Walks 2020:
SHORT WALK DENNY (Chacefield Wood)
Walk Date: 20th March 2020 (Note: substitute walk for Alloway)
Walk Leaders: Walter Purdom & Hugh Atkinson
Distance: 3.5 miles - circular Grade: C
Terrain: Farm tracks/walking paths (muddy in places), surfaced paths, Tarmac.
Moderate inclines (will stop for rests)
Boots required, poles optional.
Meet at: Chatelherault 9:30am (car share)/Denny Sports Centre (FX6 5DX) 10:30am. Parking and toilets at Sports Centre.
Coffee: Cafe Anton / Greggs bakery, Glasgow Road, Denny
Lunch suggestions: at above or Tesco’s Superstore in Camelon, Falkirk (FK1 4JB, 4 miles from Denny.)
Start from the car park at the sports centre, take the path to the right of the sports centre and follow this all the way towards the grass playing fields behind the school. Carry on straight past the new school, keeping the playing fields on your right.
Near the end of the playing fields there is a signposted path to Chacefield Wood, on the right, going into a small wood. Follow this path and cross over a small wooden bridge, continue until you come to a self closing gate onto a farm track.
Turn right, and follow the track for 100m until a track appears uphill on your left. Take this track and follow it up towards the woodlands, pass through a couple of self closing gates and once you reach the end you are in Chacefield Wood.
Go left and follow the track through the woods and you will come to the M876 motorway, go left through a self closing gate and follow the path down the side of the field (M876 on right). Once at the bottom of the path go left and follow the disused railway path past J. C. Timber Mouldings until you come to a Y junction, go left, sign posted Herbertshire playing fields. When you reach the metal gate go left, take this farm track and you will come to the metal gate on you left, go through this gate and cross over the original wooden bridge and retrace your steps back to the Sports Centre.
Recce completed by: Walter Purdom & Hugh Atkinson Date: 06th March 2020
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LONG WALK :- MUSSELBURGH To LEITH.
DATE of WALK :- 6/03/2020
LENGTH of WALK :- 7.3 miles linear C
TERRAIN :- footpaths, woodland paths, riverbanks and promenade.
VERY MUDDY IN PLACES — BOOTS RECOMMENDED.
MAINLY FLAT WALKING, ONE FLIGHT OF STEEP STEPS.
The walk starts at Queen Margaret University where there are toilet facilities and a cafe for carry-out coffee.
We cross the railway bridge and take a path to the left which runs parallel to the railway. At a path junction we take the path to the left leading to industrial units and emerge onto the main Musselburgh road. After carefully crossing the road we go through the ornamental gates to Newhailes.
The route continues past Newhailes House then follows a footpath into trees heading for the shell grotto. We exit the estate grounds at the Brunstane entrance and follow the riverside path to Brunstane station. On reaching the quiet Brunstane Road South we turn right , pass the cul-de-sac of Daiches Braes and follow the next street on the right to reach the main road. We use the handy traffic island to carefully cross and go into Joppa Quarry Park (muddy!) The exit is beyond the play area and the route continues across a railway bridge where we go left and walk until we come to Brunstane Road.
After a short distance we cross and continue along the curvaceous Argyll Crescent. At the end we follow Hope Lane North then take ‘ The Christian Path’ and exit on to Brighton Place. We then head for Rosefield Park and exit by the play area.
At Portobello High Street we turn left and take the third street on the right which takes us to the promenade.
At the end of the long promenade we take a footpath on the right (very muddy !) which eventually emerges at a level crossing. We cross the main road at the pedestrian lights and head for steep steps on to a disused railway line. The disused line is followed all the way to Leith Links. We exit the Links at the far end of the sports area.
Now we cross at the traffic island at John’s Place, go along Queen Charlotte Street, cross Constitution Street and follow cobbles to reach a play area. We bear right in front of the play area into Water Street where we see Lamb’s House which is the oldest building in Leith. Burgess Street takes us down to the river where the walk ends.
