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Southport Group

Southport Ramblers welcome all age groups from 8 to 80+ for fortnightly worry-free walking (travelling by coach) with like-minded people throughout the year.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
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Overview

A place we have not parked up in for a number of years, so is sure to be popular. Walks today could range from the high hills and moors to a walk along the riverbank. Wherever you go today there are numerous cafes and pubs to vist on your return. There's even a narrw gauge and nodel railway to visit.

Sunday, 18 May 2025
Start time:
7:50 am
Estimated finish time:
6:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.9km / 8.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Three walks should be on offer, with details circulated on the coach. They will range from easy to strenuous depending on the walk selected.

A Walk Leader - Dave White

B Walk Leader - Dave Eccles

C Walk Leader - Derek Cook - Around 5 miles with just a few hundred feet of climb. This is an easy C Walk as we make our way alongside the Afon Llugy to Miner's Bridge. We then cross over the A5 (care needed) and climb up through Artist's Wood before joining the riverside path (this time on the south side) back to Miner's Bridge and onwards back to Betws-y-Coed.

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Coach trip
  • Family-Friendly

Starting point

Grid reference:
SD 37297 20310
Nearest postcode:
PR9 9YJ
what3words:
wash.aims.jars
Start time:
7:50 am

The bus stop by the Plough Roundabout in Crossens, Southport, and calling at all pick-up points going south.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking