Dales Trails - Walking in Northern England
From East Yorkshire's Wolds and Derbyshire's Peak District to the North Yorkshire Moors and Pennines, you will find the valleys among the rolling hills, the limestone scars, the gritstone ridges universally known as 'Dales'. This vast area provides some of the best & most varied walking opportunities in the country.
Dales Trails gives you some ideas how to explore Yorkshire and other parts of Northern England on foot, and find hidden delights off the beaten track. You can follow one of my medium distance Trans-Dales Trails, try one of my day walks as featured in 'Walking with Underwood' , or join one of the two Walking Clubs featured below.
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CALENDAR UPDATED
HORNSEA DISTRICT WALKING CLUB
Summer Wednesday Evening Walks continue on 28th July with a 5 mile walk from Sewerby to Danes Dyke
Saturday Social Events:
July 31st - Garden Party from 4pm onwards at the home of Chris & Jacqui Smith (contact 07887 486783)
Aug 21st - York City Walls and Brewery. Meet at Clifton Park (11am) for the walk and brewery tour or at York Brewery, Micklegate (2pm) for brewery visit only (£6)
Sept 11th - Meet by Millington Church at 10.30am for walk up onto the Wolds via Kilnwick Percy including a guided tour of the Buddhist Madhyamaka Centre.
Full details of the complete Hornsea District Walking Club programme are on the Calendar page
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To see all my walks photos and more
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'Dales Trails Picasa Photo Albums'
STOP PRESS - 21st July 2010
With details of Hornsea District Walking Club July-Dec Sunday Walks Programme and Saturday Social Events
Meet at the Ship Inn, Sewerby at 7.30pm
Contact Stuart Kemp 07816 476143
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
HORNSEA DISTRICT WALKING CLUB
WALKING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF MOURNE
Based in the coastal resort of Newcastle (NI)
"Eight members are committed to the club's first visit to Northern Ireland.
For more details contact Chris Smith
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LEVEN WALKING CLUB
**** WEEKEND AWAY - AUTUMN 2010 ****
North York Moors/Cleveland Hills
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DALES TRAILS - WALKS REPORTS
**** LONG WEEKEND IN NORTHERN IRELAND - OCTOBER 15th - 18th 2010 ****
There are still places available on the early Jet2 fight from the Leeds/Bradford airport.
Remember, the earlier you book, the cheaper the flight will be. Even cheaper if you can manage with hand baggage (a
rucksack) only."
Click on this link for details: Mountains of Mourne
Based at YHA Osmotherley
2nd & 3rd October
More details available from Bob Cutts
LWC DERBYSHIRE WEEKEND AWAY - MAY 2010
After last years wet weekend in the Peak District, this couldn't have been more different. Dry and sunny - yes, there was a chilly breeze on the tops but perhaps that wasn't a bad thing.
On Saturday we all met up (eventually) at Carsington Water reservoir to explore some new territory. Our route took us into Carsington village and over Carsington Pastures down to the picturesque village of Brassington. After a coffee stop on the hill above Brassington we continued but our route finding was thwarted by a lack of waymarks and signs. Although this added about a mile to our route it did mean that we joined the High Peak Trail at Longcliffe where there was a picnic site - just right for lunch. Continuing along the Trail any enjoyment was marred but continually having to jump out of the way of cyclists, many of whom bear down on you at speed with no warning.Now back on the planned route we left the Trail and climbed to the summit of Harborough Rocks (1180ft) after which route finding was again tedious! However we got back onto the Trail at Middleton Top with its old incline engine house, for an afternoon drink or icecream. Then it was downhill across pastures to Hopton and Carsington.From there we drove to our base at Alstonefield Youth Hostel
On Saturday evening, we enjoyed a good meal at the Royal Oak, in nearby Wetton. Some even elected to walk the 2miles from Alstonefield to Wetton.....and back!
Sunday and a self-catering breakfast! After all the talk, this went quite smoothly even though we didn't use all 30 of the eggs Stuart had provided! So on a bright breezy morning we set off for Gratton Hill (also about 1180ft) and reached this, the highest point of this walk, before 10am. Then it was down into Narrowdale to meet the River Dove in Beresford Dale. Then it was a simple matter of following the river downstream through Wolfescote Dale, Milldale, as far as the footbridge in Dovedale by Ilam Rock. Across the river we were then faced with the long haul up Hall Dale to Stanshope followed by a steep down into Hopedale and up to Alstonefield.
A very good weekend all round - good walks, good food and good company (that bit sounds like Nomad's writing!)
For all the photos visit: 'Dales Trails Picasa Photo Albums'
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Specially Selected Photos
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New walks will be added regularly to give a selection of walks for you to experience England's Landscape at its finest. North Yorkshire Coast - Summer by the Sea
Seashore and countryside, natural history and industrial history on this walk from Ravenscar to Robin Hood's Bay and round by secluded Ramsdale
WALK OF THE MONTH INCLUDES ROUTE MAP
Dales Trails Photo Galleries
Dales Trails Photo Gallery
See Dales Trails 'Picasa' Photo Albums for a photo record of all walks by Hornsea and Leven Walking Clubs and more
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'Dales Trails Picasa Photo Albums'
Dales Trails Featured Walk
See Walking with Underwood.
FEATURE WALK for SUMMER
Click on this link for details: Ravenscar & Robin Hood's Bay.
REPRODUCED WITH PERMISSION OF ORDNANCE SURVEY
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These Trails, Trans-Dales Trail 1, Trans-Dales Trail 2 and Trans-Dales Trail 3, are each about sixty miles in length and can be comfortably completed by anyone that is reasonably fit in five days, with four nights Bed & Breakfast accommodation.
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Arnold Underwood (Dales Trails) 41 The Orchard Leven East Yorkshire HU17 5QA e-mail: arnold.underwood@dalestrails.freeserve.co.uk
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The Author
Arnold Underwood is an experienced walker and a leader of his local walking club. He lives near Beverley and is the East Yorkshire correspondent for Country Walking magazine. He has walked the Ridgeway (1983), the Pennine Way (1990), the Dales Way (1993), and A Bowland - Dales Traverse (1994), the latter two with Peter Tomkinson. He has walked much in the Yorkshire Dales, Moors, and Wolds, including completing the Three Peaks, Lyke Wake, and Saltergate challenge walks - the last two again with PeterTomkinson.
Arnold devised the three Trails with the help of Peter Tomkinson, and together they walked each of the routes - Trail 1 in 1995, Trail 2 in 1996, and Trail 3 in 1997.
Peter Tomkison is a former Scout Leader, and as such has done much walking in all terrains and in all conditions. In addition to those walks mentioned above he has also completed the Cleveland Way, Minster Way and the Ebor Way.
Leven Walking Club
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Leven Walking Club is a long-established club. Members suggestions result in a varied programme of walks on the Yorkshire Wolds, North York Moors and elsewhere.
Go to Calendar for walking programme.
For further information contact Arnold Underwood on 01964 543883 or 07989 292522, Read Nomad's report in each issue of Leven Life. Find out more about 'Leven Village'. |
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Hornsea District Walking Club
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Hornsea District Walking Club is an independent club relying on its members for suggesting and leading the variety of walks. Go to Calendar for walking programme.
For more information contact Stuart Kemp on 07816 476143 Hornsea District Walking Club is affiliated to the Ramblers Association.
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