About us
Welcome to West Yorkshire 25s-45s Hiking Group. We are a friendly group of people from across the county and surrounding areas, hosting walks, trips away and social events. The group is accessible to people of all fitness levels. Our walks vary in difficulty ranging from a walk around reservoirs to the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge.
We also do weekend & week trips. We are looking at organising trips abroad in the future. These trips can vary from staying in a B&B to wild camping.
Group Rules
- Everyone must have a recent photo of themselves as their profile picture.
- Let the walk/event leader know in advance you can no longer attend. Please have the courtesy to do so in good time.
- Zero tolerance for discrimination of any type.
- No advertising.
- Make everyone feel welcome.
- All members are accountable for their own safety and wellbeing. Ensure you come with the necessary clothing and footwear for the conditions.
Difficulty Scale
We mark our walks with a difficulty scale so you can judge if you are fit enough for the walk. Please bear in mind the difficulty of a walk comes down to a person's own personal fitness and how steady they are on their feet on rough terrain. The conditions can also factor and would not be known until the day, such as boggy terrain. If not sure, check the walks itinerary or ask the walks leader for confirmation.
Easy - Short flat walk or minimal overall ascent. Less than 7.5 miles in length and less than 300 metres of ascent.
Moderate = Moderate distance and/or small to medium amount of ascent. 7.5 miles - 12.5 miles and/or 300 - 599 metres of ascent.
Hard = Long distance hikes and/or a lot of ascent. 12.5 - 20 miles and/or 600 - 999 metres of ascent.
Strenuous = Challenge walk distances and/or proper mountain height amount of ascent. 20+ miles or more and/or 1,000+ metres of ascent.
Technical = Any walk which requires exposed ridge walking (Crib Goch, Striding Edge), scrambling, ice pick, torch or anything extra required.
FAQs
I do not live in West Yorkshire. Can I join the group?
Yes! Anyone is welcome to join the group.
Do I have to leave the group when I reach the age limit?
Of course not! Stay for as long as you feel comfortable.
I have paid for the walk but I now cannot attend, can I get a refund?
No. We have a no refund policy. The money will go towards future group events and charities.
How do I become a leader and host walks?
Send me (Jamie) a message and I will make you an organiser.
Upcoming events
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Loop - Autumnal Woodland Hike - Hebden Bridge - 10mi/16km 🎃
Hebden Bridge Station, Station Rd, Hebden Bridge HX7 6JE, UK, Hebden Bridge, GBJoin us for our highly anticipated annual autumnal woodland hike at the picturesque town of Hebden Bridge nestled within the Pennines in the middle of the beautiful Calder Valley.
Start Time: 09:45am
Miles/Kilometres: 10mi/16km
Total ascent: 575m
Difficulty: Moderate
Estimated length of time: 5-6hrs
Dogs Allowed: Yes
Public Transport: Yes, train leaves Leeds at 08:58am arriving at 09:39am.
Parking: There is a pay & display car park that uses the app APCOA in between the river and canal, before you reach the train station. If full, there's other options nearby.
Payment: £1 for the walk - Use this link to pay - https://settleup.starlingbank.com/jamie-pope-b52348?amount=1.00 please put "Hebden" as reference.There will be a Halloween/autumn-themed dress code for this walk on 31 October. We’ll also be running a competition for best dressed on the day, so feel free to get creative!
Please bear in mind that the weather may be poor (last year it rained for most of the day), so make sure your outfit is suitable for walking and the conditions.
We will try and make the voting democratic by putting a poll on our instagram and so that others who can’t make it can get involved! 🎃
Overview
Meet outside the train station. The walk starts by descending down the cobblestones next to the station. We then go under the train station and slightly up the road before veering off on a footpath into the woodland, immediately enjoying the autumn colours. It is a steady 1km long ascent up through the woodland. We do not go to the top of the hill but continue through the woodland along a farm access road, until we come out onto Horsehold Road.
Its a small ascent up this road until we can take another footpath into the woodland on the other side of it. We follow this path along the hillside, it comes out at a recently new Christian Cross with views of Mytholm and hill Heptonstall village sits atop of. We continue along the footpath, crossing a stream that the foliage makes you feel like you are in a rain forest (or in summer it does at least) and takes you back to what woodland on Great Britain used to be like thousands of years ago.
We continue through Callis Woodland and descend down a road towards the canal. Before reaching the canal we veer off onto a footpath walking by some old mill workers terraced houses into the woodland behind. There's a slight ascent (take a rest on the swing here) up to the farm road above. Its then a through some fields before entering more woodland to descend back down the hillside to the canal. We then take a footpath into the woodland on the side of the canal we are on, for a nice walk above the canal through the woods. Will aim for lunch here.
