Category: Walk Reports
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Moss Valley walk (12th March 2019)
Adrian’s Walk, Tuesday 12th March Photos by Graham Gill
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Big Moor (2nd March 2019)
Joe Kelsall Walk, from Shillito Woods, Saturday 2nd March Our walk Saturday morning 2 March found 26 hardy souls setting off from Shillito Woods car park for a bracing enjoyable walk in the winter sun. Crossing the road we went right along muddy paths through Ramsley Moor crossing the ancient Car Road then crossing the
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Cartledge and Cowley (26th February 2019)
Richard Armstrong walk Tuesday 26th February. photos from Graham Gill. 16 met at St Andrews in glorious sunny weather – the leader and his good lady wife were both wearing shorts – somewhat unusual for February. We crossed Carr lane to go up Barnes Lane to meet the round Dronfield track towards Mickley and through
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Poolsbrook country park (12th February 2019)
Tuesday 12th February: a Joe Kelsall FLAT walk from Hollingwood Hub to Poolsbrook Country Park. He writes: This morning 31 of us set off from Hollingwood Hub to walk alongside the Chesterfield Canal to Staveley Basin in chilly but ideal walking conditions. We saw the progress made from the basin and the direction the Canal
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The Unstone line (2nd February 2019)
17 intrepid walkers set off this morning, 2nd Feb, for a beautiful snowy walk along the Unstone Line, through FIRTHWOOD, up the ‘sledging field’, through a very picturesque Summerley and down onto another section of the Unstone Line. Almost all returning to our cars. Someone found it too much of a strain to pass the
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First Tuesday walk of the year (January 2019)
The first Tuesday walk of 2019, led by David Blackburn Just the photos at the mo….
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Barlow Ponds circular (5th January 2019)
5th JANUARY 2019 The midway point in our Winter Warmer Walks programme, and the first walk of the New Year saw Graham Gill lead a party of 34 walkers on a 5¼ mile circular walk to Barlow Fishing Ponds and back. Setting out at 10.00am from Pentland Road Shops it was a nice morning weather
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Last walk in 2018! (29th December 2018)
Last walk in 2018!Walk from Holmesfield Village Hall Car Park.Very mild weather brought the crowds out and we had 32 on the walk.The walk was a bit of a work out with 12 stiles and very up and down, just what we needed after indulging over Christmas! It was muddy in places but pretty good
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Post-Christmas gallop (28th December 2017)
Post-Christmas Gallop, Thursday 28th December. Superb walk led by the Sadlers…. lots took part… other photos have been facebooked, the ones here are by Graham Gill….words by Steve Sadler: On a crisp but clear morning 31 members & 2 dogs set off from Holmesfield for the final walk of the year. After all the festivities
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Frith Wood and Apperknowle (11th December 2018)
Tuesday 11th December: a David Blackburn walk, from Coal Aston, Frith Wood, up a hill we didn’t know the name of, but in the winter, it is ‘Sledging Hill’, Summerley, Apperknowle International Airfield, muddy bridlepath to Apperknowle, along the old tramway track, across the Unstone Line, along the boardwalk that is going to be replaced