Olicana Telephone Company

(A Walking Group Established in 1983)

First 50 Walks

Here is a summary of our first 50 Walks which Dir. Special Projects thoughtfully produced as a little book. This is available as a Word document for "nowt" should anyone want a copy (email us - olicanatelco@talk21.com).

Breakdown:
Lake District 29
Yorkshire Dales 12
Peak District 6
Howgill Fells 1
North Yorkshire Moors 1
Teesdale 1
Total 50

11.5.83 (Walk no. 1) 9 miles (3800’)
Langdale valley (New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel) - Pike 0’ Blisco(2304’) - Crinkle Crags(28 16’) -
Bow Fell(2960’) - Esk Hause - Angle Tarn - Rossett Gill - Miekleden - New Dungeon Ghyll
Hotel
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17.7.83 (Walk no. 2) 34 miles
The White Rose Walk
Roseberry Topping - Captain Cook’s Memorial - Ingleby Moor - Urra Moor - Seave Green -
Chop Gate - Bilsdale West Moor - Black Hambleton - Sutton Bank - The White Horse - Kilburn
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29.2.84 (Walk no. 3) 10 miles (2870’)
Langdale Valley (New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel) - Stickle Tarn - Sergeant Man(2414’) - Thunacar
Knott(235 1’) - Harrison Stickle(2403’) - Loft Crag(2270’) -. Pike O’Stickle(2323’) - Stake Pass -
Mickleden - New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel
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19.4.84 (Walk no. 4) 10 miles (3100’)
Glenridding - Sticks Pass - Raise(2889’) - White Side(2832’) - Helvellyn Little Man(3033’) -
Helvellyn(31 18’) - Striding Edge - Glenridding
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17.6.84 (Walk no.5) 14 miles (4525’)
Scales - Sharp Edge - Blencathra(2847’) - Lonscale Fell(2344’) - Skiddaw Little Man(2837’) -
Skiddaw(3053) - Millbeck
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20.10.84(Walk no. 6) 18 miles (3620’)
Quarry on A683 - Stennerskeugh Clouds - The Nab - Wild Boar Fell(2324’) - Swarth
FelI(2235’) - Cross Keys (Temperance) Inn - Cautley Spout - The Calf(2220’) - Calders(2205’) -
Arant Haw(1989’) - Winder(1551’) - Sedbergh
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27.2.85 (Walk no. 7) 11 miles (3310’)
The Fairfield Horseshoe
Ambleside - Heron Pike(2003’) - Greatrigg Man(25 13’) - Fairfield(2863’) - Hart Crag(2698’) -
Dove Crag(2603’) - High Pike(2155’) - Low Pike - High Sweden Bridge - Ambleside
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4.4.85 (Walk no 8) 8 miles
Buckden - Buckden Pike(2302’) - Cray - Hubberholme - Buckden
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17.7.85 (Walk no 9) Who knows. Probably circa 16 miles Seemed like 116 (4650’ estimated)
The Kentmere Round (aborted)
Kentmere - Yoke(2309’) - Ill Bell(2476’) - Froswick(2359’) - Thornthwaite Crag(2569’) - High
Street(27 18’) - Kidsty Pike(2560’) - Haweswater - Mardale Head - Nan Bield Pass(2100’) -
Kentmere
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23.10.85(Walk no 10)11 miles
Kilnsey - Mastiles Lane - Arncliffe - The Slit - Kettlewell - Kilnsey
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3.1.86 (Walk no 11) 13 miles (3715’)
The Kentmere Round revisited
Kentmere - Yoke(2309’) - Ill Bell(2476’) - Froswick(2359’) - Thornthwaite Crag(2569’) -
Mardale Ill Bell(2496’) - Nan Bield Pass(2100’) - Harter Fell(2539’) - Kentmere Pike(2397’) -
Shipman Knotts(1926’) - Kentmere
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19.3.86 (Walk no 12) 11 miles (3840’)
Coniston - Dow Crag(2555’) - Coniston Old Man(2633’) - Brim Fell(261 1’) - Swirl How(2630’)
- Wetherlam(2502’) - Coniston
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9.7.86 (Walk no 13) 10 miles (3200’)
Buttermere - Haystacks(1900’) - Searth Gap - High Crag(2443’) - High Stile(2644’) - Red
Pike(2479’) - Dodd - Buttermere
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12.11.86(Walk no 14) 10 miles (3020’)
Helvellyn by the Edges
Glenridding - Lanty’s Tarn - Birkhouse Moor(2350’) - Striding Edge - Helvellyn(3118’) -
Swirral Edge - Catstycam(29 17’) - Red Tarn - Glenridding
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2.1.87 (Walk no 15) 12 miles (3420’)
The Newlands Round
