Walking

Coordinator:

Nick Wilcox – email by clicking my name to contact me and let me know you are coming or for more details.

We meet at

Near the Click and Collect in the Tesco Leyland car park, ready to set off at 9:30.

Background

We are a friendly group with well over a dozen members, although it’s rare that everybody will come along on every walk. We meet once a month, usually on the 3rd Thursday, but this may change occasionally depending on availability of walk leaders.

We walk a distance of 4 to 6 miles, usually lasting 2-3 hours depending on terrain and distance, and we end with lunch or a snack at a pub or cafe. We cover varying routes (and weather conditions), ranging from flat canal side walks on good paths, to rough ground, muddy fields and sometimes also involving a decent amount of height gain. Now and then we may also encounter some farm animals. Good walking boots/shoes and waterproofs are a must! Where possible we also try to include some points of interest on the way, where we sometimes stop for a couple of minutes. We use car sharing to travel to the start of the walk, normally staying within 20-30 minutes of Leyland. It’s best to plan for a whole day out as we may not return to Leyland until after 3pm.