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Walk Gradings – Conduct – Equipment – Travel – History
Walk Gradings
Easy walk: generally around 6/8 miles with gradual ascent of about 300m over the day.
An easy paced walk on good paths and tracks.
Moderate walk: typically 7/9 miles with cumulative ascent of around 500m.
A steady paced walk often on rougher tracks and low hills.
Challenging walk: usually 6/10 miles and may include ascents of over 500m.
A brisk paced walk on rough hill tracks, with the possibility of steep ascents or a longer walk of over 10 miles with less ascent.
This is a rough guide, weather conditions may affect the difficulty of the walk or cause the walk to be changed, always check Latest News for updates before setting out. If you are not sure if the walk is suitable for you, check with the club by using the Contact button.
Conduct
Our walks are group walks, and the pace is the pace of the group as a whole.
In the interests of safety and as a courtesy, ramblers should stay behind the walk leader unless consent has been given.
All walks will have a back marker.
We do not accept dogs on our walks.
In accordance with the Disability Equality Act (2010) we ask walkers with Registered Assistance Dogs to discuss whether a walk is suitable for them via the Contact button.
Our walks follow the Scottish Outdoor Access Code.
Walkers should follow the leader’s advice but ultimately, they are responsible for their own safety. Public liability insurance is provided however participants may wish to take out their own personal insurance to cover accidents.
Equipment
Dress for the weather! Have sound footwear and suitable clothing, a whistle and personal first aid kit.
Gaiters, walking poles and a torch are useful too.
Bring adequate food and drink for a day’s walking.
Carry a note of your name, address and phone number, also the name and phone number of a contact in case of an accident.
Travel
Always check the times of public transport before you travel.
Long distance buses – seats may need to be booked in advance.
Express Coaches – coaches leave Killermont Street at 09.00am prompt. At the end of the walk there will be a short break before the coach returns to Glagow for approximately 08.00pm.
History
Founded in September 1902 the Glasgow Health Culture Society, as it was known then, was formed against a backdrop of overcrowding, poverty and ill health. The main aim of the Society was to promote personal attention to health, their motto being ‘Health is the first Wealth’
The society produced a Lecture List, invited prominent doctors and leaders in the health movement to speak at Literary and Debating societies, Church guilds etc, produced pamphlets and started a library. There were ladies exercise classes, mens and ladies swimming sections and the Healthy Boyhood Crusade.
A Rambles Section was introduced, an instant success. Open topped electric trams had been introduced to Glasgow in 1902 which the society made full use of for over half a century. As most people worked on a Saturday morning the Rambles section met every Saturday afternoon at 2.30pm, a natural history section was soon included and The Camp became an integral part of the society. Sunday Rambles started in 1932 against much opposition.
The Rambles section continued walking through two world wars, the General Strike and the Great Depression. In 1968, around 35 years since it was first debated, it was proposed that the Society be known as the Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club.
Taken from the ‘Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club, A History’.
Compiled by Bill Brodie for the Centenary Celebrations.