Recce completed 29/02/2020 by Elinor Bones, Alison Mochrie, Patricia Clark, Janet Strang.
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Short Walk: Garrion Bridges
Date: 21 Feb 2020
Leaders: Robin Stewart & Alison Mochrie
Distance: 4 miles Grade C Circular
Terrain: Tarmac roads and footpaths
Meet: Chatelherault at 9:30 am car share, Garrion Bridge Garden Centre Cafe 10 am.
Walk:
Once we have crossed main road (care required) and join the pathway, the walk is quite easy, muddy parts to deal with, BOOTS essential, poles optional.
Our walk takes us through pleasant woodland areas and past Cambusnethan Priory.
At the end of the walk, we will return to the Garrion Bridge Garden Centre,
Recce completed by: Robin Stewart & Alison Mochrie Date: 31 Jan 2020
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Long Walk: Mugdock Country Park.
Date of Walk: 7th Feb.2020
Distance /Grade: 6 miles circular. Grade C
Terrain: Woodland paths some muddy.
Walking boots and Poles essential.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE A FEW STEEP INCLINES.
The walk starts in Milngavie at the start of the West Highland Way.
We follow this for 2.5km and then take a path to the right which
climbs fairly steeply through Mugdock Woods and leads us to
Mugdock Castle. We then make our way to the Visitor Centre
where we will stop for lunch.
After lunch we walk down to Craigend Pond. Partly round the pond
we climb some steps to Pheasant Wood and turn right. At the edge
of the wood we take the path ahead across Peitches Moor which
offers great views of the Campsie Fells. From the moor we walk down
to Mugdock Loch. After following the path by the loch we make our
way to the reservoir. We cross the causeway and follow the path
by the reservoir. After 1km we turn R and cross the causeway between
the two reservoirs. We then return to the town centre.
Recce completed on 31/1/20 by M.Jaap,D.Swann,B.Fraser,S.Strachan
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Short Walk: Strathclyde Park to Orbiston
Date: 24th January 2020
Walk Leaders: Hugh Atkinson and Walter Purdom
Distance: 3.5 miles Grade: C Circular
Terrain: Tarmac roads, gravel paths (muddy in places), roads to cross (care required).
Boots and poles required.
Meet at Strathclyde Park Watersport Centre car park at 10am (registration, etc.).
We will then drive to the main car park at the M & D Amusement Park.
Coffee and toilet facilities are available at the Hotels ‘ALONA’ restaurant, before we start the walk at 10:30am approx.
Please refer to the walk route, on the attachment sent on the E-mail, informing you ‘that the walk has been added to the web page’.
Recce completed by: Hugh Atkinson & Walter Purdom Date: 9th January 2020
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Long Walk: Rutherglen - Riverside Museum Glasgow.
Date of walk: 10 January 2020.
Distance / Grade: 7 miles. C Linear.
Terrain : Level.
Please Note: There is no coach for this walk. Please meet at entrance to Rutherglen Railway Station.
The walk starts from here we turn left alone Victoria Street then left onto Farmeloan Road .
We then walk alone the pavement untill we reach Tesco this will be the Toilet stop only .
We head alone Dalmarnoch Road to pick up the cycle path at Dalmarnock Bridge .
The path is alone the side of the river and takes use into Glasgow to the People's Palace this will be the lunch stop,plenty of benches ,you can get a carry out tea or coffee and we can use the toilets ,
We head alone the river again into Clyde Street plenty interesting buildings alone the .
We are mostly on the Clyde Walk Way but at some points we are on pavements .
When we reach the Riverside Museum that will be the end of the walk .
As we have no coach please check your return journey details and remember if your traveling by train you need to be on before 4.30 for the concession
The nearest Station is Partick which is a 15 minute walk from the museum. .
Recce completed on the 4January by Robin Stewart, Elinor Bones,Grace Gentles,Sheena Strachan .
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