DECEMBER 28 2008-JAN 1 2009 NEW YEAR MEET, PEAK DISTRICT **
14/08/08. Map: LR 119 or OL 24 White Peak. Full details in December Backpack.

JANUARY 16-18 2009 PEAK DISTRICT, ALONG THE GRAIN **
21/11/08. Maps: LR 119 or OL 24. Easy routes in the Dove & Manifold valleys, 6-8 mile days. Huge tasty meals Saturday night.

FEBRUARY 6-8 2009 NORTHANTS/BEDS BORDER **
30/10/08. Maps: LR 152 & 153 or EX 207 & 224. Easy walking. Suit beginners and new members.

FEBRUARY 13-15 2009 SOUTH WALES - BLACK MOUNTAINS SN **
04/02/09. Maps: LR 161 or OL 13. Bunkhouse static weekend. £5 per person per night.

FEBRUARY 20-22 2009 WHITE PEAK MEET, CHANGE OF VENUE **
06/11/08. Maps: LR 119 or OL 24 White Peak.

MARCH 6-8 2009 YORKS DALES, ARKENGARTHDALE **
12/11/08. Maps: LR 92 or OL 30. Swaledale to Tan Hill area. High moorland & picturesque dales around Arkengarthdale.

MARCH 13-15 2009 EXMOOR STATIC WEEKEND SN
02/03/09. Maps: LR 180 or OL 9.

MARCH 13-15 2009 SOUTH PENNINES STATIC WEEKEND SN
10/03/09. Maps: LR 103 or OL 19 South Pennines. Walking: Wycoller, Boulsworth Hill, Bronte Way.

MARCH 20-22 2009 WILTSHIRE, WANDER ALONG THE WANSDYKE **
27/10/08. Maps: LR 174+173 or EX 157. Options for Saturday's route, west along Wansdyke then south to follow Kennet and Avon canal to Wilcot 14-16 miles (shorter or longer alternatives) Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow and Silbury Hill nearby. Sunday return about 10 miles mainly footpaths.

MARCH 27-29 2009 DARTMOOR, PRINCETOWN **
25/01/09. Maps: LR 191 & 202 or OL 28.

MARCH 27-29 2009 SNOWDONIA, CAPEL CURIG
05/02/09. Maps: LR 115 or OL 17. Suggested route - Saturday over Glyders, Sunday return over Carnedds.

APRIL 9-14 2009 LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND EASTER CYCLEPACKING SN
18/03/09. Maps: LR 140 & 141 See Rutland Water Ospreys

APRIL 24-26 2009 AGM WEEKEND - PEAK DISTRICT **
18/10/08. Maps: LR 119 or OL 24. Lightweight and ultralightweight equipment and tent show open to the public on the Saturday. Email enquiries

APRIL 24-26 2009 DORSET SPRING STATIC MEET
16/02/09. Maps: OL 15 or LR 194. Popular venue. Good walking. Good pub in village.

MAY 15-17 2009 BEGINNERS WEEKEND, NORTH YORK MOORS **
10/01/09. Maps: LR 93 & 94 or OL 26 North York Moors (west).

MAY 16-23 2009 SCOTTISH WEEK, GLENCOE **
08/10/08. Maps: LR 41, Full details now available.

JUNE 5-7 2009 YORK, SUMMER CYCLE WEEKEND **
30/10/08. Map: LR 105 & LR 106. Quiet lanes and national cycle routes from York, around 40–45 miles a day with shorter options.

JUNE 5-7 2009 SOMERSET, QUANTOCK HILLS **
16/02/09. Maps: LR 181 or EX 140. Somerset Coast Path, West Somerset Steam Railway, Coleridge Trail.

JUNE 19-21 2009 WARWICKSHIRE, LONGEST DAY CYCLEPACKING **
14/02/09. Maps: LR 150 & LR 151. Details now available.

JUNE 26-28 2009 PEAK DISTRICT WELL.DRESSINGS WEEKEND **
14/02/09. Maps: LR 119 or OL 24. Central Derbyshire - Tideswell area.

JUNE 26-28 2009 CHILTERN HILLS STATIC WEEKEND**
07/05/09. Maps: LR 165 + 175 or EX 171 + 172. Variety of day walks on paths/lanes through Chiltern Hills. Backpacking options if desired.

JULY 4-5 2009 SAUNDERS MARATHON CHECKPOINT DUTY
04/03/09. Somewhere in the Lake District. Volunteer checkpoint marshals required, please contact club secretary.

JULY 17-19 2009 WILTSHIRE CYCLEPACKING
18/11/08. Maps: LR 173 & 172. Kennet & Avon canal towpath.

