Our annual planning meeting for 2026 trips will be on 13th November 2025 (see Group events panel for details).
A trail across the Lake District has been completed by four members of the group in June 2025 carrying everything needed, staying in Wasdale, Black Sail Pass, Borrowdale and Keswick YHA.
Trip to Snowdonia October 2025: see the trip report below.
The Mountains of Mourne, on the North East coast of Ireland were mentioned as a possible future trip.
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At the beginning of October 2025, just four of us travelled to Coetmor Mill bunkhouse near Bethesda, Snowdonia. This meant there was more than enough room to spread out in accommodation that can sleep up to 35 people at a pinch.
We arrived in time to stop at Betws-y-Coed for an afternoon leg-stretch up to Llyn Elsi, a reservoir set in woodland above the town.
A group of seven Wild Walkers had a three-night stay at the Coetmormill bunkhouse near Bethesda in North Wales. It was a fairly mixed group ability-wise, so there ended up being two or three parties doing different things each day.
In 2022 we began an East-to-West traverse of the Scottish Highlands, walking from Montrose to Blair Atholl. Last year the project was completed by walking from Blair Atholl to Oban. Much of the country was familiar, but not the stretch known as the Angus Glens. So this year that is where we returned, with Wild Walking friends Sheila Hogan and Dave Ashby.
Following our last year's trek from Montrose to Blair Atholl, our trans-Scotland (East to West) project has just been completed.
It is fast becoming a ritual that after travelling from Letchworth, we meet up in Betws-y-Coed in the middle of the day and have an afternoon walk up to the monument on Llyn Elsi Reservoir. A lovely woodland walk finishing with beautiful views at the top before making our way to Coetmor Mill in Bethesda.
Wild walker, Peter Moore achieved an amazing personal goal.
He climbed all of the 214 peaks listed in Alfred Wainwright's seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells (1955–66).
Peter will be greatly missed by us all.
Geoff Smith writes: In November five of us stayed in Coetmor Mill for four nights from a Monday to Friday.
With powerful central heating throughout, a beautifully equipped kitchen, perfect hot showers and a cosy ‘snug’ for the evenings it deserved the title of luxury bunkhouse.
THE CAPE WRATH TRAIL
Five members of the Wild Walks Group have successfully completed the 230-mile Cape Wrath Trail through the Scottish Highlands – nearly!
April - the final section of the Cambrian Way trail, Barmouth to Conwy, was completed. The walk, which starts in Cardiff, is highly recommended for its combination of historical and cultural features, natural history, geography and excellent walking. Detailed maps, GPX tracks, points of interest, daily schedules, transport links etc. are available via the group contact.
August - there were two events.
Penultimate section from Alston to Garsdale. Starting in the South Tyne valley, over Cross Fell and then up the Eden valley. Final few miles in the headwaters of the river Ure.
A week away in Spain, for which we owe thanks to Nigel Carrick for the inspiration and organisation.
This is the next leg of our journey along Hadrian's Wall, and then down to Alston. As you can see the weather was pretty good, but it was August. Walked in 2013.
This is a selection from just one leg of our tracing Wainwright's "A Pennine Journey" from Seattle to Hadrian's Wall and back. We did this section from 12th to 15th April 2013.
Day trip to the Yorkshire Dales, leaving Stevenage at 6.11 am, arriving Horton-in-Ribblesdale, walking 13 1/2 miles over Ingleborough, returning to Stevenage at 9.47pm. The train cost £28 return.
A typical wild walkers outing.
Leave Letchworth Station at 6.23am.
Arrive Settle, via Leeds, 10.43am.
Walk 11 miles to Horton.
Stay at the Golden Lion
Day 2 13-mile walk to White Lion pub at Cray.
Day 3 Walk 10 miles to Bainbridge, then bus to Bedale. Bus to Northallerton, then train back, arriving at Stevenage station 8.20pm.
Our Group started the New Year with 6 members enjoying a 50-mile trek across the Yorkshire
