We are organising this year's charity walk and have chosen Springhill Hospice as our beneficiary again. We have had great interest this year from friends to join us in our challenge and we have had to limit it to 23 people. We are doing the 3 Rings of Shap over three days on 5th, 6th and 7th July 2019. We'd like to raise as much money as possible for Springhill Hospice and we'd appreciate as much support as possible. 

The 23 guys aiming to complete the tough Challenge to raise money for a fantastic cause ......

Daz Byrne

Craig Cooke

Robert Goodall

Dave o 'Connor

Sam Byrne

Robbie Cooke 

Dave Hartley

Tom Maxwell

Nick Cook

John Lee

Chris Scholes 

Paul Harris

Adam Whittall

Tom Perry

Dave Wilson

Drew Jenkins

Jack Mcquillan

Ben Thompson 

Liam Gibbons 

Ben Aspinall

Phil Greaves

Liam Mottershead 

Dane Wood 

The Three Rings of Shap consists of three circular routes in more remote and less frequented parts of the Lake District's eastern limits. The routes visit remote moorlands and navigational skills are required. 

Ring 1 MOSEDALE (18 miles): Travelling west from Shap this ring passes above the aptly named Wet Sleddale reservoir to reach remote Mosedale Cottage via quiet and secluded moorland. It then ascends two of Haweswater's 'Wainwrights', Branstree and Selside Pike, offering superb views of High Street and Eastern Lakeland. Descending to the hidden valley of Swindale with its magnificent waterfalls and the Truss Gap checkpoint the route returns to Shap through the hamlets of Rosgill and Keld passing historic Shap Abbey on the way.

Ring 2 LYVENNET, LEITH & LOWTHER (24 miles): A fine low-level journey through farm and parkland visiting the quiet Westmorland villages of Reagill, Morland, Hackthorpe & Bampton Grange and providing an intimate view of the three eponymous and little known rivers. Even on its own this walk is no pushover. 

Ring 3 GREAT ASBY (20 miles): In complete contrast this ring follows Wainwright's Coast-to-Coast route out of Shap for several miles before leaving it to explore the National Nature Reserve of Great Asby Scar in classic limestone country east of the Lake District National Park. It returns on the Westmorland Way, passing through Crosby Ravensworth and Oddendale on the way back to Shap.