The Harrogate Group of the Ramblers Association

........ Harrogate Group ........

The Rambler's Association is Britain's biggest organisation working for walkers. A registered charity with 139,000 members across the UK, we've been looking after Britain's footpaths and defending its beautiful countryside for more than 65 years. The Association is a democratic, voluntary organisation, registered as a charity (no. 1093577) and as a company limited by guarantee (registered in England and Wales, no. 4458492).

To join the ramblers... http://www.ramblers.org.uk/membership/categories_rates.html

News! Harrogate to Ripley Bridleway

A Bridleway Creation Order has now been made, and objections recieved. This means the order cannot be confirmed at the moment. This new route will be over the old Bilton Viaduct and on the line of the dismantled railway, for walkers, cyclists, horseriders and the disabled. The route is one of 79 schemes throughout the UK to be funded by Sustrans from a Big Lottery grant of £50 million.

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To contact the Harrogate Group Chairman, email Delia Wells Or to contact the webmaster and Footpath Officer, email Andrew Willoughby

Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

The Harrogate Group organise a walk each
Saturday of around ten miles, usually starting at 9am.

On the last Thursday of each month there is a five mile walk.

There is also a small team of volunteers
working to repair footpaths on most Wednesdays.

Our next Coach Ramble is...

11th July, Grasmere

Coach tickets £13 per person from Catherine Siklos,
The Coach House, 43 Chatsworth Place, Harrogate, HG1 5HR
or telephone 01423 540696.

Our next Saturday walk is...

SATURDAY 4 JULY
12.5 miles
Meet at 9.00am at Trinity Road, Harrogate, drive to
Hawes. Park at Railway Station/Museum car park
grid ref SD 876899. Dodd Fell and Drumaldrace.
Carol Parker and John 01765 603068

Our next shorter walk is ...

THURSDAY 30 JULY
6 miles
Meet 10.00am at Coneythorpe
Andrew Willoughby 01423 866987

Phone the leader if you need further information

Scroll down the page for the list of walks

Click here for reports of some walks.

NEW WALKS BOOK
Volume one is nearly sold out!

The Ramblers Association West Riding Area have published two new books of walks "Country Walks Around Harrogate" volumes 1 and 2, by Douglas Cossar. These have details of twenty walks each, to the east and west of Harrogate with distances from 3 to 9 miles. Priced from just £4.99 the books are available from local book shops and Tourist Information centres.

Volume two is now released!
Available at local bookshops and Tourist Information Centres.

click here for more information

To contact the Harrogate Group Chairman, email Delia Wells

Or to contact the webmaster and Footpath Secretary, email Andrew Willoughby

The Harrogate Group secretary is now Peter Hindle. Welcome aboard Peter!.
Peter Hindle 01423 567774 peterjhindle@ntlworld.com

The Harrogate Group was formed in 1969 and is part of the West Riding Area. We cover Nidderdale from Great Whernside to Green Hammerton, extending northward to Burton Leonard and south to North Rigton. This area includes 62 parishes and 550 miles of footpaths and bridleways. Our area includes much of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
We check planning applications and extinguishment or diversion proposals.

Reporting path problems.
Problems should be reported to NYCC by emailing paths@northyorks.gov
Problems in the Harrogate and Knaresborough area should be emailed to Judy.Smith@harrogate.gov.uk

And all problems can be reported to the Ramblers Association Harrogate Group by emailing and@willouby.demon.co.uk

18th August 2007.

Members of our Group enjoying a brief rest on Roseberry Topping.

Roseberry Topping. Newton-under-Roseberry, North Yorkshire.

A spur of the Cleveland Way National Trail runs up to the summit.

Building a bridge on the Hampsthwaite Felliscliffe border.

Volunteers are always welcome to help with our working party, repairing footpaths! Can you help? We meet on Tuesdays or Wednesdays most weeks within a few miles of Harrogate and enjoy a day in the countryside. Ring Andrew on 01423 866987. Click here for dates.

We monitor the growth of crops obstructing footpaths throughout our area, and we report problems to North Yorkshire County Council. Whilst not all problems have been solved, we are seeing improvements and are very grateful to NYCC staff for this.

Freedom to Roam Guides

There are four Freedom to Roam Guides covering the new access areas in The North of England. The series editor, Andrew Bibby, was responsible for writing two of the guides, one covering Wharfedale and Nidderdale the other concerned with Wensleydale and Swaledale.

Harrogate Group, Future Walks 2009

Newcomers are welcome to sample a few walks with us before they formally join the Ramblers Association.

