Ealing, Ruislip & Harrow Walking & Social Group

This easy walk starts from Baker Street in the Metropolitan Bar where we can have coffee or breakfast. We head to Merchant Square and onto Paddington Basin where we can explore this revived area along the Grand Union Canal. We will carry on to Little Venice and then on to our first stop for coffee, a church cafe. We then continue onto Goldbourne Road and make our way through the busy and lively Portobello Road. We end at the top of Portobello Road at the junction with Notting Hill Gate, with an option for a pub stop. Flat and easy terrain but may be muddy at part of the canal.
Refreshments
Plenty of cafes and restaurants on route. Bring a packed lunch if you prefer. Optional pub at the end.
Travel
Baker Street is on Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith and City, Jubilee and Bakerloo lines. Notting Hill Gate is on Central, District and Circle lines.
Start
10:00am prompt inside the Metropolitan Bar above Baker Street Station,
Cost of event is £10. This includes full membership for 1 year, Event arranged by main group,(www.hawog.org.uk)
All day walks are free to full members. Please rsvp & pay via paypal link. . Any questions please mail meetup@hawog.org.uk

For the late May bank holiday weekend, we are staying at Elterwater Hostel in the heart of the Lake District. Langdale is a verdant valley of lush meadows and ancient woods of oak and yew trees. It is surrounded by high fells with several Wainwrights to be climbed over the holiday.
Friday: For those arriving in the afternoon, we will complete a lovely 4-mile walk around Elterwater lake. This walk along part of the Cumbria Way in the Langdale Valley starts in the tiny hamlet of Elterwater and passes by the Skelwith waterfalls, option to shorten the walk at this point.
Saturday: We will take the bus to the start of the walk at New Dungeon Ghyll, and then the climb begins. Strenuous 8-mile circular walk involving an ascent of the Langdale Pikes, described thus by Wainright: "No mountain profile arrests and excites the attention more than that of the Langdale Pikes and no mountain group better illustrates the dramatic appeal of a sudden rising of the vertical from the horizontal; the full height from valley to summit is revealed at a glance in one simple abrupt upsurge to all travellers on the distant shore of Windermere and, more intimately, on the beautiful approach along Great Langdale". First 3 hours will be walking uphill. 9:00am start. Estimated time 5-6 hours for adults with above average fitness levels. Alternatively buses are available for trips to the picturesque villages of Ambleside and Grasmere; lots of choices for boat trips, visits to Wordsworth cottage etc. Also option to follow the easy Elterwater lake walk if not completed the previous day.
Sunday: 7-mile circular walk over Loughrigg Fell, with great views over valley and lakes. Mixed terrain, option to stop at Grasmere / Rydal at lunch and get the bus back to Elterwater. 9:30am start. Alternatively catch the bus for an easy day to Ambleside for shopping, boat trips; walk from Ambleside, 2 miles to waterfalls, or 5-mile circular walk if carrying on to Wansfell Pike, steep hill midway.
Monday: Debunk and bid our farewells. For those wishing to stay a little longer, option to walk around the lakes or cycle hire nearby. Itineraries might change slightly due to weather.
Refreshments
Hostel offers all meals and packed lunch. Self-catering kitchen at hostel. Pubs and cafes nearby. For the Langdale Pikes walk please bring all food and water as no facilities on route.
Travel
Nearest station is Windermere, short bus ride from venue.
Cost of the weekend is just £10 deposit which covers for group membership. Then balance to be paid for event. Includes 3 nights stay at hostel. Plus guided walks each day.
Group membership is for 1 year and ALL walks are then free. To book please rsvp & mail meetup@hawog.org.uk for payment link. Any questions mail meetup@hawog.org.uk ,& please do NOT add comments.

An easy walk along Ebury Way and Colne Valley with a boat trip along the Grand Union Canal. Route takes in the Ebury Way, a disused railway line, plus the Grand Union Canal and lakes around the Colne Valley Park, including the aquadrome. At Batchworth Lock we will board the boat for a 40 minute return trip down the canal. After lunch at the aquadrome we continue the walk around the lakes and canal.

Refreshments - Aquadrome café. Can bring own packed lunch.

Travel - Croxley is on Metropolitan line. Car park by station (charges), free parking in nearby streets.

Start - 10:30am prompt outside Croxley station, postcode WD3 3DY

Cost of event is £10. This includes full membership for 1 year, Event arranged by main group,(www.hawog.org.uk). Fee for boat ride to be sent once booked.
All day walks are free to full members. Please rsvp & pay via paypal link. . Any questions please mail meetup@hawog.org.uk