We are the City of Birmingham Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
B WALK DESCRIPTION: Starting from the main Ashbourne-Leek Road south of the village of Calton we follow a route generally north while enjoying typical peakland landscape opening up before us. We are to the east of the River Hamps valley and the views all around are simply stunning. We walk across the small prominence of Mere Hill and head towards the Manifold Trail which we briefly pick up before crossing the Hamps near its confluence with the Manifold River. Not only is the scenery beautiful but also the limestone cliffs round here are most impressive. We are now above the Manifold Valley and after a short detour to the village of Grindon our route takes us south on high ground to eventually arrive at the small village of Waterfall and, time permitting, an afternoon break at the village pub. Continuing south brings us back to the main road at the village of Waterhouses. Walk distance: 9.5 miles. Picnic lunch. Leader Brenda Cameron. KEEP FIT FOR A FIVER. The fare is just £5.00
BOOKING ESSENTIAL, please use the link above for our booking page. Coach fare £20, payable cash/cheque or in advance by bank transfer.
The Birmingham Ramblers recently bid for, and won, a grant from the Inclusive Communities Fund which is part of the legacy of the Commonwealth Games. This grant is specifically to assist with coach transport to encourage new people to join the Sunday walks and start walking in country areas.
We will be using this fund to subsidise coach-based walks, such as this one, in areas which offer opportunities to new inexperienced walkers as well as challenges to regular walkers under the banner Keep Fit for a Fiver. As this suggests, we are reducing the coach fare for this and some other selected walks to £5 for all, be they regular walkers or new faces.
The coach pick-up is the layby at the side of St. Chad’s Cathedral.
