Blackwater Valley Walkers’ Link

Walking through Bramshill If you would like to go walking to keep fit, make friends or just explore the local area, the Blackwater Valley Walkers’ Link could be for you. Our new initiative aims to take the searching out of walking and provide you with details of the walks and walking groups in this area saving you time and effort finding out what’s going on.

Within the Blackwater Valley area there are a great many walking groups offering a surprisingly large number of walks: everything from one-mile health walks to all-day hikes, with plenty of walks of varying lengths in-between, in fact there’s something to suit practically everyone.

The Blackwater Valley Walkers’ Link provides you with a quick, convenient and easy way of finding out about literally hundreds of walks. By becoming a member you’ll regularly receive details of walks taking place in the area, so that finding out what’s happening on a particular day is just a matter of consulting the Link List. Imagine no more searching the papers or the internet to find a place to walk or people to walk with! What’s more we’ll send you regular updates so that you’ll always have details of walks taking place in the Blackwater Valley area. We anticipate that in every quarter we’ll be sending you details of around 150 walks.

June walk on the wild side of Sandhurst >>>

May walk round Hawley >>> April walk round Frimley >>>

March walk round Eversley >>> February walk round Tongham >>>

How much does it cost and what do I get?

Anyone can join the annual subscription is £13, with membership running from 1st February 2008 to 31st January 2009. On joining members will receive:

Details of local walking groups: A list of walks taking place in the Valley area, this will be regularly updated. (Please note the majority of these walks will be organised by other groups not the Blackwater Valley Walkers’ Link..)
A quarterly newsletter giving details of walks, plus hints, tips and general advice with room for members to exchange walk details.
A self-guided ‘Walk of the Month’ in the Blackwater Valley.
A special Walkers’ Pack containing four books for everyone paying the full £13.

What’s in the Walkers’ Pack?

This contains four full colour books produced by the Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership. There are two walking books and both have detailed, easy-to-follow route guides and clearly annotated maps:

Blackwater Valley Circular Walks, with details of 12 circular walks in the area of varying length, from three to seven miles. (Paperback, 56 pages in full colour.)
Blackwater Valley Path, giving details of the 23-mile path that runs the length of the River Blackwater. (Paperback, 28 pages in full colour.)

In addition you’ll receive two wildlife books that will act as useful reference guides to some of the local wildlife you may see whilst out walking:

Blackwater Valley Butterflies (Paperback, 52 pages in full colour).
Blackwater Valley Dragonflies (Paperback, 48 pages in full colour).

If you already have some or all of these books you can opt to join the Blackwater Valley Walkers’ Link for a reduced annual rate of £5.

Tell me more about the ‘Walk of the Month’

As well as regularly sending you details of led walks taking place in the area, we’ll also provide a special ‘Walk of the Month’ located somewhere within the Blackwater Valley. Not only will these walks provide you with details of somewhere new to walk, but we’ll try and make them seasonal so that you can explore and discover a different part of the area each month. The length of these walks will vary.

Questionnaire

Walking is one of the simplest ways of keeping fit, so to help us get a better idea of your requirements and expectations please complete our questionnaire. From the information supplied we hope to organise special walks and members’ events based on your needs.

Application form >>>
Questionnaire >>>

How can I join?

If you wish to access details of the hundreds of walks taking place in this area join the Blackwater Valley’s Walkers’ Link and take the searching out of walking. All you need do is complete the application form and questionnaire and return both forms with your cheque (made payable to Blackwater Valley Countryside) to:

Walkers’ Link, Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership, Ash Lock Cottage, Government Road, Aldershot GU11 2PS.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Link.