REMINDER
It has been drawn to my attention that a number of members when car sharing will ask the driver how much they want for petrol. The amount payable is £8. This is what should be offered. If the driver then says a lesser amount is OK, then this is fine. This is to save any embarrassment. It’s not just about petrol; there is general use of the vehicle and all that goes with the cost of using a vehicle for the benefit of others. I feel sure all will appreciate this.
Pete Rutland
Chairman
Walk Descriptions.
Having previously agreed your walk date with Ian, please send the walk description to (iannrow1@gmail.com) as soon as you can.
Afterwards, your walk report and photos should then go to: carlisleramblers@gmail.com
Coach Walks:
Sunday 19th April. Club 80th Anniversary Ramble
Sunday 17th May. Patterdale
Sunday 21st June. Coniston.
Sunday 26th July. Summer coach Ramble. Hawes, North Yorkshire.
Saturday 18th April 2pm Club 80th Anniversary Tea Party.
Sunday August 24th 2025
A Walk
Pavey Ark via Jack's Rake
6 miles Grade 2 Scr
Leader: Brendon Carss
Parking at New Dungeon Ghyll (National Trust car park), we will head up along Stickle Ghyll and towards Stickle Tarn where we will have a break. We will then walk to the other side of the tarn where Jack's Rake starts. Facing Pavey Ark from the tarn it’s hard to see a route but from the bottom of the rake the way becomes clear. For anyone who hasn’t done this route it is as challenging as the more famous Striding Edge but different in character, feeling less exposed with most of the scrambling in the rake itself apart from one short section along the edge.
If you have a reasonable head for heights and are happy to use hands, feet or even knees, it’s a great route.
Once at the top we will head down in between Harrison stickle and Pavey Ark, then back the same way to the car park.
See Bulletin Board for latest on 80th party
PAWS FOR THOUGHT. Please read the club rules on bringing dogs on walks.
Sunday 19th April, Club 80th Anniversary Ramble
Rosehill 08:50. Sands 09:00.
A Walk: Dalston to Caldbeck, 10 miles. Grade 4. Ian Rowley
B Walk: Welton to Caldbeck, 7.5 miles. Grade 4. Graham Bell
C Walk: Caldbeck Hesket Newmarket circular, 5 miles. Grade 4. Sandra Stockley and Joan Little
A Walk.
Dalston to Caldbeck.
The route recreates the first ever club walk from April 1946
We'll get dropped off in Dalston and then follow the Cumbrian Way , mostly alongside the river Caldew until we reach Caldbeck. The walk heads past Rose Castle then a pleasant section alongside the river to Sebergham. We recross the river Caldew and make the only climb of the day, a gentle incline of 300ft or so through Dentonside Wood and Parsons Park before descending to Caldbeck Village with a choice of refreshments.
Ian
B Walk.
Welton to Caldbeck
After leaving the coach at Welton there is a stretch of road walking before we reach the River Caldew near Borrans Hill.
From there we follow the Cumbria Way as it meanders along the banks of the Caldew to Caldbeck via Sebergham along the same route as the ‘A’ party. Hopefully we will reach Caldbeck in time to beat the ‘A’ party to The Muddy Duck.
Graham 🔔
C Walk.
Caldbeck Heskett Newmarket Circular
An easy paced round walk from the centre of the village on good paths. Some stiles and a couple of ups and downs but nothing too challenging and there will be plenty of stops along the way to admire the views.
A choice of refreshment spots in the village at the end of the walk.
Sandra and Joan
Tuesday 21st April 2026
Pamper Day at Carlisle College.
For the attention of the ladies who are going to Carlisle College on the 21st April. Please meet at the College entrance, Compton St./Strand Rd.at 9.45.
Head massage and pedicures.
Thanks Judith.
Tuesday 21st April 2026
Keswick
2.5 miles, grade 4.
