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Escape the hustle and bustle of daily life and embrace the great outdoors with CHA Bradford, your local hiking community in the heart of Bradford and immerse yourself in a day out hiking in Nature! 🥾
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✅ All Ages and Abilities Welcome: Whether you're a seasoned hiker or just starting, our friendly and diverse group caters to everyone. Events
✅ Variety of Hike Levels: Choose from three different hike levels: A, B or C walks, ensuring there's a perfect fit for everyone, regardless of your hiking experience and ability. Syllabus
✅ Seamless Logistics: Forget about transportation hassles! Our guides provide directions on how to reach your hike start point for our weekly Saturday walks so all you need to do is show up and enjoy the hike. Saturday walks
✅ Sunday Coach Trips: Explore new horizons with our Sunday coach trips every two weeks, featuring breath-taking landscapes and scenic routes such as Yorkshire Dales, Lake District, Lancashire and beyond. There are pickup points along the way and our members come from a wide breath of locations. Please see coach trip details for hike destinations and coach trip price. Sunday Coach Trips and Walks. Coach Bookings
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✅ Guided Hikes: Each hike has a dedicated walk leader, most often with experience of leading groups ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for all participants. However, not all our walk leaders are qualified and although you walk at your own risk, it is thought to be safer walking in groups than individually. Safety
✅ Socialize and Relax: You can choose to socialise during the hike or if you prefer to get lost in nature and absorb the scenery you can. Wrap up your hike at a cosy pub or café, where you can relax, grab a drink, and connect with fellow hikers.
✅ Try Before You Commit: New joiners get three trials to experience the camaraderie and excitement before choosing to become a member. Contact us
✅ Exclusive Membership Benefits: Become a member for an annual fee of just £10 per person or £18 for couples. Enjoy club newsletters and a detailed yearly syllabus outlining upcoming hikes across all walking groups as well as social nights. Membership
✅ Extended Hiking Holidays: Beyond local hikes, we offer 2 yearly in country weekend trips away (we've been to Scotland, Wales, isle of Wright etc) and a foreign trip abroad for those craving more exploration and hiking (we've been to Greece, Spain, Majorca to name a few, and have The Lycian way and Crete to look forward to!)
Ready to elevate your hiking experience? Visit our website Bradford CHA or join us this weekend to start your hiking adventure!
✅ If you want to walk during the week (Monday to Thursday) you will find a lot of walks with the Midweek Wayfarers
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Upcoming events (3)
See all- Sunday Coach -Clapham ( Route 1 )Needs location
Coach departs 09-00 ( Route 1 )
Board our coach for the option of choice of 3 walks .All walks finish at Clapham at 6.00pm cost £15.00.There is an option on this walk for you to spend the day in Clapham maybe do a short walk or walk round Clapham where there are cafes and pubs and interesting shops to wonder round before catching the Coach at 6-pm to return home .
If you wish to book a place on one of our walks please click link below to go to club Website booking page
Coach Booking - Bradford CHA Rambling and Social Club
once payed confirmation and receipt will be issued .A;Walk ( Harder ) Moughton Scar and Norber Erratics.
Settle to Clapham
Leader Shahid
Distance 12 .5 miles
Elevation 2137 ft
Descent 2112 ftThe walk starts in Settle and moves to Moughton Scar ,a stunning ares of Limestone pavement perched above Crummack Dale, and heads towards the Norber Erratics , a surreal and iconic cluster of boulders left behind by the last ice age .
The Limestone pavement at Moughton Scar is extensive and dramatic ,but can be tricky underfoot .
Watch out for grikes ( deep Fissures ) between the clints ( limestone slabs )
The route across Moughton Plateau is exposed and windswept ,offering wide ,views but limited shelter . As you descend towardthe Norber area , the terrain becomes grassy and gentler ,with intermittent Limestone outcrops and scattered boulders .The Norber Erratics are perched on a slope ,with decent trails leading to and around them .
Key Highlights Moughteon Scar is one of the largest areas of Limestone pavement in Britain.
This is Classic Dales ccenery with dty stone walls , isolated barns green pastures far below.You can often see Ingleborough in the distance .
The Norber erratics are a large Silurian gritstone boulders that were carried and dropped by retreating glaciers onto Limestone bedrock .
Some are balanced precariously on small Limestone plinths - natures balancing act! .
We may see wheatears , meadow pipits ,and possibly Curlews as well as spring and summer Spring wildflowers - including rare Limestone specialists like ,thyme ,and blue moor - grass .B: (medium) Wandering thru' Wood Anemones
Settle to Clapham
and possibly Primroses
leader Brian Martin
Distance. 8/9 Miles
1000 ft climbing
From Settle we walk down the road cross over the River ,and take footpath on right to Stackhouse ,Smearsett Scar ( trig point ), paths and Bridleway to Feizer Wood & Oxenber Wood ,hopefully see Primroses ,come out of woods path down to Austwick , Path then to Clapham for the end of the walk .C :( easier ) Primroses in profusion
Leader Gill Darnbrook
Buck Haw Brow to Clapham
Distance : 7 miles with 725ft of climbing .
We start from the 'old road 'at Buck Haw Brow and follow the bridleway up to Feizor ,then through fields and into Oxenber and Wharfe Woods .The route through the woods takes us along limestone paths ,surrounded by a carpet of beautiful spring flowers : look for Lesser Celandine , wood Anemone , Wood Sorrel ,Primroses ,Wild Violets , Wild Strawberry ,Common Orchids , Cowslips and Bluebells. exiting the woods , we pass Jop Ridding and take Wood Lane into Austwick ,then through the fields to ClaphamD: Do your own short walk or spend the day In Clapham,
Nestling below Ingleborough on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales national Park is the lovely village of Clapham with the 650 year old St James Church .
Wander round Clapham or take a short circular walk .
All walks finish in Clapham where the Coach leaves for home at 6-00 Pm .To book a seat and pay for this walk please click link below
Receipt and confirmation will be issued on Payment .Coach Booking - Bradford CHA Rambling and Social Club
If you are coming out with our group on a Sunday for the first time - please send a message and let us know where wish to board the coach and we can make sure someone is there to look out for you .
* Please bring all food and drinks you need for the day an dress appropriately .
* Please note no dogs are permitted .
Walks are subject to change depending on time available and weather and our walk leaders are not first aid trained .
For more travel ,information, walking safety and full membership details of Bradford CHA please look at **Bradford CHA **the cost is just £10 per annum .
Bradford CHA walking club has 120 years of history . We offer our members Holidays ,weekends away ,social nights and walking most Saturdays and Sundays . Hope to see you soon.
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