Hawse End - Cat Bells( 1481’) - Maiden Moor(1887’) - High Spy(2 143’) - Dale Head Tarn -
Dale Head(2473’) - Hindscarth(2385’) - Scope End - Littletown - Hawse End
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25.2.87 (Walk no 16) 11 miles (3420’)
Honister Pass - Brandreth(2344’) - Green Gable(2603’) - Windy Gap - Great Gable(Kirk Fell(2630’) - Black Sail Pass - Moses Trod - Fleetwith Pike(2 126’) - Honister Pass
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10.6.87 (Walk no 17) 12 miles (4410’)
The Coledale Round
Braithwaite - Grisedale Pike(2593’) - Hopegill Head(2525’) - Coledale Hause - Eel Crag(2749’)
- Sail(2530’) - Scar Crags(22O5’) - Causey Pike(2035’) - Outerside(1863’) - Stile End - Braithwaite
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8.7.87 (Walk no 18) 11 miles
Inaugural Derbyshire Dawdle
Alport - Lathkilldale - Monyash - Bradforddale - Alportdale - Alport
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7.10.87 (Walk no 19) 14 miles
High Force Hotel - High Force - Langdon Beck - Falcon Clints - Cauldren Snout - Cow Green
Reservoir - Langdon Beck - High Force Hotel
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20.11.87 (Walk no 20) 15 miles
Lothersdale - Pinhaw Beacon - Thornton-in-Craven -East Marton - Gargrave - Eshton Moor - Hanlith
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30.12.87(Walk no 21) 13 miles (3900’)
Glenridding - Lanty’s Tarn - Birkhouse Moor(2350’) - Striding Edge - Helvellyn(3 118’) -
Nethermost Pike(2920’) - Dollywaggon Pike(28 10’) - Grisedale Tarn(1800’) - St.Sunday
Crag(2756’) - Glenridding
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26.2.88 (Walk no 22) 12 miles (2950’)
Seathwaite - Sty Head Pass - Sprinkling Tarn - Allen Crags(2572’) - Glaramara(2560’) - Bessyboot(1807’) - Seathwaite
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15.7.88 (Walk no 23) 16 miles
Derbyshire Dawdle 2
Izaak Walton Hotel - 11am - Musden Valley - Calton - Hamps Valley - Manifold Valley - Wetton
- Alstonefield - Dovedale - Milldale - Thorpe
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5.10.88 (Walk no 24) 11 miles
Hawes - Sedbusk - Pike Hill Beacons(1790’) - Hardraw - Hardraw Force - Hawes - Gayle -
Aysgill Force - Gayle (reprise) - Hawes
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16.11.88 (Walk no 25) 6 miles (1800’)
New Dungeon Ghyll - Mill Gill - Stickle Tarn - Jack’s Rake - Pavey Ark(2288’) - Harrison
Stickle(2403’) - New Dungeon Ghyll
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30.12.88 (Walk no 26) 8 miles (2250’)
Scales - Sharp Edge - Blencathra(2847’) - Threlkeld - Scales
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15.3.89 (Walk no 27) 10 miles (3420’)The Mosedale Round
Wasdale Head - Black Sail Pass - Looking Stead - Pillar(2927’) via Shamrock Traverse - Scoat
Fell(2760’) - Steeple(2687’) - Scoat Fell (reprise) - Red Pike(2707’) - Dore Head - Wasdale
Head
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14.6.89 (Walk no 28) 9 miles
The Derbyshire Dawdle 3
Hartington - Biggin Dale - Dovedale - Coldeaton Bridge - Alstonefield - Wolfscote Dale -
Beresford Dale - Hartington
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12.7.89 (Walk no 29) 13 miles (4230’)
Seathwaite - Stockley Bridge - Grains Gill - Great End(2984’) - Ill Crag - Scafell Pike(3210’) -
Mickiedore - Lords Rake - Scafell(3 126’) - Lingmell(2649’) - Corridor Route - Sty Head Pass -
Seathwaite.
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27.9.89 (Walk no 30) 14 miles
Conistone - Great Whernside(2308’) - Park Rash - Cam Head - Starbotton - Kettlewell - Conistone
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29.12.89(Walk no 31) 9 miles (2950’)
Great Langdale - Pike O’Blisco(2304’) - Crinkle Crags(2816’) - Three Tans - The Band - Great
Langdale
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7.3.90 (Walk no 32) 9 miles
B5289 near Keswick - Ashness Bridge - Watendlath -
Grange-in-Borrowdale - B5289
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4.5.90 (Walk no 33) 7 miles Harry’s Ramble 1
Saltaire railway station - Shipley Glen - Dick Hudson’s - Ilkley Moor - Burley Woodhead - Burley-in-Wharfedale railway station

