Previous walks

Previous Walks

Spring/Summer 2017 Walk Programme

Saturday Walks

11 March: Thornley village - 8 miles moderate
8 April: Doctors Gate, Dryderdale, Black Banks - 12 miles hard
13 May: North Moor and Salters Gate - 10 miles moderate
10 June: Thornley - Helme Park - Bradley Burn. 8 miles easy
8 July: Elephant Trees and Hill End - 12 miles hard
12 August: Salters gate - the long way. Route: Miles of Stiles, Ladley, Park Wall, Tunstall, Salters Gate, High Stoop, Baal Hill - 12 miles moderate

Thursday Walks
NB: for £ transport walks booking is essential - contact us by email/Facebook or call Gill on 01388 528480

30 March: Doctor’s Gate - trig point- home via High Wiserley or Black Banks. 6.5 miles easy
27 April: Rowley Station to Park Head. 7.5miles easy (£ transport - booking essential)
25 May: Towdy Potts/ Rushylea Lane home via High Wiserley. 5 miles easy.
29 June: Coastal walk - South Tyneside. 5/6 miles easy (£ transport - booking essential)
27 July: Ladley Woods to Newlands Hall. Return via Lasson Field. 4miles easy
31 August: St John’s Chapel to Cowshill/ Burnhope Reservoir. 4/6 miles easy (£ transport - booking essential)

Autumn/Winter 2016-17 Walk Programme

Saturday Walks

10 September: walk to Stanhope Show - BRING £ FOR SHOW ENTRY - 6 miles easy - make your own way back (walk, bus or train)
8 October: Baal Hill, Tunstall and Ladley Woods - 7 miles moderate
12 November: Doctors Gate, Dryderdale, Black Banks - 12 miles hard
10 December: Elephant Trees Xmas special - 10 miles moderate
14 January: Tunstall Valley - 7 miles moderate
11 February: Pikeston Fell via Doctors Gate and Dryderdale - 8 miles moderate

Thursday Walks

29 September: Community Transport £ Salters Gate to Wolsingham via Tunstall Reservoir. 4 miles
27 October: Community Transport £ Middleton-Mickleton-Middleton. 5miles
24 November: Community Transport £ Parkhead to Stanhope. 4.5 miles
29 December: Black Bull Wolsingham to Black Bull Frosterley. Option to return by bus £. 3.5 or 7 miles
26 January: Bradley Burn via Twelve Oaks. Option to return by bus £. 3 or 6 miles
23 February: Fawnlees-Park Wall-Ladley Woods. 4 miles

Spring/Summer 2016 Walk Programme

Saturday Walks

12 March: Thornley village - 8 miles moderate
9 April: North Moor and Salters Gate - views of spring - 10 miles moderate
14 May: NAVIGATION SPECIAL - Doctor’s Gate/Knitsley Fell 10-12 miles hard
11 June: Elephant Trees and Hill End - 12 miles hard
9 July: CHANGE OF ROUTE Tunstall Reservoir - 7 miles moderate
13 August: North Moor and Salters Gate - 12 miles hard

Thursday Walks

31 March: Around Tunstall. Community Transport to the reservoir, option to walk or bus back - 2-5 miles easy (£ contribution)
28 April: Thornley Woods and Bradley Burn. Service bus to Bull Park. Walk or bus back - 3-6 miles easy (£ bus fare)
26 May: Waskerley Way. Community Transport. We will follow the Coast to Coast path to Park Head - 4.5 miles easy (£ contribution)
30 June: Harehope Quarry and Frosterley. Option to walk or bus back - 4-7 miles easy/moderate (£ bus fare - optional)
28 July: Carrs Farm and High Wiserley - 5 miles moderate
25 August: St John's Chapel to Cowshill. Community Transport - 4-6 easy (£ contribution)

Autumn/Winter 2015-16 Walk Programme

Saturday Walks

12 September: Thornley - Helme Park - Bradley Burn. 8 miles easy. Fields, woods and river. Bus option from Bradley Burn where we will be stopping for refreshments at the cafe
10 October: Tunstall Valley. 7 miles easy. Fields and tracks, with some hill work. Enjoy autumn colours and far-reaching views
14 November: Pikeston Fell via Doctor’s Gate. 8 miles moderate, with steep climbs and some stoney moorland tracks. The views more than make up for the hard work
12 December: Elephant Trees to Frosterley. 10 miles moderate with bus option at Frosterley. Fields, tracks and hills. Our traditional Xmas walk with mulled wine at the Elephant Trees and an optional tipple in one of Frosterley’s pubs. *Update: due to recent flooding, we are now doing the Tunstall Reservoir walk instead - 7-8 miles moderate*
9 January: Winter Tree ramble. 7 miles easy. We’ll be easing into the New Year with a gentle stroll around the fields and lanes of Wolsingham, brushing up on our winter tree ID skills along the way
13 February: Towdy Potts - West Biggins - Harehope Quarry. 8 miles moderate. Tracks and fields, some hillwork. We will follow the Weardale Way past Towdy Potts and West Biggins Farm, picking up the river path back to Wolsingham at Harehope Quarry. Option to leave the walk to catch the bus at Harehope

