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Club Activities

Hill Walking in Scotland


The Club walks once a fortnight throughout the year with short breaks for summer and Christmas holidays. Normally on each Club outings there are two walks, a high and a low level walk. The exception to this is the Winter period, November to February, when high level walking is more dangerous and requires more specialised skills. During this period, both high and low level walkers join together for a Club walk [ie a low level walk]. A bus is provided for each outing to take members to the walk and bring them back home. The walks take place on a Saturday when the bus picks up members at 8.00 am at the car park at the Murray Community Centre.

The Hiking Club meets in OLOL Church Hall [downstairs] at 7.30 pm on a Thursday. Each Club meeting starts with a sign-on period: 7.30 – 8.00 pm, followed by a short talk on the previous walk and the next walk, plus any Club information. Following this is the main event for that evening which can be a slide show, informative talk, a fun and games evening or some basic training.

As you can see there is more to the Club that just going for a walk, so come along to the Club Nights and participate in the events.



Hill Walking in Scotland




Map and Compass

Navigation Skills



Would you like to learn how to use a map and compass?

Why not come along to a navigation nite and learn the skills that are a must for walking in the hills.