We generally have a break, so please bring food and drink.

Check with the leader in advance if you want to bring a dog, which must be kept on a lead at all times.

SATURDAY 4 JULY
12.5 miles
Meet at 9.00am at Trinity Road, Harrogate, drive to
Hawes. Park at Railway Station/Museum car park
grid ref SD 876899. Dodd Fell and Drumaldrace.
Carol Parker and John 01765 603068

SATURDAY 18 JULY
11 miles
Meet at 9.00am at Trinity Road, Harrogate, drive to
Jervaux Abbey SE 169857
    Ellingstring, East Witton, Middleham, River Ure
Gillian Parker 01423 541072

SATURDAY 25 JULY
10 miles
Meet at 9.00am at Trinity Road, Harrogate, drive to
Dale Head SD 843715 (park near cattle grid)
    Stainforth, Heaton Gill Road.
Kevin Murphy 0113 295 5863

    THURSDAY 30 JULY
6 miles
10.00am
Coneythorpe village green
Andrew Willoughby 01423 866987

    SATURDAY 1 AUGUST
7.5 miles
Meet at 9.00am at Trinity Road, Harrogate, drive to
Yeadon Tarn CP; Yeadon Tarn and The River Aire
Ken Watmuff 01423 887593

    SATURDAY 8 AUGUST
        8.5 miles
    Catch the 09.40am Service 36 bus to Spacey Houses or the
    09.44am train to Pannal for a 10.00am start from The Station
    Forecourt.
Climb along Horn Bank to Almscliffe Crag and return
    via Briscoerigg and the Crimple Valley.
Peter Goldsmith 01423 525194

    SATURDAY 15 AUGUST
9.5 miles
Meet at 9.00am at Trinity Road, Harrogate, drive to Skirethorns Lane SD 981638
    Skirethorns, Boss Moor, Bordley, Mastiles Lane and Woodnook.
Pat and John Wilson 01423 503343

    SATURDAY 22 AUGUST
   8 or 11 miles
‘Heather Glory’. Meet at 9.00am at Trinity Road, Harrogate, drive to Yorkshire Water car park at Blubberhouses SE 169553
    Washburn Valley, Foulgate Bank, Rocking Hall.
(For shorter walk meet leaders at Thruscross Reservoir car park, SE 154574 –
    please advise leaders.)
Peter and Delia Wells 01423 886186

Coach Rambles 2009

Coach tickets £13 per person from Catherine Siklos,
The Coach House, 43 Chatsworth Place, Harrogate, HG1 5HR
or telephone 01423 540696.

In 2009 the Coach Rambles will be..........

SATURDAY 11th JULY COACH RAMBLE TO GRASMERE IN THE LAKE DISTRICT

Two circular walks are offered from this gem of a village

Longer Walk: Ascend Helm Crag on to Calf Crag to return via the 8 miles

Far Easedale 1850ft ascent.

Shorter Walk: Easedale Road to Sour Mill Gill and Easedale Tarn 6 miles

Returning to Grasmere Village via Far Easedale.

SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER – COACH RAMBLE TO THE PEAK DISTRICT

Two walks of 12 or 8 miles are offered in the Lower Derwent Valley both of which will finish in Matlock Bath. Both walks will go via Crich and Cromford and are rich in archaeological interest in attractive wooded scenery.

Coach tickets £13 per person from Catherine Siklos, The Coach House, 43 Chatsworth Place, Harrogate, HG1 5HR or telephone 01423 540696.

Click here for reports of some walks.

Promoted Walks
We have three leaflets available to guide you on the following three walks. Guides cost 30p each, send payment and an SAE to... 20 Pannal Ash Grove, Harrogate HG2 0HZ.

On completion of each walk a cloth badge can be purchased for £1.50 from the same address..

Harrogate Dalesway
20 miles from Valley Gardens, Harrogate to Bolton Abbey.

Harrogate Ringway
21 mile circular trail around this spa town, starting from Pannal via Knaresborough in easy stages with public transport connections.

Knaresborough Round
20 mile circular walk around this ancient town, in 2 stages with bus connections.

RA 70th Anniversary Walk in the Washburn Valley, 2005

On Saturday 24th September we had an excellent turnout of 22 walkers who enjoyed uninterupted sunshine throughout the 9 mile circular walk from the Sun Inn at Norwood to visit the RA seat in Haverah Park. The seat was unveiled 20 years ago on the RA 50th Anniversary Walk. As well as commemorating the founding of the RA in 1935, the seat is also in memory of Corrie Gaunt, a local footpath campaigner who died in 1984.