Southport Fell Walking Club

  A reminder from Paul C that he needs to be contacted by 25th November by anyone else who would like to go on the weekend to Dolgellau next October (as per details previously circulated by email).   Sunday 18 th  December 2022 - Gisburn - meal at Worston 4.30 p.m. departure   Northbound to Preston, on to the M65, M65 eastbound to junction 7, via A6185/A678 to the A680, A671 to roundabout N of Whalley, A59 to Gisburn. Park in Gisburn. No morning coffee stop. The coach will leave Gisburn at 4.30 pm to drive to the Calf’s Head for the Christmas meal at 5 pm. If you wish to join us for this Christmas Walk and Meal get in touch with Mike Birkby as soon as you can - before the 5th December 2022 The Oldhams were first off the coach at the Tebay Service station looking as though they were ready to walk up the motorway. They sped up the Roman road instead, to a vast quarry lake at Hardendale Nab. They returned via the Butchers Arms in Crosby Ravensworth. A speedy 16 miles. ...

Dec 18th 2022    Gisburn Walk and Christmas Meal   See details and Menu below... At the turn off for Mungrisdale, Mike J’s party left the coach heading for the top of Souther Fell. They crossed the ridge and worked their way down to Scales and so to Threlkeld. They had enjoyed a day of relative sunshine on the edge of the Blencathra Fells.(8.5m) Most of the rest of the planned walks started from Mungrisdale village itself. Paul’s group headed up Souther Fell, then crossed Scales Fell and ascended Blencathra -   in cloud. From here they descended to Threlkeld by Blease Fell.(8m) The Oldham party, on a mission to claim some of the Caldbeck summits, headed for High Pike and returned over the Knott and Great Calva and into the Skiddaw House area.(15.5m) Stuart’s group headed in a similar direction: down Swinside and up Great Lingy Hill to the very welcome shelter of the Lingy Hut. They returned over the rough pathless slopes of Coomb Height into the Caldew V...