Welcome to Walk Well in Taunton and Wellington Spring 06 http://www.walkwellwithtone.btck.co.uk Walk Well with Tone Taunton Deane
What is a Health Walk? It s a brisk walk done on a regular basis for well-being. It can help you to feel good, to have more energy, to sleep better and to manage your weight. The benefits of health walking are too many to list here but we re sure that you ll see a difference in yourself even after your first walk! The Walk Well Schemes in Taunton and Wellington have been recognised by Walking for Health as one of the best schemes around. All walks are free of charge and are led by a team of Volunteer Walk Leaders. There are varying lengths of walks for you to choose from. Having this choice allows you to progress on to more challenging walks as your fitness improves, or to slow-up if you should wish to. If its your first health walk in a while, try a shorter route first and then chat to a Walk Leader when you think you are ready to do a bit more. What do I need? There are no rules about what you should wear on a health walk so wear what you feel comfortable in! Some walks may be muddy underfoot so it is advisable to wear appropriate footwear for the conditions. It s recommended that you apply sunprotection before a walk and bring some drinking water on days when its particularly warm. Walks will take place in all weathers but they may be cancelled at short notice if the weather makes walking hazardous. If in doubt about whether the walk will take place, please call 08 7085. Additional Information You will be asked to complete an Outdoor Health Questionnaire at your first walk. Walk Leaders are volunteers. Walkers are responsible for their own health, well-being and personal safety whilst on a walk. Walkers take part in a walk at their own risk. Dogs are welcome. They must be kept on a short lead at all times during the health walk and are the responsibility of their owner. Owners should be aware that Walking for Health insurance does not cover dogs that are taken along on a health walk. Scheme Co-ordinator Ali Cottey Tone Leisure Tel. No. (08) 7085 E mail: a.cottey@toneleisure.com
Short Walks in Taunton 0am arrival for 0:5am on s and Fridays A Routes: 40 60 minutes, - miles B Routes: 0 0 minutes,.5 miles Longer walks on Sundays - 0 am arrival for 0.5 Date Meeting Point Footprints Key Wellsprings Leisure Centre nd Mar A = Includes grassy track and one long incline B = Includes grassy track, short incline Friday Trull Village Hall 4 th Mar A = Fields and kissing gates B = Fields but no stiles Vivary Park War Memorial 9 th Mar A = Fields and stiles B = Fields and stiles Friday Venture Way (Entrance to Waterleaze) th Mar A = Pavements, two inclines, canal towpath B = Pavements, canal towpath Sunday th Mar 6 th Mar Friday 8 th Mar rd Mar Friday 5 th Mar Sunday 7 th Mar 0 th Mar Friday st Apr 6 th Apr McDonalds Car Park, Heron Gate, Hankridge Farm, Taunton. TA LP Hankridge, Creech St Michael and Ruishton. 70 min/4.7 miles. level, short inclines and steps, road, pavements and river footpath. Kissing gates and stiles. Outside of Staplegrove Church - NEW - A = Includes a gradual incline B = Includes a slight incline College Way, corner of the green space (Opp. Entrance to Ferndown Close) A = Fairly flat footpaths B = Fairly flat footpaths Hudson Way (East), off Bindon Road A = Fields and downward steps B = No fields, one incline No Walk - Good Friday No Walk - Easter Sunday Taunton Deane Bowling Club, Blackbrook Way A = Fields, stiles and some inclines B = No fields or stiles, one incline Top of Waterfield Drive, Bishops Hull A = Inclines, fields, stiles and lanes No fields, or stiles, one incline. Taunton Pool A = Grassy tracks, footpaths B = Footpaths
Friday 8 th Apr Venture Way (entrance to Waterleaze) A = Mostly flat, canal and river paths B = Mostly flat, canal and river paths Sunday 0 th Apr th Apr Friday 5 th Apr 0 th Apr Friday nd Apr Sunday 4 th Apr 7 th Apr Friday 9 th Apr 4 th Friday 6 th Sunday 8 th th Friday th Junction Waterfield Drive and Bakers Close, Bishops Hill, Taunton. TA 5HD Bishops Hull, Hele, Norton Fitzwarren and Netherclay. 70 min/4. miles. Slight inclines. Pavements, field footpaths, kissing gates and stiles Goodland Gardens (behind Debenhams) A = Flat footpaths, pavements, fields, no stiles B = Flat footpaths, pavements, fields College Way, corner of the green space (Opp. Entrance to Ferndown Close) A = Steep inclines, fields and stiles B = No fields or stiles. Few easy steps Taunton Deane Bowling Club, Blackbrook Way A = Fairly flat footpaths B = Fairly flat footpaths Vivary Park War Memorial A = Fields and one stile B = No fields or stiles War Memorial, Vivary Park, Taunton Vivary Park, Trull and Cotlake Hill. 75 min/4 miles. Some inclines. Road, pavement, field footpaths and stiles. Outside of Staplegrove Church A = Fields, one v stile and inclines B = No fields or stiles, one slight incline College Way, corner of the green space (Opp. Entrance to Ferndown Close) A = Some inclines and footpaths B = Some inclines and footpaths Venture Way (entrance to Waterleaze) A = One incline, fields and stiles B = Grassy tracks, no stiles, one incline Trull Village Hall A = Fairly flat footpaths and pavements B = One slight incline Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton. Canal and river. 75 min/4. miles. Some inclines. Road, pavement, towpath and river walk. Goodland Gardens (behind Debenhams) A = Fairly flat footpaths, one incline B = Fairly flat, footpaths Wellsprings Leisure Centre A = Inclines, kissing gates and fields B = Inclines and steps, no fields
8 th Friday 0 th Sunday nd 5 th Friday 7 th Date Meeting Point Footprints Key Wed nd Mar Wed 6 th Apr Wed 4 th Wed 6 th Mar Wed 0 th Apr Wed 8 th Wed rd Mar Wed 7 th Apr Trull Village Hall A = Inclines, fields and stiles B = Fields but no stiles College Way, corner of the green space (Opp. Entrance to Ferndown Close) A = Slight inclines, footpaths B = Slight inclines Kilve Beach car park, Kilve Kilve circular walk. 75 min/4 miles. Undulating. Minor hills. Road, field footpaths, tracks and kissing gates. Taunton Deane Bowling Club, Blackbrook Way A = Slight inclines, footpaths B = slight inclines Taunton Pool A = Mostly flat but several steps B = One incline and several steps Creech Canal Car Park Mainly flat, shallow inclines, some stiles 90 minutes 4½ km Ruishton Village Hall Car Park Fields, stiles, may have some muddy areas 45 minutes to 90 minutes Creech St Michael Village Hall - NEW Canal footpaths, lanes and pavements, slight inclines 0 0 minutes Ruishton Village Hall Car Park - NEW River footpaths, lanes and pavements 0 0 minutes Walk Well Plus- Longer walks 0:5am.5 hours (including stops) Monday st Mar Monday 8 th Apr Monday 6 th Steart Marshes Free Car Park, Combwich- NEW 4 miles. Mostly flat, gravel tracks, one short incline, grassy path (can be avoided if muddy). Exposed countryside, warm clothing recommended. Picnic option (weather permitting). Goodland Gardens (Behind Debenhams) 4.75 miles. Fairly flat, fields & stiles. