| 21st September | Central Fells A walk: Elterwater - Grasmere (Harrison Stickle) B walk: Elterwater - Grasmere (Skelwith Force) |
A: 10 miles B: 8 miles |
| 19th October | Kirklees Way (1) Walk A: Thornhill Edge to Denby Dale Walk B: Overton to Denby Dale |
A: 12.0 miles B: 9.0 miles |
| 16th November | Kirklees Way (2) Walk A: Denby Dale to Holme (Kirklees Way) Walk B: Denby Dale to Holme (Dearne Way) |
A: 12.5 miles B: 10.0 miles |
| 14th December | Kirklees Way (3) Walk A: Holme to Slaithwaite Walk B: Wessenden Head to Slaithwaite |
A: 9.5 miles B: 8.0 miles |
| 18th January | Kirklees Way (4) Walk A: Standedge to Outlane Walk B: Marsden to Outlane |
A: 11.0 miles B: 8.5 miles |
| 15th February | Pennine Way (1) Walk A: Worsthorne to Hebden Bridge Walk B: Worsthorne to Hebden Bridge |
A: 10.5 miles B: 9.0 miles |
| 15th March | Pennine Way (2) Walk A: Bleakedgate Moor to Hebden Bridge Walk B: The White House to Hebden Bridge |
A: 11.0 miles B: 8.5 miles |
| 19th April | Lake District Walk A: Eel Crag (from Braithwaite) Walk B: Newlands Valley and Little Town |
A: 10.5 miles B: 9.0 miles |
The Sunday Coach Rambles.
The Kirklees Way was inaugurated in 1990 and takes its name from the ancient estate of Kirklees, meaning church clearings. We have selected 4 walks from the 12 routes listed. Starting from Thornhill Edge, the Way enters a rural landscape and the Dearne Valley and onto Denby Dale. Our route continues on along mill valleys to the textile villages of Hepworth and Holme. We enter reservoir country and pass the three reservoirs of Digley, Wessenden & Butterley (swimming optional) on our way to Slaithwaite. The final walk starts high on the Pennines to descend to Marsden before ascending to Slaithwaite Moor, we drop down to Scammonden Water then onto Pole Moor, Scapegoat Hill and Outlane.
The final two walks of our West Yorkshire programme follow the Pennine Way. From Worsthorne we pick-up the bridleway way and moorland tracks to cross Black and Heptonstall moors. The March walk from Bleakedgate Moor crosses high above the M62 to Blackstone Edge and its reservoir, along two further reservoirs before reaching Stoodley Pike then its all downhill to Hebden Bridge.
Frank Jones
The coach will leave at 8.00am. Car parks are availble off Chorley Street.