Southport Fell Walking Club

  Next Walk 9th October 2022 is Glenridding There was definitely an Autumnal chill in the air as groups left the coach near Malham. Stuart had already started his walk from Gargrave to trace the Pennine Way along the River Aire to Janet’s Fosse. At Goredale Scar they decided the water fall was too full to ascend and instead headed up over The Lings to the Tarn. They ascended Comb Hill and Ing Scar and descended by Malham Beck. Mike’s party started at Airton and enjoyed the long slow ascent of The Weets. After a few false starts around Keal Cup Hill they reached the Water Sinks.   From there they descended to Goredale Scar, passing Stuart’s group on their ascent. Helen and Graham also left the coach at Airton and followed the Aire up through Hanlith Bridge and eventually to Janet’s Fosse. Paul C’s party roamed at will from the skinny dippers of Janet’s Foss, up the Goredale Scar Waterfall and over the Malham Tarn plateau to some remote caves on Pikedaw Hill before returning to M

REMEMBER - THE NEXT WALK  - SEPTEMBER 25th is to MALHAM Details below   As the coach approached Tal y Cafn to cross the Conway heading for Betws y Coed, the groups started to get ready for their various departures. Still able to walk after completing their mammoth 296 mile walk on the Cambrian Way, the Oldhams were first off the coach at Dolgarrog. They were heading for Llyn Cowlyd   Reservoir from   where they crossed the forested Pen Craig Gron into Crafnant and then made their way down the Swallow Falls and so to Betws. From Trefriw John took his group along the Crafnant valley past the monument to cross over the ‘heavily wooded'  areas of Lyn y Sarnau and down to Betws. At Llanrhychwy, just outside Trefriw, Pat and Steph followed the Fairy Falls   - Lynn Geirionydd forest   paths and slowly descended to the Llugwy and into Betws. Stuart’s group also headed for Llyn Geirionydd but turned for Castell y Gwynt and then on to Rhychwyn to visit the remote St Rhychwyn’s chur