Walks Programme 2011-2012

Winter Term
Spring Term
Summer Term

A Map of South Wales showing where we walk within South and Mid Wales, can be found here.
A list of the all the Areas We Walk in Wales and England can be found here, and information on our walk grading system is found here.

Click on a link to find out further information on a day walk or weekend away. Most walks have links to 1:50000 Ordnance Survey Landranger maps of the area.

Winter Term

October 2011
- Sunday 2^nd - South Gower coastal walk. Just a short wander this one to introduce everyone to the Gower. (Grade A,1)
- Sunday 9^th - Woebley castle (Grade B,1)
- Saturday 15^th - Preseli Hills (Grade B,2)
- Friday 21^st -> Sunday 23^rd - Exmoor weekend away (Grade B,2)
- Sunday 30^th - Carreg Cennen (Grade B3)
November 2011
- Sunday 6^th - Usk Reservoir (Grade B,2)
- Sunday 13^th - Sugarloaf (Grade B,2)
- Friday 18^th -> Sunday 20^th - Peak District Weekend Away (Grade B,2)
- Sunday 27^th - Lord Hereford's knob (Grade C,3)
December 2011
- Sunday 4^th - Caerphilly Castle (Grade A,1)
- Saturday 10^th - Black Mountain (Bannau Sir Gaer) (Grade C,3)

Spring Term

January 2012
- Sunday 29^th - Gower-local Free walk around the Swansea / Gower area (Grade A,1)
February 2012
- Sunday 5^th - Pen-Alt-Mawr (Grade B,2)
- Sunday 12^th - Offa's Dyke (Grade C,3)
- Sunday 19^th - Pen-y-Fan (Grade C,3) and Brecon Canal (Grade A,1)
- Friday 24^th -> Sunday 26^th - Cheddar Gorge Weekend Away (Grade B,2)
March 2012
- Sunday 4^th - Chepstow to Tintern Abbey (Grade A,2)
- Sunday 11^th - Amroth to Tenby, Pembrokshire coast path (Grade A,1)
- Sunday 18^th - Glamorgan Heritage Coast (Grade B,1)
- Friday 23^rd -> Sunday 25^th - Rhinogs Weekend Away (Grade C,3) Postponed until June
April 2012
- Sunday 29^th- Ystradfellte Waterfalls Walk (Grade B,1)

Summer Term

May 2012
- Thursday 3^rd - Bonfire on the Beach
- Sunday 6^th - To be confirmed (probably an unofficial short walk)
June 2012
- 1st weekend in june our Rhinogs Weekend Away (a big end of exams celebration)

Map of South Wales

This is a map of South Wales marked by helpful red dragons to show where the areas we go are in this country. Click on the little red dragons or on the region to go to the walks page.
Links to these walks pages and the other places we go are also listed below.

Areas we walk in

Here are links to the pages describing the areas that we have walked in:

Wales

South East Wales and Welsh Borders

England

Exmoor and Somerset (New page)

Lake District

Peak District

Shropshire

Walks Grades

For safety and so that everyone knows what they are getting themselves into, all walks are graded. Everytime a walk is advertised it will be stated whether it is an A, B or C distance walk and a 1,2 or 3 difficulty walk.

Distance

A - Less than 8 miles (under 12.5km)
B - 8 - 12 miles (12.5 - 19km)
C - Longer than 12 miles (more than 19km)

Approximate height gain

1 - Less than 200 metres
2 - 200-500 metres
3 - Greater than 500 metres

If you are unsure of your ability, it is advisable to do a "A" walk before a "B" walk and a "B" walk before a "C" walk.
In any case, the walks marked with a * cannot be done before you have complete at least a "B" walk.

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