PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
For 2013

This page contains details of events that
we hope will be of interest. Please put the dates in your diary and join
us if you can – you will be most welcome.

Details of events to the end of 2013 are shown below. Please put the dates in
your diary and join us if you can – you will be most welcome. Friends of members
are welcome on all walks but members are responsible for passing on information
about the walks to their friends.
We have graded walks as leisurely, moderate or strenuous. Leisurely walks are
for reasonably fit people with at least a little country walking experience and
may include unsurfaced rural paths. Moderate walks are for people with a good
level of fitness and country walking experience and may include some steep paths
and open country. Strenuous walks are for experienced country walkers with an
above average fitness level. They may include hills and rough country.
Grades are provided as a general guide only. If you have doubts about your
ability to cope with a particular walk please contact Fiona Black, the walks
organiser, contact details below. Bear in mind that the distance, terrain and
weather can affect the difficulty of a walk. Walking boots and appropriate
clothing are required for all walks and food and drink are normally necessary.
Individuals booking for walks will receive additional information from the walks
organiser before the event.
We recommend that walkers, especially those who live on their own, carry
emergency contact details on their person during walks. Please note that the
Organisation carries public liability insurance and limited personal accident
cover. The latter is only available to members of the Organisation, i.e. it
excludes friends of members. Should individuals require clarification of that
position they are invited to contact the Secretary.
Well-behaved dogs are normally welcome on walks, (not at badger watches), but
must be kept on leads during the lambing and tupping seasons.
Bookings for walks must be made with Fiona Black – home: 0131 339 6644 or at
fionab23walkers@gmail.com
Badger Watches
A series of badger watches have been organized again for members on Sunday or
Wednesday evenings at 7.30 pm on the following dates;
Each session can accommodate three people. Places must be booked with Ian
Combe on 0131 445 3175 or goodchi.gcombe@btinternet.com.
Sat 7 Sep Teas & Cakes day at Harlaw
Visitor Centre from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm. Open event, no need to book.
Sat 7 Sep Walk – around Black Hill,
Loganlea Reservoir, Hare Hill and Threipmuir Reservoir.
Fiona Black will lead a moderate 8 mile circular walk from the Harlaw Visitor
Centre. About 4.5 hours.
Meet at the Harlaw Visitor Centre at 10.30 am. After the walk is finished there
should be an opportunity to call in at the Visitor Centre to enjoy Tea & Cakes
(see above).
Sun 13 Oct Autumn Walk – Exploring the Forest of Clunie
(Mill Dam to Loch Ordie).
Fiona Black will lead a moderate circular 5 hour walk in a particularly
beautiful part of Highland Perthshire.
The walk, which is along paths and tracks, starts at Dunkeld, then passes
Hatton, The Glack to reach Mill Dam before passing Rotmell Loch and Dowally
Loch. Upon reaching Raor Lodge and Loch Ordie it then returns to Mill Dam and
Dunkeld.
The start point for the walk is the large car park in Dunkeld on west side of
the High Street at 10.00 am. Before the walk coffee can be enjoyed at a local
hotel.
Sat 2 Nov Teas & Cakes day at Harlaw
Visitor Centre from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm. Open event, no need to book.
Thu 7 Nov Talk at Merchiston Castle School starting at 7.30
pm. Chris Fleet, National Library of Scotland, will give a talk `From Blaeu to
Bartholomews : mapping the Pentlands over four centuries`. Open event, no need
to book.
Sat 7 Dec Winter Walk – A pre-Christmas
Walk at Chrichton.
Fiona Black will lead a moderate 5 mile circular walk from Vogrie Country Park
via the infant Tyne Water to Chrichton Castle via the old Norman church at
Chrichton.
This is a fine varied walk with some interesting sections but is expected to be
muddy in places! It follows roads, paths and tracks.
The meeting point for the walk will be the car park within the Vogrie Country
Park at 10.30 am