / 300 ft | From Frodsham. Short detour to Frodsham Art Gallery. Some roads, field and woodland tracks. |
| Thursday 25 July | |||
| Sunday 28 July Choice of walks | 1) Peter M | 9 miles / 1,250 ft | Heritage filled. Part along N Wales Pilgrims Way. Basingwerk Abbey. St Winefride's Well and Pantasaph Priory. |
| 2) Mary | 4.5 miles / 200ft Start time TBC. 10.00 or 10.30 | Anderton and Marbury Parks. No stiles. By river, canal, mere, woodland and bird hide | |
| Wednesday 31 July | Mike C | 4.2 miles | Handbridge. Includes racecourse, canal, park and Meadows. Easy walking. No boots required. |
| Thursday 1 August | |||
| Sunday 4 August | Ian | 7.5 miles | Halkyn Mountain |
| Wednesday 7 August | Peter M | 3.5 miles / 350 ft | Beeston Castle, Shropshire Union Canal & Shady pub |
| Thursday 8 August | |||
| Sunday 11 August | Mike C | 7.5 miles / 1500 ft | Llantisilio/Llangollen circuit. Includes hills, canal and river. |
| Wednesday 14 August | Peter M | 3.5 miles / 175 ft | Farndon. River Dee.Drinks at The Hare pub. |
| Thursday 15 August | |||
| Sunday 18 August | Terry | 6.5 miles / 440 ft | From Tinkersdale in Hawarden |
| Wednesday 21 August | |||
| Thursday 22 August | Mary | 3.5 miles | Barrow Village. No stiles. Coffee halfway at Bluebell Café |
| Sunday 25 August | Peter M | 8 miles | Arley Hall. Red Lion, Pickmere |
| Wednesday 28 August |