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🌍 Join CHA Bradford - Coach Holiday Association 🌍
Escape the hustle and bustle of daily life and embrace the great outdoors with CHA Bradford, your local hiking community in the heart of Bradford and immerse yourself in a day out hiking in Nature! 🥾
Why Choose CHA Bradford?
✅ All Ages and Abilities Welcome: Whether you're a seasoned hiker or just starting, our friendly and diverse group caters to everyone.
✅ Variety of Hike Levels: Choose from three different hike levels: A, B or C walks, ensuring there's a perfect fit for everyone, regardless of your hiking experience and ability
✅ Seamless Logistics: Forget about transportation hassles! Our guides provide directions on how to reach your hike start point for our weekly Saturday walks so all you need to do is show up and enjoy the hike
✅ Sunday Coach Trips: Explore new horizons with our Sunday coach trips every two weeks, featuring breath-taking landscapes and scenic routes such as Yorkshire Dales, Lake District, Lancashire and beyond. There are pickup points along the way and our members come from a wide breath of locations. Please see coach trip details for hike destinations and coach trip price.
✅ Guided Hikes: Each hike has a dedicated walk leader, most often with experience of leading groups ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for all participants. However, not all our walk leaders are qualified and although you walk at your own risk, it is thought to be safer walking in groups than individually
✅ Socialize and Relax: You can choose to socialise during the hike or if you prefer to get lost in nature and absorb the scenery you can. Wrap up your hike at a cosy pub or café, where you can relax, grab a drink, and connect with fellow hikers.
✅ Try Before You Commit: New joiners get three trials to experience the camaraderie and excitement before choosing to become a member.
✅ Exclusive Membership Benefits: Become a member for an annual fee of just £10 per person or £18 for couples. Enjoy club newsletters and a detailed yearly syllabus outlining upcoming hikes across all walking groups as well as social nights
✅ Extended Hiking Holidays: Beyond local hikes, we offer 2 yearly in country weekend trips away (we've been to Scotland, Wales, isle of Wright etc) and a foreign trip abroad for those craving more exploration and hiking (we've been to Greece, Spain, Majorca to name a few, and have The Lycian way and Crete to look forward to!)
Ready to elevate your hiking experience? Visit our website Bradford CHA or join us this weekend to start your hiking adventure! 🏞️ #CHABradford #HikeWithUs.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Baildon - circular walkBaildon towngate, Shipley
Baildon and the Curlew cafe circular.
Meet at Baildon Towngate for 10.45 start.
Goes to Tong Park and past the Dam via the War Memorial. Continue to cross Bradford and Hollings Hall golf courses towards Lunds Farm and Willow Lane Track towards Tranmere Park. The route continues Thorpe Farm where you turn left and follow a farm track towards Hillings Lane. Option to visit Curlew Cafe or continue to Reva Reservior for lunch stop. We then continue along Bingley Road turning left to Old Wood Farm track down towards Little London. Continuing on to Faweather Grange and Sconce Lane and the Scout camp. From here a moorland track takes us towards the White House. We continue past stables and the Rugby Club back to Baildon centre.
8.5 miles.
Leader: Ann Terry.NB It is very important that correct clothing is worn or carried on our walks, including waterproofs, woolly hats or sunhats, warm gloves and sturdy hiking boots, as we often walk on rough terrain. The walk leaders have the right to refuse to allow anybody not properly equipped to join the walk. Please come prepared. You will need a packed lunch and enough fluids, and you may need suncream and insect repellent.
finish time is approximate. Sorry, no dogs allowed.
Please Note, our walk leaders are not first aid trained or insured, so you walk at your own risk.
Walks are subject to change depending on time available and weather
Bradford CHA (Countrywide Holidays Association) walking club has 120 years of history. we offer our members Holidays, weekends away, social nights and walking most Saturdays and Sundays. **The cost is just £10 per annum.