Leader: Sharron Murray
We will meet at the train station to take the express train at 9.48 am to Penrith. From Penrith, the X4 bus stops outside the train station at 10.20 am to take us to Keswick. We should arrive around 11am. We'll get off the bus at the pelican crossing and walk through the car park (toilets 50p) to the main square. Leaving there towards Borrowdale Valley, we will cross the road after a mile or so towards Cockshot Woods, which we will skirt before taking in the views from Friar's Crag. From there it is a road walk back into Keswick where we will have plenty of time for lunch before returning to Penrith on the bus and Carlisle on the train.
Wednesday 22nd April 2026
Sands 09:15. At start 10:00
Gowbarrow and Aira Force
7 miles, grade 2/3
Leader: Roger Eves.
I will meet walkers at Watermillock Church at 10:00. Directions: On the A592, lakeside road from Pooley Bridge to Glenridding, go past The Brackenrigg Inn and at the bottom of the hill turn right. It is signed Watermillock Church 1 mile. We will walk through Swinburns Park overlooking Ullswater, and then, after a tea break, go past Gowbarrow Fell and on to Aira Force for lunch. We then return up through Gowbarrow, Swinburns Park and back to the church.
There are good paths, a few muddy tiny streams to cross in Swinburns, but nothing difficult. We will go at a moderate pace so we can enjoy the views.
Refreshments are available in The Daffodil Coffee Shop, just down the road from the church, in Ullswater Holiday Park.
Any queries: 07799 758827.
Roger
Sunday 26th April 2026
Branstree, Tarn Crag and Grey Crag
8 miles, grade 1
Leader: Ann McIntosh
Meet 8:30am. Dog friendly
Parking at the end of Haweswater What 3 words ///intruders.ramps.adding. (Donations £2) We go over Gatescarth pass and make our way up Tarn Crag, Grey Crag and on to Harrop Pike before heading to Branstree and back down the pass. (3 Wainwrights)
The walk is all on good paths but there are some boggy patches to cross.
Ann
Wednesday 29th April 2026
Bus/car walk Warwick Bridge - Great Corby - Heads Nook - Warwick Bridge
7 miles. Grade 3/4
Leader: Elizabeth Allnutt
No dogs
Meet the leader at Carlisle bus station to catch the 9:40am 685 bus to Warwick Bridge. If coming by car take the A69 to Warwick Bridge and turn off in the village on the the right, just before the Catholic church, signposted to Cumwhitton and Burnrigg. Park on the roadside or on the residential road, Chapel Close, immediately past the turn off. The walk will start from there at 10am when the bus arrives.
A walk on footpaths and minor roads through fields, woods and by streams, crossing the railway. There will probably be some mud. Tea at Sally's in Warwick Bridge. Bus home.
High street, Thornthwaite crag & Mardale Ill bell via Rough crag
A walk.
Sunday 3rd May
7.5 miles. Grade 1. Sc.
Sands 09:00
Starting at Mardale head car park at Haweswater. (What3words //aviators.afterglow.workers). (NY 46949 10738)
Honesty box parking. We will ascend via rough crag which involves some steep ascent and some fun scrambling. It’s a long ridge made up of 4 parts, swine crag, eagle crag, rough crag and long stile. Bit up and down, false summits but does not feel too exposed, couple of narrow paths near the edge.
Some scramble bits are tricky for dogs (during recky we had to lift Bella a couple of times) but left to owner discretion.
At the top of the ridge we reach high street (828m) our first wainwright.
We then head to our second wainwright Thornthwaite crag (784m), where we can have lunch, in the shelter of the big cairn.
Next there’s some nice mostly grass walking until we reach our last wainwright Mardale ill bell (760m)
We descend via nan bield pass, where there’s some great views of small water and haweswater on a clear day.
It’s all downhill from there heading down past waterfalls, back to the carpark.
Astrid. 07871790861
Tuesday 5th May 2026
Ribblehead
4 miles, grade 4
Leader: Geoff Entwistle
Catch the 10:58 Carlisle-Settle train to Ribblehead, arriving at 12:21. (c. £13 with railcard, one loo at station). We go underneath the viaduct and then do a clockwise circuit to the west, under the peaks of Ingleborough and Whernside, through Gummerfleet, Broadrake and Winterscales. We finish with refreshments in the Station Inn.
