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Latest Walk Report (Sunday 1st March 2020)
Lancaster Fellwalkers walked in the Long Preston area on a bright day but with a strong, cold wind. Conditions were generally muddy following the heavy rain throughout February and the Ribble Valley between Settle and Long Preston was flooded. John Whitehead’s A Party were first off the coach at Gildersleets on the Settle bypass. They walked through Settle to Blua Crags, Rye Loaf Hill, Scaleber Force and Black Gill Beck. Their walk was 11.5 miles and 1680 ft of ascent. The other walks started at Long Preston. A Plus, led by John Davies in a walk of 15.7 miles and 2,350 ft, went to Scaleber Force, Rye Loaf Hill, Kirkby Fell, Malham and Kirkby Malham and back by Ingle Bridge and Orms Gill Green. Margaret Tyson led the A Minus group on a walk of 11 miles and 1,800 ft north east of Long Preston by Newhouse Lane, Dacre Lane, Southrop Lane, Orms Gill, Crakehall Moor, Bookilber Barn and Langber Lane. B Party was led by Judith Brown to Hellifield on New House Lane. They crossed fields from Hellifield Green to Panbeck Farm where they crossed the River Ribble for the first time. At Halton West they turned onto Brook Lane and the Ribble Way to Cowbridge were they crossed the Ribble again. They walked into Long Preston on Back Lane and through the village to look round the ancient church. Their walk was 8 miles and 500 ft of ascent. All groups met for refreshments at the Boars Head in the village.
For a comprehensive list of our previous walks, please see our Walks Database.
Latest Walk Report (Sunday 1st March 2020)
Lancaster Fellwalkers walked in the Long Preston area on a bright day but with a strong, cold wind. Conditions were generally muddy following the heavy rain throughout February and the Ribble Valley between Settle and Long Preston was flooded. John Whitehead’s A Party were first off the coach at Gildersleets on the Settle bypass. They walked through Settle to Blua Crags, Rye Loaf Hill, Scaleber Force and Black Gill Beck. Their walk was 11.5 miles and 1680 ft of ascent. The other walks started at Long Preston. A Plus, led by John Davies in a walk of 15.7 miles and 2,350 ft, went to Scaleber Force, Rye Loaf Hill, Kirkby Fell, Malham and Kirkby Malham and back by Ingle Bridge and Orms Gill Green. Margaret Tyson led the A Minus group on a walk of 11 miles and 1,800 ft north east of Long Preston by Newhouse Lane, Dacre Lane, Southrop Lane, Orms Gill, Crakehall Moor, Bookilber Barn and Langber Lane. B Party was led by Judith Brown to Hellifield on New House Lane. They crossed fields from Hellifield Green to Panbeck Farm where they crossed the River Ribble for the first time. At Halton West they turned onto Brook Lane and the Ribble Way to Cowbridge were they crossed the Ribble again. They walked into Long Preston on Back Lane and through the village to look round the ancient church. Their walk was 8 miles and 500 ft of ascent. All groups met for refreshments at the Boars Head in the village.