The Ramblers


APRIL 2007	The Ramblers' Association is a national organisation which exists to facilitate the enjoyment and discovery on foot of Britain's countryside.	APRIL 2007
WALKS in APRIL 2007

_{Easter
Sunday 8th April}_{Easy to Moderate 6½
miles 4 hours}

_{Flax
Bourton and Backwell.}_{An
undulating walk through woods and fields, at a relaxed pace and with
time for a picnic lunch.}

_{Dogs allowed under control}

_{Meet: 10:00 Station Road Flax Bourton Grid Ref: 511695}

_{Leader: Pat}

_{Easter Monday 9th April}_{. -
Moderate/Hard 8 miles 3½ hours}

_{Cheddar, Kings Wood and Wavering Down –}_{A fairly hard morning walk with two long
steep ascents. Good views (weather
permitting); plenty of mud. Just one coffee stop. Please note the early start. No dogs.}

_{Meet:
09:30 at car park by the Rugby club ground beside
Cheddar Reservoir, next to intake tower.
Grid Ref: 446534}

_{Leaders: Hugh and Penny:}

_{Sunday
15th April}_{. Moderate/Hard
12½ miles 6 hours}

_{Ebbor
Gorge, Pen Hill, Biddle Combe, Wells, and Wookey Hole}_–

_{Up through Ebbor Gorge and along the southern
scarp of the Mendips, past Pen Hill mast, down the Combe into Wells
city; return to Ebbor.}

_{Meet: 09:00 in the NT car park for Ebbor Gorge. Grid
Ref: 520485}

_{Car Sharing: Worle Station end of TK Maxx car park 09:00}

_{Dogs allowed under control.}

_{Leader: Eddy}_{Wednesday
18th April. Mid-week Walk}_{. Easy
to moderate 4 ½ miles}

_{3 hours}

_{Winscombe
and Star.}_{One easy climb; bring a picnic lunch.}

_{Dogs allowed under control}

_{Meet: 11:30 Car park behind the Woodborough Inn, Winscombe.
Grid Ref: 421576}

_{Leader: Pat}

_{Sunday 22nd
April.}_{Moderate 7 miles 4½ hours}

_{East Harptree - East Harptree woods, Litton
and Litton Reservoir.}

_{Meet:
10.00 at East Harptree Wood Forestry Commission
Car Park}

_{Directions:
B3134. Take 2nd left to East Harptree.
Opposite Castle of Comfort Inn. No dogs allowed.}

_{OS
Map 141.Grid Ref: 558541}

_{Leader: Mick}

_{Sunday
29th April.}_{Moderate. 12 miles. 6
hours.}

_{Gordano
Valley and Tickenham/Cadbury Camp}_{– Figure of 8 walk from
Black Horse Pub, Clapton in Gordano.
6 miles in the morning via Weston Big Wood and new Gordano Valley
Nature Reserve. 6 miles in the
afternoon via woods (hopefully Bluebells out) to Tickenham Church and
return via Cadbury Camp. 2 climbs morning and afternoon. Pub lunch or
picnic possible. Dogs allowed under control.}

_{Meet 10:00 at Wood lane opposite Black Horse Pub. Grid
Ref: 473738}

_{1:30 at same place for afternoon walk.}

_{Leader: Pat}

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