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When? Started: 1993 Who? Started with staff and friends from U H S, Chester. Organiser: Martyn Harris We walk every Wednesday and Saturdays, New Years day and May Day. How many walk? Walks take place as long as there are at least 2 wanting to walk on that day. More walk on a Wednesday than on a Saturday. Most ever: 29. Current group size walking: 2-7 in mid-week and 2-4 on Saturday. Where do we walk? Saturday: Anywhere in North and Mid-Wales, Peak District, Shropshire and the Long Mynd and as far North as the Trough of Bowland. Thursday: Anywhere within about 40 miles of Chester. Type of walk: Distance: 6 – 14 miles (but usually under 10 miles). Climb: up to 4000’ (but usually very much less!). People involved on walks in 2024:- Martyn Harris, Fran Murphy, Sue and Michel Pelissier, Mike Dodd, David Savage,, Ed Meads, Nigel and Elaine Taylor, Winston Feather.

Friday, 23 May 2008

Ingleborough from Danebridge Camp Site 21st May 2008



Ingleborough from Simon's Fell Breast
Ken Murray at the shelter on Ingleborough.
Martyn at the trig point on Ingleborough.

Ken Murray descending Trow Gill

Walk stats: Distance:13.9 miles; Climb:2634'.

Time:7 hours 10 minutes; Walking average:2.3 m.p.h.;Overall walk average:1.9 m.p.h.

Group: Martyn and Ken Murray.

Overall this was a superb walk and the route can be recommended for anyone wanting a full day's walking. The route went via Austwick, Crummack, Thieves Moss and across Simon's Fell Breast and onto Ingleborogh. The return route went via Gaping Gill, Trow Gill and Clapdale Drive before cutting across to Long Lane and finally Thwaite Lane back to Austwick.

The weather was good, if somewhat overcast and blustery on the tops, but fine views in all directions were to be had. This was a very popular walking area and we saw more people on this walk than I've seen on a walk for a long time. There weren't many occasions when we had the landscape to ourselves.

Birds seen or heard today included: Cuckoo, Wheatear, Buzzard, Skylark, Meadow pipit, Blackbird, Wren, Chaffinch, Curlew, Blue tit, Great tit, Pied wagtail, Swallow, Swift, House martin, Starling, Rook, Redshank and Pheasant.

The only downside was the fact that we arrived back at the Gamecock in Austwick 15 minutes before it was due to open and missed out on a pint!
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