BACKPACKERS
CLUB DIARY
2002 Archive Page
DECEMBER 28 2001-JANUARY 1 2002 SNOWDONIA
Maps: LR 115 or OL 17. Tough mountain terrain. Alternative static camp/day walking. Arranged by Farm Pitch Co-ordinator.
JANUARY 2002 HAMPSHIRE NEW YEAR BACKPACK
Arranged by Hampshire liaison member.
JANUARY 11-13 2002 PEAK DISTRICT - ALONG THE GRAIN **
Maps: LR 119 or OL 24. Gentle routes in the Dove & Manifold valleys, 6-8 mile days. Arranged by Diary co-ordinator.
JANUARY 18-20 2002 NORTH WEST DARTMOOR **
Maps: LR 191 or OL 28. Arranged by Joint Secretaries.
JANUARY 18-20 2002 KENT
Maps: LR 179 or EX 150. Arranged by Kent liaison member, email: julian.quinton@btinternet.com
FEBRUARY 1-3 2002 HANGERS WAY - PROPOSED **
Maps: LR 186 or EX 133. Arranged by Hampshire liaison member.
FEBRUARY 1-3 2002 SOUTHERN UPLANDS WAY SN
Maps: LR 71 + 77 or 78? or EX 328/329. Arranged by Northumbia liaison member.
FEBRUARY 15-17 2002 KENT
Maps: LR 189 or EX 138. Arranged by Kent liaison member, email: julian.quinton@btinternet.com or
Tim@hughest0.fsnet.co.uk
FEBRUARY 15-17 2002 YORKS DALES NORTH **
Maps: LR 92 or OL 30. High moorland and picturesque dales. Arranged by South Yorkshire liaison member.
FEBRUARY 22-24 2002 BRECON SOUTH WALES
Maps: LR 161 or OL 13. Arranged by Avon liaison member.
MARCH 1-3 2002 SOUTH DOWNS WAY - PROPOSED **
Maps: LR 197 or EX 121. Pulborough Brooks and Amberley. Arranged by Hampshire liaison member.
MARCH 8-10 2002 DARTMOOR **
Maps: LR 191 & 202 or OL 28. Arranged by Somerset liaison member.
MARCH 15-17 2002 BRECON BEACONS DO YOUR OWN THING
Maps: LR 160 & 161 or OL 12 & 13. Arranged by West Midlands group.
MARCH 22-24 2002 HOWGILL FELLS - CUMBRIA SN
Maps: LR 91 or OL 19. Quiet, steep sided grassy hills. Arranged by Northumberland liaison member.
MARCH 27-APRIL 3 2002 EASTER IN THE LAKES in place of cancelled EASTER IN SOUTHERN IRELAND - KERRY
Maps: LR 90 or OL 6 & 7. Arranged by Kent liaison members, email: julian.quinton@btinternet.com or
Tim@hughest0.fsnet.co.uk
APRIL 5-7 2002 HANTS TEST WAY & FARLEY MOUNT - PROPOSED. SITE CLOSURE FORCES CANCELLATION
Now replaced by the following-
APRIL 5-7 2002 HANTS WEEKEND, HANGERS WAY
Maps: LR 186 or EX 133. Arranged by Hampshire liaison member.
APRIL 12-14 2002 TREASURE HUNT
Clue hunting jaunt in the Lake District. Details in the Spring magazine. Arranged by South Yorkshire
liaison member.
APRIL 19-21 2002 KENT - NEW FOREST
Maps: LR 195 or OL 22. Arranged by Kent group, email: julian.quinton@btinternet.com or
Tim@hughest0.fsnet.co.uk
APRIL 19-21 2002 DARTMOOR
Maps: LR 191 or OL 28. Arranged by Joint Secretaries.
APRIL 19-21 2002 NORTH WALES, BERWYN HILLS SN
Maps: LR 117 + 125 & 126? or EX 255. Arranged by Cheshire liaison member.
APRIL 26-28 2002 NORTH PENNINES SN
Maps: LR 91 or
OL 19 & 31. Arranged by Northumberland liaison member.
MAY 11 2002 30th ANNIVERSARY AGM
Details in Spring
'Backpack'.
MAY 4-11 2002 BACKPACK THE DALES WAY TO THE AGM **
Maps:
LR 97, 98, 104 or EX 297 (old 27), OL 2, 7, 19, 30. Known
as the easiest LDP. Start Windermere, via Sedbergh, Dentdale & Wharfedale.
Arranged by Buckinghamshire liaison member.
MAY 17-19 2002 KENT W/E, BAR-B-Q
Arranged by Kent liaison
member, email: julian.quinton@btinternet.com or
Tim@hughest0.fsnet.co.uk
MAY 18-26 2002 SCOTTISH WEEK - CAIRNGORMS **
Maps: LR
36, 43, 44 or OL 3. Details now available.
MAY 24-26 2002 MARLBOROUGH DOWNS WEEKEND
Maps: LR 173
or EX 157. Arranged by Hampshire group.
JUNE 21-23 2002 BOULSWORTH & SOUTH PENNINES **
Maps:
LR 103 or OL 21. Arranged by Cheshire liaison member.
JUNE 28-30 2002 CYCLE CAMPING - VALE OF EVESHAM **
Maps:
LR 150 & 151. 45 mile days. Arranged by Worcestershire member.
JULY 6-7 2002 SAUNDERS MOUNTAIN MARATHON CHECKPOINT
DUTY
JULY 26-28 2002 YORKSHIRE DALES **
Maps: LR 98 or
OL 2. Arranged by South Yorkshire liaison member.