Easy going on tracks, minor roads and paths. Four miles, 200' ascent, but can be shortened or lengthened near the end.
Return train is at 16:37, arriving back at Carlisle at 18:00.
Wednesday 6th May 2026
Bluebell walk at Langholm,
approximately 8 miles, Grade 3
Leader: Nancy McLure.
We will meet at the Kilngreen Car Park at 9.45am where there is free parking and toilets. This circular walk heads south through the Buccleuch Park and along the track to the Skippers Bridge. Then the route turns right through the Kernigal Wood to reach Gaskells Walk and steadily climbs up to the track crossing the side of Meikleholm Hill before descending to the track round Potholm and the café at the Buccleuch Centre which now is open from 10am till 4pm.
Nancy
Sunday 17th May Coach walk
Walk A.
Helvellyn via Striding edge and Descending via Swirrel Edge
7 Miles. Grade 1 SCR
Leader: Bruce McMillan
Wherever we get dropped off, we start the walk from Grisedale Bridge between G/ridding and Patterdale.
We cross Grisedale Beck near the kennels and join the long and gradually rising approach to Striding Edge.
This leads to the hole in the wall, a stiled gap denoting the start of Striding Edge. It is here that Helvellyn and its neighbour, Catstye Cam, first come into view above Red Tarn.
Striding Edge is the left hand side, an assortment of precarious paths threading through the rocks. For those less confident, there is a path on the Red Tarn side off the ridge. At the end of Striding Edge, there is a short, descending gully, best done facing inwards. A further, easy scramble takes us to the summit, a flat plateau with a cross shelter from most winds, for a stop.
We cross the top, N, and locate a low cairn at the top of Swirral Edge. The start of the descent is loose and exposed and care must be taken (haste is not an option!). It soon ends and we're back on a path leading past Red Tarn, We go past the Hole in the Wall and follow alongside the wall on the left hand side. Further along, we diverge off the path to the left, a short walk to our 3rd Wainwright, Birkhouse Moor ( about 10 mins). We retrace our steps to the path and continue down, eventually veering left and back to Glenridding.
3 Waiwrights and 2 'wee' bits of scrambling! Refreshments back in Glenridding.
Bruce
Sunday 24th May 2026
Walk A
Red Pike, High Stile, High Crag, Seat
9.5 miles. Grade 1
Leaders: Jean Murray and Mark Graham
Start: The Sands 8:30am or meet at Buttermere Court Hotel GR NY 174 169. Dog Friendly.
Parking available National Trust Car Park £9 per day if non member. Pop up car park £5 per day further down the road past the hotel and public toilets. This was not open on the day we did the recce, maybe too early in the season, but hopefully will be available on the day we do the walk
Starting from Buttermere Court Hotel, GR 174 169, we will head towards Crummock Water to pick up the path leading to Scale Force. After a banana break/photos we will make our up to Red Pike then along the undulating ridge taking in High Stile, High Crag and Seat (4 Wainwrights). Total ascent 2769 ft. It's then down Scarth Gap Pass and along the path beside Buttermere back to the cars.
We would suggest bringing poles as there some places they might come in handy especially on the path down from High Crag where it is very loose stone. As this will be quite a long and strenuous day please bring plenty of water and snacks. Hopefully we will be rewarded with some spectacular views.
Happy Days
Jean (07914854030)
and
Mark (07954081252)
Tuesday 21st July 2026
Settle Market and Harrogate
The Tuesday walkers will be having a day out with Irving's Coaches on 21st July. If you are interested in joining us, names to Sharron Murray. Cost £23 payable by 1st July so we can book. Setting off from the Halston at 9am.
Tuesday 8th September 2026
Alnwick Castle and Gardens
The Tuesday Walkers will be having a day out on 8th September with Irving's Coaches. Price £47 including admission. Names to Sharron Murray if you would like to join us and payment in full by 18th August. The coach will leave from the Halston at 9am.