Once ready we continue through the woods, cross over the canal and then up to the A646. We cross over and walk down it briefly until we can take a footbridge over the railway. We then ascend up through the woodland to a country road and follow it up and through a farm. We then take footpaths along the hillside then descend into woodland, we may walk past the ruins of a mill but I think it may have been knocked down recently due to health & safety.
We cross over the stream in this little clough and take a footpath along the hillside opposite through the woods until we join the Pennine Way. We follow this footpath up the hill slightly until we can veer off through fields along the hillside, enjoying views of where we were earlier and down the valley to Hebden. We exit the woodlands into Mytholm and take a dirt road through the woodland here, if there's been enough rain there is a waterfall here that used to power a water wheel for a mill that was here when I was a kid.
Its then the last ascent of the day up the road until we can take footpaths through the woods and then along the clifftops of Hell Hole Rocks for views of the valley towards Todmorden. We then enter into the village of Heptonstall and can take time to explore the ruins of the 11th Century church that is here.
The walk ends by walking through Heptonstall's medieval/victorian streets to descend down into the woodland below and then down to Hebden Water. We then follow the river back through the woods here to Hebden Bridge, where we can then go find a pub for food & drink.
Disclaimers
The walk organisers do not have training or insurance. Therefore, anyone who joins the walk is accountable for their own safety and anyone they bring with them. By signing up you accept this.
Check the weather (on multiple websites) before leaving your residence.Bring clothing & footwear suitable for the forecast. We advise you to bring walking boots for any medium or harder walk. Trainers are only recommended for leisurely and easy walks. Bring a coat just in case (this is Britain after all...) and extra layers if it is going to be cold.
All proceeds go towards equipment for leading walks, group events & trips. A percentage will go to charities.
Bring a packed lunch and snacks. Bring enough food & water to last the estimated time.We recommend bringing some cash just in case. Especially if parking. Not everywhere is contactless yet.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the walks organiser.
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Loop - Hartsop Skyline + Fairfield - 6 Wainrights - Lake Dist - 8.5mi/13.5km
Cow Bridge car park, Penrith CA11 0NZ, UK, Penrith, GBStart Time: 09:45am
Miles/Kilometres: 8.5mi/13.5km
Total ascent: 915m
Difficulty: Hard
Estimated length of time: 6-7hrs
Dogs Allowed: Yes
Public Transport: Not from West Yorkshire.
Parking: Park here https://maps.app.goo.gl/pGS28CqQZs4aymFn6
Payment: £1 for the walk - Use this link to pay - https://settleup.starlingbank.com/jamie-pope-b52348?amount=1.00 please put "Hartsop" as reference.Overview
Meet at the car park. The walk starts by walking through the woodland alongside Brothers Water reservoir. Then continuing along the farm road through a farm and fields, crossing over a few streams until we can start the first ascent which will be steep up to High Hartsop Dodd - Wainright #1 (519m). The ascent is in the event's picture, so it should not take anyone by 'surprise'.
The ascent continues but not as steep now to Little Hart Crag - Wainrights #2 (637m). It then goes flat for a bit before ascending up to Dove Crag - Wainright #3 (792m). If good weather we should be able to enjoy views down this dale across Brothers Water. We continue up to Hart Crag - Wainright #4 - (823m) and then up to Fairfield - Wainright #5 (873m).
We will aim to stop for lunch up here at the highest point with views of the southside of Hellvelyn, Grisdale Tarn, I think you can see Thrilemere reservoir from up (not been up here for over five years so I could be wrong) and down the valley to Ambleside.
Once ready, we retrace our steps back down to Hart Crag before veering off to descend down the otherside of the dale we were ascending up earlier to Hartsop Above How - Wainright #6 (586m). We then continuing descending back to the woodland we were at earlier, ending with a steep descent down through the woods into the car park.
We can then take a short drive to Brotherswater Inn at Sykeside before heading home.
Disclaimers
The walk organisers do not have training or insurance. Therefore, anyone who joins the walk is accountable for their own safety and anyone they bring with them. By signing up you accept this.
Check the weather (on multiple websites) before leaving your residence.Bring clothing & footwear suitable for the forecast. We advise you to bring walking boots for any medium or harder walk. Trainers are only recommended for leisurely and easy walks. Bring a coat just in case (this is Britain after all...) and extra layers if it is going to be cold.
All proceeds go towards equipment for leading walks, group events & trips. A percentage will go to charities.
Bring a packed lunch and snacks. Bring enough food & water to last the estimated time.We recommend bringing some cash just in case. Especially if parking. Not everywhere is contactless yet.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the walks organiser.
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