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Sunday 22 February 2009

Sunday 22nd Feb THE HOWGILLS

THE HOWGILLS

Leader Alister, Mobile 077 614 334 37
car share (Morrisons, Kendal, 9.15.)
Distance 12 miles, 5 or 6 hours
Grade 3

Meet at Joss lane Car park at 9.45 Sedbergh (to start walking at 10am). The car park is a pay and display but people may find free street parking. There is another p&d car park on Loftus Hill road. Links to a street map and how to get to Sedbergh can be found on the following link:

http://www.sedbergh.org.uk/

The walk is around 12 miles long. We follow the track up that skirts around Winder and up to Arant Haw (605m) We then carry on up to Calders ( 674m) and the Calf (676m) we then double back along the track slightly and follow Red Gill Beck down to the top of Cautley Spout, We head down the side of the Spout in the valley and then head back to Sedbergh along parts of the old drove road and foot path that skirts the foot of the Howgills. This last 5 miles is fairly flat walking.

Walking time should be around 5 hours depending on pace and how long we stop for lunch

There should be time to partake in the usual refreshments in Sedbergh at the end of the walk.

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