Walks Schedule

HF Edinburgh is a friendly and relaxed club which encourages like minded individuals to participate in walking activities. Groups gather on Sundays and trips to popular walking areas are organised.

“ B” walking trips occur most Sundays in the year and “A” walking trips take place every second Sunday.

“A” walking trips are to areas where there are Munros or Corbetts or walks of similar degrees of difficulty. In the winter, these walks are only for experienced walkers.

“B” walking trips are to areas where the level of difficulty is somewhat less arduous.

All departure times are from Waterloo Place, just at the foot of the steps up to Calton Hill.

Each trip has a nominated contact person and the programme outlines the walk that he or she is intending to do. However, the contact person for the day is not a designated walk leader – the club has no trained walk leaders. He or she helps to arrange transport to the day’s destination and will be responsible for organising the re-imbursement of drivers on the cost sharing basis outlined later in the programme.

Walkers’ Responsibilities

Walkers intending to join “A” walking trips in the winter programme must phone the contact person and enquire about conditions and equipment necessary.

All walkers are individually responsible for their own safety on trips. They should also be familiar with the recommended equipment set out in the Club website.

All walkers who are Club members should carry the card issued with emergency contact details. They should already have assessed their level of fitness. They should also know that they are capable of coping with walking in the designated area.

However, in keeping with the friendly nature of the Club, it is good practice for individuals not to break off from the rest of the group without first discussing it with the rest of the party. Accidents can occur no matter how easy the terrain or benign the conditions. The consequences can be serious if walking alone. Any decisions regarding stops and changes of route will be decided by the group as a whole.

Where the pace of the party is likely to result in separation, this should be limited as far as possible to two groups.  Especially in winter conditions, no individual member of the party should be split from the group.

Contact Persons’ Responsibilities

• Carrying a first aid kit or ensuring that one member of the party carries a first aid kit.
• Organising the drivers and ensuring they are familiar both with the route and exact point of rendezvous. To limit cost, optimum use must be made of the available cars.
• Taking a head count at the meeting point. This should be checked through the day.
• Ensure that all participants who are not club members have signed the temporary membership form and have given an emergency contact phone number. This can be downloaded from the HF web site.
• Check that all club members carry their emergency contact details.

Insurance

• In keeping with the individual responsibility previously outlined, all walkers should assess their need for personal accident insurance.

Below is the programme for the next few weeks. The table indicates the name of the walk, with a brief description of the route and departure time, as well as the nominated walk organizer . This may be subject to change, so please check this page on a regular basis.

Remember to bring a change of clothes for the journey home.

Date	Time	Walk / Event and Contact Person	Grade
21/02/10	9:30 am	Edin’s Hall Broch – OS67, 9km and 325m ascent (optional) Walk in the Scottish Borders on varied terrain, with an optional ascent of Cockburn’s Law Ali Pugh – Tel: 0131 339 5871, mob: 07747 005093	B
28/02/10	8:00 am	Meall an t-Seallaidh and Creag Mac Rannaich from Locheranhead – OS51, 20km and 960m ascent Long walk over two corbetts with hopefully fine views of Loch Earn Sabine Nolte – Tel: 0131 478 3429, mob: 07881 704281	A
	9:30 am	Loch Glow – Fife – OS58, 6km to 15km, depending on weather and 300m ascent Mainly flat through thick forest tracks around two lochs and a short ascent up onto two hills which can be avoided. Caroline Anderson Tel: 0131 553 1585, mob: 07929 839702	B
7/03/10	9:30 am	Yetholm and Currburn Circular – OS74, 13km and 300m ascent. A circular route which starts off from Kirk Yetholm on St Cuthbert’s Way before joining the adjacent Penine Way for the return to the start Robin Vevers - Tel: 01875 341 050 Mob: 07866 973 997	B
14/03/10	8:00 am	An Caisteal and Beinn a’ Chroin – OS 50, 12km and 1000m ascent. An ascent of two characterful and underrated munroes from Crainalrich Ian Murphy – Tel: 01620 829 357 Mob: 07974 176496	A
	9:30 am	Meigle Circular – OS 73, 10km and 400m ascent. A cross country walk from Clovenfords including an ascent of Meigle Hill Moira Brown – Tel: 0131 552 0354	B

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