Anglesey Day Walk The first Thursday of May saw a large group of us heading down to Anglesey to meet for breakfast before heading off on an epic adventure from Brynsciencyn to the far side of Newborough Forest, 14.5 miles (flat) of lanes, farmland, pebble beaches, gorgeous sandy beaches, dunes and woodland. One of the …
April Walks
What an amazing day out we had for our Delamere and Kelsall MDTW. Absolutely glorious sunshine and warmth that we were not expecting at the beginning of April. We did 9 miles through the forest, Sandstone Trail and the gorgeous ‘Little Switzerland’. There was quite a bit of cake eating activity on this walk too …
Warming Up
Are you somebody who embraces the warm up exercises at the beginning of a walk or more likely to be grumbling ‘get on with it’ under your breath. YES it can seem like a lot of twiddling, circling and stamping BUT there are actually several good reasons as to why we always start our classes …
Review of March Walks
Well that was a first! We have never had to cancel a Tuesday morning Adventure walk in the 6 ½ years that we have been Nordic walking, until the March High Legh walk. It was a very wet and windy morning and would really not have been very enjoyable. Other than that the walks have …
November highlights
Surprisingly, the November walks have been exceptional this year. The Tuesday walks have been brilliant. We started with Amanda’s birthday ‘afternoon tea lunch’ - the sandwiches were so varied and delicious and the cakes were scrumptious as always. I never cease to be amazed at the standard of catering that we can produce! The High …
What is ‘Brisk Walking?’
How do you really know if you’re walking at what’s considered a ‘brisk’ pace?
‘Men-only’ Mondays
What has the men's group been doing this summer?
Tatton Park Race for Life 2018
What a fantastic day we had doing the Race for Life last Sunday, 24th June. We joined hundreds of people all raising money for life-saving research, which all helps to beat cancer sooner. We Nordic walked the 10k course in a brilliant time of 1 hour 31 minutes, then retired to The Gardeners Café for …
How to take care of your feet for nordic walking
As the summer is hotting up we need to be aware of looking after our feet. Your feet are probably the most important 'tools' when you are out walking or hiking so it's important to look after them. There are numerous things you can do but it all begins with choosing the correct walking boots, …
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Roaches Walk, June 2018
The Roaches Walk, led this week by Ian, was the first of our ‘Middle Distance Training Walks’. We walked just under 10 miles of lovely undulating paths across two fabulous ridges, lush pathways along the River Dane and the very eerie Luds Church - a natural chasm used by early religious reformers, or even possibly …
North Cheshire Nordic Walking 