u3a

Ambleside and District

Group Category: Walking

  • Walking

    Coordinators: See under individual groups. We have four walking groups in our u3a and we hope that any walker is able to find a group suited to their walking ability. You can also freely move between groups as long as you are capable of walking at the appropriate level. The coordinator of each group can… Read more

  • Social Walking C

    Coordinators: and C walks have up to 300m (975 feet) of climbing and are usually about 8-12km (5-7.5 miles). The list of planned walks including dates and walk leader is below. We walk regularly on Tuesdays except for the first Tuesday of the month when some members attend Natural History meetings and we walk on… Read more

  • Social Walking D

    Coordinators: and D walks are around 7km (4 — 4.5 miles) taken at a leisurely pace. We meet at 10:15 for a 10:30 start. If possible we like to end the walk at a cafe. If you plan to come you should call the walk leader by 7pm the previous evening to enable car-sharing to… Read more

  • High Fells and Scrambles

    Coordinators: and The group meets every Thursday. Additional scrambles might be arranged at short notice on other days. Always telephone or email one of the contacts by 19:00 the evening before the walk for the latest arrangements and car sharing. The group takes on strenuous routes with several peaks in a day. Where scrambles are… Read more

  • Social Walking B

    Coordinators: and B walks have up to 800m (2,600 feet) of climbing and are up to 16km (10 miles), taken at a good pace. Between April and October we use the longer days to include some more demanding walks, referred to as B+. We meet by 09.20 at the starting point stated for each event… Read more