Welcome to Take A Hike – the Leeds and Bradford young persons’ walking group.

We are a very friendly walking group run by the members and part of the Ramblers Association.

We have at least one walk organised every weekend (usually more!) and new members are always welcome to come along and get their boots dirty. Our walks vary from everything between easy four-mile rambles to masochistic fourteen-mile hikes across the dales so you will always find something suited to your tastes.

Summer Bash Barbecue – Saturday 14th July!

In Take a Hike’s tenth year, we will celebrate the summer with our annual Summer Bash!  This year we will be at the Original Oak in Headingley, Leeds.

The Oak is a fine establishment, boasting the largest beer garden in the country.  We will have exclusive use of an outside area, where BBQ food will be served in the (hopefuly) glorious sunshine, and will also have some quality tunes indoors for those who want to work up an appetite.

Tickets will soon be available from committee members, and some walk leaders, at the spectacularly good value price of £10 per person.  Take a Hike members may purchase tickets for themselves and one guest, so please have your ramblers membership card handy.

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New Area Summer Walks Diary now available!

Did you know that as a member of Take A Hike you can also go along on any Ramblers’ group walk in the UK? Just take your membership card and turn up! Twice a year all the Ramblers walks in our region are published in a printed Walks Diary, and on the Ramblers Yorkshire website.  If you are a paid up member you should have just received your copy in the post and you might recognise the group on the front cover – that’s because it’s us, Take A Hike!

The photo is from a group walk near Pately Bridge, taken by our Web Secretery Dave who also produces the literature for the Yorkshire “Area” Ramblers.  Though this isn’t the first time that Take A Hike have appeared on the front cover: the previous Winter edition featured a snowy scene by our Walks Secretary Rob Dearden.

The Walks Diary contains details of hundreds of walks lead by all the Ramblers groups in our area.  Unfortunately, Take A Hike don’t include their walks in the diary as they have to be planned 6 months in advance to be included!  If you haven’t recieved your copy through the post, you can also download it as a PDF here.

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Ever fancied leading a walk but felt you needed a bit more confidence or knowledge?

Join our Walks Secretary Rob on Thursday 22 March, upstairs at the Adelphi (Leeds) for an evening of information on how to lead a walk.  Have you ever wondered how to go about planning a walk, what to do, buying a map, finding the right walk, what to do on walk day, and how to cope with emergencies, bad weather or just large numbers turning up?  Then this event is for you!

The workshop is for both new-comers to walk leading, and experienced leaders alike.  Read more here.

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