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| JANUARY 2009 | The Ramblers' Association is a national organisation which exists to facilitate the enjoyment and discovery on foot of Britain's countryside. | JANUARY 2009 |
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Sunday 4th January Easy with
low or short hills. 6.5 to 7
miles 4 hours Short
First: Lympsham
– Brent Knoll. Footpaths
and tracks to Brent Knoll, 2 short climbs, 1 steep decent and return
over fields to Lympsham. Possibly
muddy in places with 2 locked gates to climb over. Bring picnic lunch. Please note this is Ann and Ron’s first walk
so come along and support them. Dogs allowed under control. Meet: 10:30 Lympsham village car park adjacent to
cricket club. Exp 153. Grid Ref.
ST 33585434. BS24 0DR Leaders: Ann and Ron.
Sunday 4th
January Moderate 11
miles Alternative walk: Around Holcombe. An undulating walk giving great views weather
permitting. Picnic lunch. No
Dogs. Meet: 09:30 British
Legion club car park, Stratton on the Fosse.
Route: Approaching Stratton
from Radstock turn left after the Kings Arms, down South Street to
car park on right. Explorer 142. Grid
Ref. ST658505 Leader: Alan Wednesday 7th
January. Distance and time is weather dependent. Mid Week Walks:
See
Welcome page for details.
Picnic lunch and coffee stop. No
Dogs. Sunday 11th
January Easy walk with low or short hills
9 miles 5 hrs Priddy and Ebbor Gorge. Nine Barrows
and the Gorge reserve; some road walking, some mud! Perhaps some views. Meet: 10.00 a.m. Car park/picnic area between Priddy
and Ebor Gorge CP, just South of Moor View. No dogs allowed. Explorer 141 Grid
Ref. ST519492. Leader: Penny Sunday 11th January Moderate hilly walk 10 miles
5 hrs Alternative walk: Porlock Way (otherwise
known as ‘David’s walk’). Through Selworthy.
A well known walk with some of the veterans but not completed for
some time. Meet: 10.00 a.m. Headon Cross. A39, past Dunster,
through outskirts of Minehead to crossroads (Headon Cross). Park on
LH grass verge. Dogs allowed
under control. Explorer OL9 Grid Ref. ST936459. Leader: Roy Sunday 18th January Moderate
hilly walk 8 miles 4 hrs Axbridge area. Fields, quiet lanes and tracks. Dogs allowed under control. Meet: 10:00 Layby/Viewpoint off A371 opposite Shute
Shelve Hill. Explorer 141 Grid
Ref. ST425547 Leaders: Nina and Janice Wednesday 21st January. Easy/moderate.
5-6 miles. 3 - 4 hours Mid
Week Walks: Winscombe and surrounding hills. An easy pace; please
bring a picnic lunch. Dogs
allowed under control. Sunday 25th January Easy walk with low or short hills 6 ˝ miles North Widcombe
– A circle in the high land above Chew Valley Lake between Bishop
Sutton and Hinton Blewitt. Possible pub stop. Meet: 10:00 a.m. Herriotts Bridge, Chew Valley lake
on the causeway. Explorer 141 Grid
Ref. 571583 Leaders: Joan, Frid and
Judy Sunday 25th
January Easy walk with low or short hills
11.5 miles 6 hrs Alternative walk: The Tortworth Chestnut. A stroll through
woods, along lanes and river banks. An undulating walk with one climb.
Picnic lunch with possible pub nearby. Meet: 09.30 a.m. Layby on B4509, 500 metres east of
M5 Junction 14 Turn right over M5 signposted Wotton-under-Edge. No dogs allowed. Explorer 141 Grid Ref. ST691930. Leader: David Wednesday 28th January Special Event: Darts Evening at the Railway Inn, Sandford Optional
supper available from 7 p.m. Darts
starts at 8.p.m. Everyone welcome for an evening of fun.
No previous experience necessary. Darts
Master: Roy. |
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