Thursday Walks

24 September: Lason Field - Newlands Hall - riverside path. 5.5 miles easy. Fields and tracks, with some roadwork
29 October: Black Banks and Towdy Potts. 6.5 miles easy. Fields and tracks, with some hilly sections
26 November: Riverside walk to Frosterley. 6 miles easy, bus option from Frosterley. Fields and tracks. We’ll be stopping off at the Black Bull for a Xmas tipple
31 December: a short walk around Wolsingham. We will finish at a local establishment to celebrate the New Year
28 January: Greenwell Edge and Bradley Burn. 6.5 miles easy. Fields and tracks, with some hill work. Bus option from Bradley Burn where we will stop for refreshments
25 February: Ladley - Newlands Hall - Lason Field. 5.5 miles easy. Fields, tracks and woodland

Spring/Summer 2015 Walk Programme

Saturday walks

Our first four walks will follow our revamped self-guided walk leaflets, so come along if you want a bit of company the first time around!

14 March - Miles of Stiles - 4 miles easy. As it's a short walk, Neil will be giving us navigation tips along the way
11 April - Memorial Walk to Thornley Village - 7 miles moderate
9 May - Black Banks and the river Wear - 5.5 miles moderate
13 June - Tunstall Reservoir and summer picnic - 7.5 miles moderate
11 July - North Moor - 9 miles moderate/hard
8 August - Elephant Trees - 10 miles moderate/hard

Thursday Walks

28 May - Holebeck and Towdy Potts. 5.5 miles easy
25 June - Carrs Farm flower meadows. 4.5 miles easy
30 July - St John's Chapel to Cowshill (drop off and pick up via Weardale Community Transport, cost £5). 4 miles easy
27 August - Bollihope to Wolsingham. There is a £2.50 charge for transport so walkers must be booked. Please see 'Wayfaring News' section for more info
Autumn/Winter Walk 2014/15 Programme

13 September 2014: miles of stiles - 5 miles easy
11 October 2014: walk to Stanhope moderate - bus/train back - 6+ miles
8 November 2014: Fawnlees & Tunstall - easy - autumn leaves - 6+ miles
13 December 2014 - Elephant trees & Xmas mead - moderate - 9 miles or bus back
10 January 2015: winter trees (Ladley via High Fawnlees) - easy - 6-7 miles
14 February 2015: Bradley Burn and Thornley-Harperley circular - moderate - 8-9 miles (bus option)

Spring/summer 2014 Walk Programme

8 March 2014 - Tunstall reservoir - 8 miles moderate - fields, tracks, wood, moor
12 April 2014- Newlands Hall and Fawnlees - 5.5 miles moderate - fields, tracks and woods
10 May 2014 - Black Banks, Harperley and Bradley Burn - 9 miles moderate - option to get bus after 6 miles - river, fields and woods
14 June 2014 - Flower meadow walk - 5 miles easy - we'll choose the route nearer the time to see the best flowers
12 July 2014 - Frosterley via Bollihope burn and Hill End - 10 miles easy/moderate - option to get bus after 6 miles - fields, tracks, river, moor
9 August 2014 - Wolsingham North Moor - 7 miles moderate - blooming heather and moorland track

Saturday 12 October 2013 - Bradley Burn via Greenwell Edge. Expansive views of the dale, returning after a stop at the Farm Shop via one of the best stretches of the river Wear. Moderate, with some high stiles. 5.5 miles or return by bus after 3 miles.
Saturday 09 November 2013 - Wolsingham North Moor. A high level walk along open moorland, with far-reaching views.
Moderate, with some hill walking and rough terrain. 7 miles.
Saturday 14 December 2013 - Xmas Walk - Frosterley via the Elephant Trees. Climb up to the Elephant Trees, then downhill along fields and footpaths. Xmas drinks at the Black Bull Frosterley. Moderate to hard. 9 miles or return by bus after 6 miles.