Walking Group
If you want some fresh air, exercise and new friends do come and join us
- there are spaces available in our Walking Group.
We now have volunteer leaders in place for all the dates in the next 6 monthly schedule (April - September 2024). Details of the walks already planned and dates of future walks can be seen below.
CONTACT BRIAN E TO BOOK A PLACE ON ANY OF THE WALKS (via the 'Click to send a message!' link on the right)
REGULAR PROGRAMME
When and Where
We walk on the 1st Thursday and 3rd Tuesday of each month. The starting time is 10.00am from a car park - often a pub - and we return there for lunch. Walks are circular, taking about 2½ hours and covering about 5-6 miles. They are planned and led by members.
In the warmer months we sometimes do longer more adventurous walks, listed below under the title *Special*.
Shorter monthly walks for Strollers are available on the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month, starting at 10.30am, lasting 1–1½ hours and covering 2 to 3 miles. Please see the separate Strollers group page for more details.
There is also an Intermediate Walking group that offers walks of around 4 miles for group members. See the separate Walking Intermediate page for full details.
Planning
Planning is done by the Convenors and we are always looking for volunteers from within the group to plan and lead walks.
Walk Programmes
Information on future walks is kept updated on this page and it is recommended that members check here regularly as new information is added on a regular basis.
Signing Up for a Walk
Please sign up for walks in advance, either at the Monthly Meeting or contact Brian E to book a place (via the 'Click to send a message!' link at the top right of this page)
On the Walk
All members walk at their own risk.
Sometimes a group photograph is taken which could end up displayed on this webpage. If you prefer not to be in them please stand to one side.
To contact either of the Convenors please send a message by clicking on the link above and to the right.
Check this website the day before each walk for last minute changes to the published details. It could save you a wasted journey.
All start times are 10.00am unless otherwise stated.
| Dates for your Diary | |
|---|---|
| Mon Apr 22nd →Fri Apr 26th |
WALKING HOLIDAY Harrington House (Bourton-on-the-Water, Cotswolds) |
| Thu May 2nd | Great Hampden Meet at the Hampden Arms pub car park, Great Hampden HP16 9RQ for 1000 start. A mostly flat walk of 5.6 miles through woodland and open countryside. The route has been carefully put together to avoid repetition where possible of previous walks in this area. 4 stiles. Lunch at the Hampden Arms to be pre-ordered nearer the time. Leader: RRo |
| Tue May 21st | Sandridge Meet at The Queens Head, 7 Church End, Sandridge, AL4 9DL for a 5.6 mile easy stile-free walk through Heartwood Forest on good paths passing through numerous gates. A couple of uphill sections with a total ascent of 300ft/90m. On the edge of the Chilterns, Heartwood Forest is the largest continuous new native forest in England. Lunch at The Queens Head will need to be pre-ordered. Leader: DLe |
| Thu Jun 6th | Ashridge & Golden Valley Leader: BEm |
| Tue Jun 18th | Halton & Wendover Meet at Halton Tennis Club - more details to follow. Leaders: DGa/MCl |
| Thu Jul 4th | TBA Leaders: MCo/MCu |
| Tue Jul 16th | Colne Valley Meet at the Coy Carp, Coppermill Lane, Harefield, UB9 6HZ (GR TQ0398 9121). Car park is free for pub visitors (enter car registration inside pub), £5 payable through App for everyone else. Circular walk of 6 miles including Grand Union Canal towpath with close up views of HS2 viaduct, Denham Quarry Woodlands, and moderate uphill walk for spectacular views of viaduct. Vertical ascent approx. 335 feet, five stiles. Mostly dry, but could be muddy in places. Leaders: PMa/GCo |
| Thu Aug 8th | Christmas Common Leader: SMu |
| Tue Aug 20th | TBA Leader: ICr |
| Thu Sep 5th | Aston Clinton Meet at Your Cafe in the Park, London Rd, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury HP22 5HL for a 5.5 mile flat walk through footpaths and fields across to the Aylesbury Arm of the canal then back via Buckland Village to the cafe. Leader: PSt |
| Tue Sep 17th | TBA Leader: JMac |
| Thu Oct 3rd | Aldbury Meet & park at the Recreation Ground, 51 Stocks Rd, Aldbury, Tring, HP23 5RU. A 5.2 mile easy walking route, leaving Aldbury we will walk part of the Hertfodshire Way down to Tring Station, then join the towpath of the Grand Union Canal as far as Cow Roast. From here we head back into Aldbury via Norcott Hill and Gryme's Dell. Lunch will be at The Greyhound by the pond in the village centre and will require pre-ordering. Leaders: APa/CPa |
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