Don't bow out at 3 walks, download an application form for full membership here Bradford CHA Hope to see you on a walk soon! - Sunday Coach - 3 Walks - North Yorkshire - Coach route 4Nelson Street, West Yorkshire£15.00
Join our friendly coach heading to the lovely North Yorkshire town of Kirkby Malzeard. There is the choice of 3 levels of walking. All walks finish in Kirkby Malzeard, where we shall hopefully have some time to relax in before the coach heads for home at 17.00. cost £15.00.
PLEASE NOTE, due to Issues with the Interchange , we are picking up on Nelson street collection point (opposite the police station ).
A walk (harder).
Woods and Moors and Fields.
Low Laithe to Kirkby Malzeard.
12.5 miles 960ft climb
Ripon Rowel and Crackpots Mosaic Trail.
From Gowbusk we will follow the Ripon Rowel route via Eavestone Lake to Grange Allotment where we will follow the Crackpots Mosaic trail up Dallowgill and on to Carlesmoor. We will then rejoin the Ripon Rowel for a short section before following tracks and fields across to Kirby Malzeard.
It's a scenic and varied route - woods, lakes, valleys, moors. Good paths throughout but likley to be some wet and muddy patches.
leader: Lis Dale.B walk (medium).
Dallowgill.
Crossgates to Kirkby Malzeard.
Mostly on the Ripon Rowel 10 miles and 1000 feet of up and down
From Crossgates we go onto the Ripon Rowel and then into Dallowgill Woods to Greygarth and then wend our way on paths to Kirkby Malzeard
leader: Ray Wilkes.C walk (bit easier)
Mostly on the Ripon Rowel
Crossgates to Kirkby Malzeard.
We’ll be starting like the B party at Crossgates, on the road North of Brimham Rocks. We go to Eavestone Lake and then follow the Ripon Rowel, passing High Skelding. Later we leave it to take paths via Laverton (if time allows) to Kirkby Malzeard.In 1670, here died Henry Jenkins, aged 169, allegedly.
7.5 miles, 500ft ascent mostly on good tracks, a little minor road and field paths at end.leader: Jackie Wilkes.
If you are coming out with our group on Sunday for the first time - please send a message and let us know where you wish to board the coach and we can make sure someone is there to look out for you.
NB It is very important that correct clothing is worn or carried on our walks, including waterproofs, woolly hats or sunhats, warm gloves and sturdy hiking boots, as we often walk on rough terrain. The walk leaders have the right to refuse to allow anybody not properly equipped to join the walk. Please come prepared. You will need a packed lunch and enough fluids, and you may need sun cream and insect repellent.
finish time is approximate. Sorry, no dogs allowed.
Please Note, our walk leaders are not first aid trained or insured, so you walk at your own risk.
Walks are subject to change depending on time available and weather
For more travel information, walking safety and full membership details of Bradford CHA please look at **Bradford CHA **The cost is just £10 per annum.
Bradford CHA (Countrywide holiday association) walking club has 120 years of history. We offer our members Holidays, weekends away, social nights and walking most Saturdays and Sundays. Hope to see you on a walk soon. - Clayton heights to Thornton - linear walkThe Old Dolphin Pub Clayton Heights BD13 1DR , Queensbury
Clayton Height to Thornton - linear walk
Step back in time,6-10 miles.
Leader: Sally Tetlow.meet at junction of Stocks Lane with Highgate Road which leads from Great Horton Road. Bus 576 Bradford to Halifax.
NB It is very important that correct clothing is worn or carried on our walks, including waterproofs, woolly hats or sunhats, warm gloves and sturdy hiking boots, as we often walk on rough terrain. The walk leaders have the right to refuse to allow anybody not properly equipped to join the walk. Please come prepared. You will need a packed lunch and enough fluids, and you may need suncream and insect repellent.
finish time is approximate. Sorry, no dogs allowed.
Please Note, our walk leaders are not first aid trained or insured, so you walk at your own risk.
Walks are subject to change depending on time available and weather
Bradford CHA (Countrywide Holidays Association) walking club has 120 years of history. we offer our members Holidays, weekends away, social nights and walking most Saturdays and Sundays. **The cost is just £10 per annum.
Don't bow out at 3 walks, download an application form for full membership here Bradford CHA Hope to see you on a walk soon!