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16.5.90 (Walk no 34) 11 miles (3330’)
Low Hartsop - Hartsop Dodd(2018’) - John Bell’s Banner(2502’) - Thornthwaite Crag(2569’) - High Street(2718’) - Rampsgill Head(2581’) - High Raise(2634’) - Hayeswater - Low Hartsop

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18.7.90 (Walk no 35) 10 miles The Derbyshire Dawdle 4
Bakewell - Ashford-on-the-Water - Monsal Head - Little Longston - Bakewell

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30.12.90 (Walk no 37) 10 miles (1800’)
Dockray - Hart Side (248 1’) - Deep Dale - Dockray

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30.12.90 (Walk no 37) 10 miles (1800’)
Dockray - Hart Side (248 1’) - Deep Dale - Dockray

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20.3.91 (Walk no 38) 9 miles (3160’)
Scale Hill car park - Whiteside (23 17’) - Coledale Hause - Grasmoor (2791’) - Crummock Water - Scale Hill

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3.5.91 (Walk no 39) 8 miles Harry’s Ramble 2

Saltaire Railway station - Shipley Glen - Dick Hudson’s - Ilkley Moor - Ilkley

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19.7.91 (Walk no 40) 13 miles

Derbyshire Dawdle 5
Baslow - Baslow Edge - Curbar Gap - Curbar Edge - Froggatt Edge - Grindleford Station - Calver

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25.10.91 (Walk no 41) 11 miles

Ilkley - Beamsley Beacon - Timble - Washburn Valley - Otley

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29.12.91 (Walk no 42) 10 miles (3020’)

Glenridding - Lanty’s Tarn - Birkhouse Moor(2350’) - Striding Edge - Helvellyn(31 18’) -
Swirral Edge - Catstycam(29 17’) - Glenridding

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18.3.92 (Walk no 43) 5 miles (500’)
Robinson cancelled (due to bad weather)

Far Sawrey - Claife Heights - Three Dubbs Tam - Far Sawrey

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8.5.92 (Walk no 44) 8 miles
Harry’s Ramble 3

Saltaire Railway Station - Shipley Glen - Ilkley Moor - Ilkley

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1.7.92 (Walk no 45) 9 miles

Derbyshire Dawdle 6
Ravensdale Cottages - Cressbrook Dale - Water-cum-Jolly Dale - Miller’s Dale - Tideswell Dale - Tideswell - Litton - Tansley Dale - Ravensdale Cottages

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19.7.92 (Walk no 46) 8 miles (2250’)

Scales - Sharp Edge - Blencathra(2847’) - Threlkeld - Scales

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25.9.92 (Walk no 47) 10 miles
Haley’s Hobble (or The Butcher of Nidderdale)

Ramsgill - How Stean Gorge - Tommy Taylor’s Cave - Middlesmoor - Lofthouse - Ramsgill

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30.12.92 (Walk no 48) 8 miles (2170’)
New Dungeon Ghyll - Mill Gill - Stickle Tarn - Jack’s Rake - Pavey Ark(2288’) - Harrison Stickle(2403’) - Loft Crag(2270’) - Pike 0’ Stickle(2323’) - New Dungeon Ghyll

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26.3.93 (Walk no 49) 9 miles (2650’)
Newlands Church - Newlands Valley - Dale Head(2473’) - Robinson(2417’) - Newlands Church

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30.4.93 (Walk no 50) 7 miles
Harry’s Ramble 4

Saltaire Railway Station - Shipley Glen - Dick Hudson’s - Ilkley Moor - Burley Woodhead