Note that this was the programme and notes for the April 2024 festival, which is left here for information and as an illustrative programme.  The 2025 festival programme with be uploaded to replace this in early March 2025.

Please read the WALK NOTES tab for general instructions and advice.

To book on to a walk, email ulverstonwalks@gmail.com with just the walk number and the names of all walkers. We will respond to confirm your booking. If you subsequently cannot make a walk, please let us know, using the above email, so that your place may be reallocated. If you need a lift to a walk mention this and we will try to arrange it.

For car share see WALK NOTES tab.

• Unless stated otherwise, Easy and Moderate walks will be limited to 20 walkers and Moderate Plus and Hard walks to 12 walkers.

• Now that our funds are back in balance we return to a fee of £3 per person per walk, to be paid to the walk leader on the day.   A voluntary collection for Mountain Rescue will also be taken at the end of each walk.

SATURDAY 27th APRIL

WALK 1 – SWARTHMOOR CIRCULAR WALK – (details)
EASY 3½ miles (Start/End Time 10am-2pm)

WALK 2 – CARTMEL FELL AND SECTION OF OLD KENDAL
TO ULVERSTON TURNPIKE (details)
MODERATE 6½ miles, 215m ascent (Start Time 10am-3pm)

WALK 3 – OXEN PARK, BETHECAR MOOR CIRCUIT  (details)
MODERATE PLUS 8½ miles 245m ascent (Start Time 10am)

WALK 4 – MAP READING IN WILD COUNTRY (details)
MODERATE/PLUS ACTIVITY 4 miles (Start Time 11am-3.15pm)

WALK 5 – LOCAL HISTORY WALK (details)
EASY 2 miles (Start/End Time 7pm-8.30pm) 

SUNDAY 28th APRIL

WALK 6 – EXPLORING THE COAST LINE ‘TWIXT SHEEP AND WATER (details)
EASY 4 miles (Start/End Time 10am-1pm) 

WALK 7 – HOLME FELL FROM TILBERTHWAITE (details)
MODERATE 5 miles 320m ascent (Start/End Time 10.30am-3pm) 

WALK 8 GOATS WATER HORSESHOE (details)
HARD 8 miles 850m ascent(Start/End Time 9.40am-4pm) 

WALK 9 – LOCAL HISTORY WALK (details)
EASY 2 miles (Start/End Time 7pm-8.30pm) 

MONDAY 29th APRIL

WALK 10 – A WALK INTO BROUGHTON’S PAST (details)
EASY 4 miles (Start/End Time 10am-1.30pm)

WALK 11 – A CIRCUIT FROM SILVERDALE
INCLUDING TROWBARROW, CRINGLEBARROW,
LEIGHTON HALL AND LEIGHTON MOSS INCLUDING (details)
MODERATE 6 miles (Start/End Time 10.45am – 3pm or 4pm)

WALK 12 – DUNNERDALE FELLS AND THE DUDDON VALLEY (details)
HARD 7 miles 550m ascent (Start/End Time 10am – 4pm)

WALK 13 – LOCAL HISTORY WALK (details)
EASY 2 miles (Start/End Time 7pm – 8.30pm)

TUESDAY 30th APRIL

WALK 14 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SIR JOHN BARROW (details)
EASY 2 miles (Start/End Time 10am-12 noon)

WALK 15 – HIGH DAM HIKE (details)
MODERATE 6 miles 320m ascent (Start/End Time 10am-3pm)

WALK 16 – SIZERGH SCOUT SCAR CIRCUIT (details)
MODERATE Plus 8 miles 350m ascent (Start/End Time 10am-3pm)

WALK 17 – LOCAL HISTORY WALK(details)
EASY 2 miles (Start/End Time 7pm-8.30pm)

WALK 18 – NATIONAL WALKING MONTH (details)
WALKS TO IMPROVE YOUR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING
EASY 4 miles (Start/End Time 10am-12.30pm)

WEDNESDAY 1st MAY

WALK 19 – RUSLAND VALLEY AND OSPREYS NEST (details)
EASY 4½ miles (Start/End Time 10am-2pm)

WALK 20 – CARTMEL FELL AND CHURCH (details)
MODERATE 5½ Miles 330m ascent (Start/End Time 10am-2.30pm)

WALK 21 – ASKAM, DUNNERHOLME AND BANKHOUSE MOOR (details)
MODERATE PLUS 8 miles 300m ascent (Start/End Time 10.30am-4pm)

WALK 22 LOCAL HISTORY WALK (details)
EASY 2 miles (Start/End Time 7pm-8.30pm) 

THURSDAY 2nd MAY

WALK 23 – THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARTMEL PRIORY (details)
EASY 2 miles (Start/End Time 2pm-4pm) 

WALK 24 – BARDSEA, BAYCLIFFE, BIRKRIGG, BARDSEA (details)
MODERATE 5½ miles 50m ascent (Start/End Time 9.45pm-2.30pm) 

WALK 25 – GREENODD, HAVERTHWAITE CIRCUIT (details)
EASY 7.5miles<100ft ascent (Start/End Time 10am – 2.45pm/3.45pm)

WALK 26 LOCAL HISTORY WALK (details)
EASY 2 miles (Start/End Time 7pm-8.30pm) 

FRIDAY 3rd MAY

WALK 27 – WARTIME WALNEY (details)
EASY 5 miles (Start/End Time 10am-2pm)

WALK 28 – BLAWITH BEACON TREK (details)
MODERATE 6 miles 300m ascent (Start/End Time 10am-3pm)

WALK 29 – WETHERLAM FELL FROM CONISTON (details)
HARD 7 miles 750m ascent (Start/End Time 9.40am-4pm)

SATURDAY 4th MAY

WALK 30 – ULVERSTON MARITIME HERITAGE WALK
INCLUDING THE CANAL AND ROPE WALK (details)
EASY 4 miles (Start/End Time 10am-1pm)

WALK 31 – WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE MONKS OF FURNESS (details)
EASY 4 miles (Start/End Time 11.55am-4pm)

WALK 32 – TILBERTHWAITE TO HOLME FELL
INCLUDING COLWITH FORCE AND CATHEDRAL CAVE (details)
MODERATE 6 miles 350m ascent (Start/End Time 10.30am-4pm)

SUNDAY 5th MAY

WALK 33 – A TOUR OF MEDIEVAL ULVERSTON (details)
EASY 2 miles (Start/End Time 11am-1pm)

WALK 34 – FASCINATING TREES (details)
MODERATE 5 miles 240 m ascent (Start/End Time 10.30am-3.30pm)

WALK 35 – SILVERDALE TO ARNSIDE (details)
MODERATE Plus 8 Miles 290m ascent
(Start/End Time 9.25am-2.30pm or 3.18pm)

MONDAY 6th MAY

WALK 36 – HERB WALK WITH SARAH ATKINSON, MEDICAL HERBALIST (details)
Easy 4 miles(Start/End Time 10am-1pm)

WALK 37 – NATIONAL WALKING MONTH
WALKS TO IMPROVE YOUR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING (details)
MODERATE 4 miles (Start/End Time 10am-12.30pm)

WALK 38 – THE SCULPTURES OF GRISEDALE FOREST (details)
MODERATE 6½ miles (Start/End Time 10am-3pm)

WALK 39 – BEATING THE BOUNDS OF ST JOHN’S CHURCH, OSMOTHERLEY (details)
HARD 11 miles 410m ascent (Start/End Time 10.30am-3.30pm)