Douthwaite Dale and Hutton-Le-Hole - Wednesday 25th May

Start: 10am prompt

Car park and meeting point: Parking spot on left, 1 mile from Hutton-Le-Hole, on road from Keldholme.

Leader: Mike

Distance: 7 miles

Time: 3.5 hours

Level of difficulty: Moderate

Refreshments and toilets: Cafes and pubs in Hutton-Le-Hoe

This is a medium difficulty walk along beautiful wooded Douthwaite Dale, visiting Gillamoor surprise view and then on through to Hutton-Le-Hole.

Flamborough Head - Tuesday 17 May

Parking: street parking in Flamborough village centre

Start point: outside Post Office on corner at roundabout in village centre

Leader: Ali

Distance: 7 miles

Level of difficulty: moderate - there are a few steep descents and ascents, although most of these have steps. 

Time: 3 1/2 hours

Refreshments and toilets: café and pubs in Flamborough. Ice cream or cuppa at Flamborough Head?!

Most of this exhilarating route is along exposed clifftop paths around the dramatic chalk cliffs of Flamborough Head, following the headland from Thornwick Bay to South landing.

The length & breadth of Ilkley Moor - Sunday 8 May

Date: Sunday 8 May

Start: 10 am

Leader: Rob

Parking: Wells Road Car Park (free) adjacent to Darwin Gardens, Wells Road, Ilkley.

Distance: 7.5 miles

Level of difficulty: Moderate.

Walk description:  An invigorating walk crossing rough open moorland, walking mainly on well used paths, many of which can be wet and muddy in places. Although the first half of the walk involves several stiles and some hill climbing, there's nothing too strenuous.

Refreshments: The walk starts an ends about 1/4 mile from Ilkley town centre where there are many cafes.

Getting there: Approaching Ilkley on the A65 from the direction of Otley, turn left on to the B6832 (Wheatley Lane). Just passed the entrance to Ilkley Railway Station (on your right), turn left on to Wells Road. The car park is at the top of Wells Road on the right just after crossing over a cattle grid.

Pickering up to Cawthorne Roman Camp - Wednesday 27th April

Start: Newbridge level crossing - parking on roadside. Newbridge is 1/2 mile outside Pickering passing railway station.

Start time: 10am

Leader: Mike

Distance: 7.5 miles

Time: 4 hours

Level of difficulty: Easy - through wooded country

Refreshments: In Pickering

Cawthorne Camps are a group of three military fortifications built by the Romans nearly 2000 years ago.  

Once we reach the camps there is a mile trail round the fortifications.

Settrington - North Grimston - Tuesday 19th April

Start: Settrington Beacon

Start time: 10am

Leader: Ali

Time: 4 hours

Distance: 8.5 miles

Level of difficulty: Easy to moderate

Refreshments: Local pub


This is a lovely moderate walk in the Wolds mostly on tracks and grass paths with a bit of walking on a quiet road which passes by Settrington House. 

There are a couple of steepish ascents.


Take the minor road out of Settrington travelling in a north-easterly direction with the Lake on your right and Settrington House on your left.Go up the hill and take the first turning on your right. In about a mile there is a small electricity sub station on your left and there is parking there for several cars. 

On the OS map it is marked as Settrington Beacon. The Centenary Way crosses the road here.

Pateley Bridge - Sunday 10 April 2016

Start: Showground car park, Pateley Bridge HG3 5HW

Time: 10am prompt

Leader: Steve

Distance: 7.5 miles

Time: 4 hours approx.

Facilities: toilets in car park at start/end and cafe/pub in Wath and Pateley Bridge

A lovely circular walk taking in Pateley Bridge, Wath, Gouthwaite reservoir and some old lead mine workings, for those with an interest in industrial heritage.

Fridaythorpe - Wednesday 30th March

Here are the details for the walk.

Start: 10am

Parking: Roadside in Fridaythorpe opposite the pond

Leader: Ali

Distance: 7 miles

Time: 3 1/2 hours

Level of difficulty: Easy 

This is an easyish walk. There are no steep ascents this time! We walk northwards out of the village and then across into West Dale, Bradeham Dale and finally Wayreham Dale before crossing the A166. We then walk back to Fridaythorpe along a minor road (with grass verge) and farm tracks.