JULY 24-26 2009 SOUTH PENNINES **
04/05/09. Maps: LR 103 or OL 21 South Pennines. Details now available.

JULY 31-AUGUST 2 2009 NORTH DARTMOOR EASY BACKPACK SN (suitable for beginners)
23/07/09. Maps: LR 191 or OL 28. This weekend lends itself to being either a static with good day walking or an easy backpack.

AUGUST 21-23 2009 CYCLE PACK THE WESTERN RIDGEWAY **
07/05/09. Maps: LR 173 - 174 EX 157 - 158 - 170. Plenty of alternative routes using roads instead of offroad tracks. Distance between pitches 10 miles by footpaths so walking is also an option.

AUGUST 28-31 2009 DARTMOOR SOUTH TO NORTH SN **
01/06/09/ Maps: LR 191 & 202 or OL 28. Ivybridge to Okehampton.

AUGUST 28-31 2009 A MENDIPS STATIC CAMPING WEEKEND SN, Suitable for Beginners.
23/07/09. Maps: LR 182 or EX 141. In the past, apart from the rain these weekends have been good social events to talk about trips to come and ones already walked. Walking to Wells and Ebbor Gorge is only a short distance from the Farm as well as Cheddar.

SEPTEMBER 4-6 2009 EXTRA DORSET STATIC MEET
14/05/09. Maps: OL 15 or LR 194. A popular venue. Good walking. Good pub in village.

SEPTEMBER 4-6 2009 KENT, FAVERSHAM HOP FESTIVAL
22/07/09. Maps: EX 149 or LR 178. Walking along the Saxon Way. Local beers and folk groups.

SEPTEMBER 4-6 2009 SOUTH WALES, AROUND THE GOWER BACKPACK **
23/07/09. Maps: LR 159 or EX 164. Walking part of the Gower Hills and Coastline.

SEPTEMBER 11-13 2009 LAKE DISTRICT, SKELWITH BRIDGE SN
02/09/09. Maps: LR 90 or OL 7.

SEPTEMBER 18-20 2009 TREASURE HUNT, SOUTH WALES **
09/04/09. Maps: LR 161 or OL 13. Clue-hunting jaunt in the hills and valleys of South Wales.

SEPTEMBER 25-27 2009 DORSET AUTUMN STATIC MEET
16/02/09. Maps: LR 184 or EX 118. Nice site. Last used by Dorset Group NOV08. Pub in village.

OCTOBER 9-11 2009 SOUTHERN NEWCOMERS & BEGINNERS WEEKEND (VALE OF PEWSEY) **
07/05/09. Maps: LR 173 Ex 157. Route will be sorted on Sat morning to suit those present, distance between campsites about 6 miles by footpaths with plenty of options for longer routes if required. Return route will be by a different route along footpaths, about 6 miles.

OCTOBER 9–11 2009 ELHAM VALLEY, NORTH DOWNS SN
Maps: LR 179 or Ex 138. Walk along North Downs to Lyminge and then along Elham valley. The route will depend on the weather and where people want to walk.

OCTOBER 16-18 2009 DORSET CIDER & SLEEPING WEEKEND
14/05/09. Maps: OL 15 or LR 195. Great walks around the Isle of Purbeck. (You don't have to drink cider & sleep unless you want to!!)

OCTOBER 16-18 2009 SOUTH WALES BACKPACK NEAR ABERGAVENNY **
23/07/09. Maps: OL 13, (old No). Brecon Beacons National Park East, or LR 161, Abergavenny Saturday’s walk is along the Allt Mawr Ridge. Sunday's walk is a nice gentle stroll back through old byways, fields and riverside.

OCTOBER 17-20 2009 LUNDY ISLAND VISIT **
18/11/08. Maps: Provided free & better than EX 139 or LR 180. Saturday to Tuesday: Bookings (3 nights) being taken for campsite or accommodation. Day and half day walks, enjoying the magic of Lundy !

OCTOBER 23-25 2009 DARK PEAK DISTRICT
10/08/09. Maps: LR 110 or OL 01. Vast wild high moors with outstanding gritstone edges. Longdendale reservoirs.

NOVEMBER 6-8 2008 CHILTERN HILLS – BACKPACK FOR WILDLIFE **
13/08/09. Maps: LR 165 + 175 or EX 171+172. 12 miles on paths/lanes through Chiltern Hills.

NOVEMBER 13-15 2009 SOUTH PENNINES
10/08/09. Maps: OL 21 South Pennines or LR 103. A Literary Ramble through Bronte Country.

NOVEMBER 13-15 2009 KERRY RIDGEWAY & OFFA'S DYKE SN
04/10/09. Maps: LR 137 or EX 216 & 201

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