AUGUST 10-18 2002 KYLE OF LOCHALSH,
NW SCOTLAND Now changed to - GLENFINNAN to
MALLAIG
Map: LR 40. Arranged by Kent liaison member,
email: julian.quinton@btinternet.com or
Tim@hughest0.fsnet.co.uk
AUGUST 16-18 2002 BIKEPACKING NW NORTHANTS **
Maps:
LR 140, 141, 151 or OS Road Map 5.
AUGUST 17-19 2002 ANGLESEY COAST SN
Maps: LR 114 or
EX 263. A do-your-own-thing weekend: Walk as far as you want, swim, or
boat trip. Arranged by Cheshire liaison
member.
AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 1 2002
FAVERSHAM HOP FESTIVAL & SAXON SHORE WAY
Maps: LR 178 or EX 149. Arranged by Kent liaison member, email: julian.quinton@btinternet.com or Tim@hughest0.fsnet.co.uk
AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 1 2002 BERKSHIRE/OXFORDSHIRE RIDGEWAY **
Maps: LR 174 & 175 or EX 158/159/170/171. Arranged by Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire liaison members, email: Aling11@aol.com
AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 1 2002 PURBECK STATIC WEEKEND SN
Maps: LR 195 or OL 15. There is plenty of good walking all round in a wide variety of landscapes: woods, heath, ridgeways, seacliffs and sandy beaches. The area is also rich in historic and prehistoric sites. Arranged by Hampshire liaison member.
SEPTEMBER 13-15 2002 BLACK MOUNTAIN, SOUTH WALES **
Maps: LR 160 or OL 12. Wild moorland of Fforest Fawr. Arranged by Somerset liaison member.
SEPTEMBER 20-22 2002 BUXTON TO WHALEY BRIDGE **
Maps: LR 110 & 119 or OL 1 & 24. Goyt Valley & NW Peak District. Arranged by Cheshire liaison member.
SEPTEMBER 20-22 2002 KENT
Maps: LR 179 or EX 138. Arranged by Kent liaison member, email: julian.quinton@btinternet.com or Tim@hughest0.fsnet.co.uk
SEPTEMBER 27-29 2002 SCOTLAND, SOUTHERN UPLANDS SN **
Maps: LR 73 +66/67/74? +EX 345. The rolling Lammermuir and Moorfoot Hills, SE of Edinburgh. Arranged by Northumberland liaison member.
SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 4 2002 IRELAND WEST COAST CYCLE CAMPING TRIP (PROVISIONAL) **
Arranged by West Midlands liaison member.
OCTOBER 4-6 2002 YORKSHIRE DALES, HORTON-IN-RIBBLESDALE
Maps: LR 98 or OL 2. On Settle-Carlisle line under Pen-y-Ghent, wild limestone country, many caves. Arranged by Equipment editor.
OCTOBER 11-13 2002 VERNHAM DEAN AND CHUTE
Maps: LR 174 & 185 or EX 131. Arranged by Hampshire group.
OCTOBER 18-20 2002 DARTMOOR SN **
Map: OL 28. Arranged by Joing Secretaries.
OCTOBER 26-29 2002 SOUTHWEST DARTMOOR
Maps: LR 191 & 202 or OL 28. Arranged by Kent liaison member, email: julian.quinton@btinternet.com or Tim@hughest0.fsnet.co.uk
NOVEMBER 1-3 2002 VALE OF EDALE, PEAK DISTRICT - <<< CHANGED LOCATION >>>
Maps: OL 1 or LR 110. Classic Dark Peak terrain, start of the Pennine Way over Kinder Scout. Arranged by Equipment Editor.
NOVEMBER 1-3 2002 AROUND THE SOUTH DOWNS
Maps: LR 198 +197? or EX 121 +122? Arranged by Hampshire group.
NOVEMBER 8-10 2002 SOMERSET, DULVERTON STATIC WEEKEND **
Maps: LR 181 or OL 9. Walks on southern Exmoor and the Brendon Hills. Arranged by Joint Secretaries.
NOVEMBER 15-17 2002 WORCESTERSHIRE WAY SN **
Maps: LR 149 & 150 or EX 204 + 202 & 203?. Arranged by West Midlands group.
NOVEMBER 22-24 2002 KENT
Maps: LR 179 or EX 138. Arranged by Kent liaison member, email: julian.quinton@btinternet.com or Tim@hughest0.fsnet.co.uk
NOVEMBER 22-24 2002 THE CHEVIOT HILLS SN **
Maps: LR 80, 81?, 74? or OL 16. Arranged by Northumberland liaison member.
NOVEMBER 29 – DEC 1 2002 THE DOWNS AND MEON VALLEY A CHRISTMAS GET TOGETHER
Maps: LR 185 & 197 or EX 120 & 119. Arranged by Hampshire group. From Queen Elizabeth Country Park near Petersfield to West Meon.
DECEMBER 7-9 2002 CHRISTMAS PARTY WEEKEND
Further information in club magazine 'Backpack'.
Saturday night social in village hall. Bar facilities.
Maps: LR 119 or OL 24. Heart of Peak
District, near Hartington.
DECEMBER 13-15 2002 KENT CHRISTMAS MEAL - CANCELLED /11/2002
Maps: LR 179 or EX 138. Arranged by Kent liaison member, email: julian.quinton@btinternet.com or Tim@hughest0.fsnet.co.uk
DECEMBER 28 2002- JANUARY 1 2003 SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK
Maps: LR 115 or OL 17. Wild and spectacular but exposed and tough mountain terrain. Alternative: static camp/day walking if atrocious weather. Arranged by Equipment Editor.