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

Sunday 2^nd September Moderate 4 ½ miles 3 hours Short First:- Brent Knoll and Levels Ancient Hill Fort of Brent Knoll No dogs allowed Meet: 10:30 East Brent Church Explorer 153 Grid Ref: 344519 Leader: Glynis Sunday 2^nd September. Alternative walk. Hard. 11 miles 6 hours Painswick – Slad – Bisley - Bulls Cross. This will be a hilly walk with a total climb of approximately 2,000ft. Lunch in Bisley pub garden. No dogs allowed. Meet : 10:00 Painswick public car park Explorer 179 Grid ref:- 865095 Leader: Mike Thursday 6^th September Be entertained with the Mendip Morris Men A short, easy, walk of 3 miles, which includes a climb up Hellenge Hill to admire the views then returning, all limbered up, to be entertained by the Mendip Morris men at the Queens Arms. Dogs allowed under control Meet: 18:30 at Bleadon Village car park Grid Ref: - 431569 Leader: Robin Sunday 9^th September Moderate – One hard climb. 11 to 12 Miles. 5½ hours Wick , Hinton, Dyrham and Doynton. A pleasant walk through the fields and lanes of South Gloucestershire with a pub stop for lunch. No Dogs allowed. Meet: - 10:00 Wick village hall car park on the A420 Bristol to Chippenham Road ( near the Rose and Crown). Explorer 155 Bristol and Bath. Grid Ref: - 704727 Leaders: - Marion and Howard Wednesday 12th September. Easy to moderate. About 6 miles. 3 to 4 hours. Mid-week Walk. Winscombe and surrounding hills. An easy pace; please bring a picnic lunch. Dogs allowed under control. Meet: 11:30 Car park behind the Woodborough Inn, Winscombe. Grid Ref. 421576 Leader: Pat Sunday 16^th September. Moderate to Hard 12 miles 7 hours Quantocks – Hawkridge, Triscombe, Pepper Hill. An undulating walk with some ‘steepish’ ascents and descents. A mixture of open moorland and woodland. Dogs allowed under control. Meet: 10:00 Hawkridge Reservoir. A39 from Bridgwater then turn left opposite the ‘Pace‘ garage signposted ‘Durleigh’. Continue along the Spaxton Road to the Reservoir. Explorer 140 Grid Ref: - 206360 Leader: Pat Sunday 23^rd September Cancer Research UK Sponsored Walks. Winscombe–Wavering Down-Winscombe Drove. Moderate 9 miles Today’s walk is on behalf of Cancer Research UK. £5 registration fee (See information below) A walk along tracks and fields with three short steep climbs. Wide ranging views, some stiles. Bring a picnic lunch. Free tea at the end of the walk. Shirley will be sponsoring this walk. All participants must register beforehand. Meet: 10:30 Doctors Surgery car park, Hillyfields Way, Winscombe. Access is between Woodborough Inn and the Garage. Grid Ref: 421576 Leader: Shirley On the 2nd and 23rd September there will be a series of 11 sponsored, guided circular walks led by the Weston Walking Group. Anyone wishing to participate in these walks is requested to contact Edie Vernon on telephone 01934 814514 for a full programme of the walks and to register. You must register as it is an officially recognised sponsorship. A £5 registration fee, which will go to the charity ‘Cancer Research UK’ is required. Sunday 30 September. Moderate to Hard 13 miles 6 hours South Gloucestershire An Autumn treat to an area seldom trodden by Woodspring Ramblers. The walk takes us across open fields to the Wetmoor Nature Reserve then to Hawkesbury Upton for lunch (Pub available). Returning via the Cotswold and Monarch’s Ways to Chipping Sodbury. No dogs allowed. Meet: 09:30 Chipping Sodbury main car park by the Church. Explorer 167 Grid Ref: ST727825. Leave M4 at J18, follow A46 North for approx. 3 miles, turn left onto A432, follow signs to Chipping Sodbury town centre. Travel along the main street a few yards and turn right to the free car park. (As you approach Chipping Sodbury heading west on the A432 you will see a Church which is next to the car park). Leader: Robin

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