New to walking?

If you are new to walking, or have not walked with SWG40s before, please read our FAQ page for important information about our walks.

Wanted - New Walk Leaders!

Would you be interested in joining our fantastic group of walk leaders?

No special experience or qualifications are needed as we will give you all the help and advice you need. You must, however, be a Ramblers Association member for insurance purposes.

You don't have to lead loads of walks, just as many as you feel comfortable with. If you want to know more, please contact us on the group e-mail: sheffield40swg@gmail.com
or talk to any of the committee members

Walk Leaders Resources

The Ramblers Association provides a comprehensive range of walk leader resources for new and experienced walk leaders including:

The BMC provides a helpful guide to hill walking that walk leaders may also find helpful to review.

Walks: Useful Information

Click here for full details of our Walks Programme

Signing Up:
We operate a walk sign-up process - details specified in each walk - typically it is to text the walk leader by 6pm the day before. Please note that the walk leader will not text you back/reply unless there is a problem (e.g. walk full or details changed).

When texting, please be considerate by texting at a reasonable hour. If you have any questions, please phone and speak to the walk leader. Please note that the walk leaders can't be expected to phone you back. Please text earlier rather than later to ensure optimum planning by leaders

If you are not currently a Ramblers member, you are welcome to join a walk, but please let the leader know you are a guest.

MEETING:
A grid reference and map links are provided to help you locate the meeting point that will normally be at the start of the walk as detailed in the programme. Please ensure you are ready booted and equipped to start walking at the specified time. Walk Leaders will not wait. We will endeavour to supply details of public transport to get you to the start of a walk but you can plan your own journey using websites such as Traveline.

WALK GRADING:

Distance	Difficulty
A: under 9 miles	1: Easy terrain with a couple of mild climbs
B: 9 to 12 miles	2: Moderate terrain with some tricky parts and steady climbs
C: over 12 miles	3: Hard terrain, possibly with exposure and scrambling, with steep and long ascents

Please make sure that you are fit enough to undertake the walk you intend to join. If you're unsure of your fitness level, try a short and easy walk first: it's much better to find a walk a little too slow and easy than to make yourself miserable and exhausted. If in doubt contact the walk leader ahead of the walk.

The BMC provides a helpful guide to hill walking that has lots of useful advice for new walkers - well worth a read.

indicates dog friendly walk. Please note you MUST bring a suitable lead with you. Please see the FAQ Page regarding bringing dogs on a walk

Click here for full details of our Walks Programme