Seven members and two guests joined the group on an ideal day for walking.

Starting in the middle of Slad the route took us along the valley amidst peaceful, unspoilt woodland.

A number of steep, but thankfully short, inclines allowed us to access some remote and stunning countryside including, Snows Farm Nature Reserve.

By the time we returned to the start we had recorded climbing over 300 meters elevation along the route.

Coffee break by the stream

A bonfirre thankfully tended by the owner of a cottage nearby

Young cows in the valley

Snows Farm Nature Reserve

The intrepid walkers!

On the home straight