| 06/05/2008 Yoredale 100 - Marshals' Walk results |
| The Marshals' Walk for the Yoredale 100 took place over the weekend 3rd-5th May with 30 starters and 25 finishers. There was ideal weather for walking on the Saturday but on Sunday it deteriorated to... |
| 28/04/2008 Change in Addingham Checkpoint on Yoredale 100 |
| Checkpoint 17 at Addingham on the Yoredale 100 (main event) has been changed to the Addingham Parish Room on the main street. GR SE 076498, next door to the Swan Public House. (This shortens the... |
| 24/04/2008 West Lancs Mid-Week Kanter |
| West Lancs LDWA would like to thank everyone on the Mid-Week Kanter, April 2nd, for their donations totalling £130.00 which will be given to Wigan & Leigh Hospice along with £180.00 profit from the... |
| 15/03/2008 Challenge Walks - Advance Notice of Dates |
| In an attempt to avoid some clashes in the events calendar, events organisers are invited to update the web calendar with the provisional date of their event(s) at the earliest opportunity - all that... |
| 16/02/2008 Cross Ross Walk 24-25 May |
The Cross Ross walk will take place on 24-25 May this year and may be of interest to those who fail to get on the 100 or who want to do one of Scotland's classic walks. This 55 mile walk takes in... |
| 01/02/2008 Online Entry for Events |
| It is now possible to enter the Trollers Trot directly online from the Trollers Trot event page on the LDWA website . Any walk organiser who wishes to have a similar system in place should contact... |
| 01/04/2008 Mac McArthur, LDWA Chairman 1979-82 |
It is with great sadness that we record the death of Mac McArthur on 1 April after an illness of several months. Mac was an early member of the LDWA and was Chairman from 1979-82. It was he who came... |
| 28/02/2008 Completer lists can be viewed online |
| The lists of completers of the Hillwalkers Registers maintained by Alan Castle can now be viewed online. From the Services menu on the LDWA Homepage click on Hillwalkers Register, then select one of... |
| 27/02/2008 Online entry available for Wycoller Hoof |
| The Wycoller Hoof Challenge Event on Sunday 28th September 2008 is another event that can be entered online at this website. Full details of the Event are available on the East Lancs Home page . |
| 14/02/2008 Calendar of Irish Challenge Walks |
| For those interested in challenge walks in Ireland, particularly in mountainous terrain, see the Irish Challenge Walks Calendar website maintained by the Walkers Association of Ireland, with links to... |
| 11/02/2008 Revival of the Round of the Four Passes |
| Cleveland Group intend, with the assistance of the Managers of Borrowdale Youth Hostel, to revive this 18 mile event based on the four passes of Sty Head, Black Sail, Scarth Gap and Honister. The... |
| 24/01/2008 Join East Lancs on the Lakeland Round |
| Two members of East Lancs LDWA Group are planning to walk the Lakeland Round, a 120 mile route incorporating all the major peaks of the Lake District, on Wednesdays during 2008 starting on 6th... |
| 14/01/2008 Access to usually inaccessible hills |
| East Lancs LDWA Group Member John Kirk has arranged access to Otterburn and Warcop Military Training Camps over the weekend of 3rd and 4th May. The two walks are planned to include Hewitts and Deweys... |
| 07/01/2008 Led walk along the Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail |
| The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority are organising a guided14 day walk covering the full 186 undulating miles of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail. The walk, from Poppit Sands... |
| 28/12/2007 Yoredale 100 entries now being accepted |
| The West Yorkshire Group of the LDWA is pleased to announce that entries for this event are now being accepted. We would prefer you to enter online at http://www.yoredale100.org.uk if that is... |
| 27/12/2007 The Great Scottish 100 Sunday 19 October |
| Sunday 19th October will be the start of a new event The Great Scottish 100 - a fully-supported 100 mile hill-walking stage race taking place over a period of 6 days and covering some of Scotland's... |
| 27/12/2007 Four Inns Walk - Saturday 5th April 2008 |
| A challenging competitive walk organised by the Derbyshire Scout Association. The walk is for teams of 3 or 4 over a distance of approximately 65 km over some of the roughest moorland terrain in... |
| 27/12/2007 Last Afoot in Two Dales event |
| The Cleveland Group wishes to announce that the 50 mile Afoot in Two Dales, to be held next July 19-20 will be the last one. They hope that members will support the event and make it the very best of... |
| 03/12/2007 Results and Pictures from the Cant Canolbarth 100 |
Although the offical website for the Cant Canolbarth 100 closed some time ago, the results and pictures of the event have been re-posted by Geoff Sproson at this link,
Photos of the 100 by Steve... |
| 25/10/2007 Trailwalker 100km - 19th-20th July 2008 |
| For those who like longer routes, Trialwalker is a 100 kilometre walk organised by Oxfam for teams of four in tough conditions to be completed within 30 hours. The route mainly follows the South... |
| 10/10/2007 John Viney, West Lancs Group |
| John Viney, West Lancs LDWA group member, died on Saturday October 6th after fighting a long battle against cancer. He fought bravely and valiantly right to the end but always with a smile on his... |
| 03/07/2007 Cant Canolbarth web page updated with results and more phoos |
| The web page of the Cant Canolbarth 100 has been further updated with results and more photos. See also Steve Clark's photo sequence on the Beds, Bucks & Northants web site. |
| 16/06/2007 Steve Clark's 100 Photos on Web |
| Steve Clark's photo sequence of the Cant Canolbath 100 is now up on the Beds, Bucks & Northants web site. |
| 31/05/2007 Plot of time taken against age of 100 finishers |
| Peter Russell has plotted a table comparing the age of those completing the recent hundred with the time taken and performed a liner regression that identifies some slight correlation. Perhaps the... |
| 29/05/2007 Cant Canolbarth 100 Results |
| The results for the Cant Canolbarth 100 are available via this link. Congratulations to the organisers, not only on a brilliant event, but also for producing the results so rapidly! |
| 17/05/2007 Cant Canolbarth Marshals' Walk |
| A report and the results of the Cant Canolbarth 100 Marshals' Walk is now available by clicking on this link. |
| 17/04/2007 Tick Alert campaign aimed at walkers |
The Tick Alert campaign aims to raise awareness of tick born diseases in Britain and abroad, particularly amongst walkers and those who participate in outdoor activities.
Tick Borne Encephalitis... |
| 17/03/2007 Reduced subsecription rate to TGO magazine |
The Great Outdoors (TGO) magazine offer a reduced subscription rate to walking associations and the LDWA is one of them. This is advertised on page 3 of TGO magazine every month. The current cover... |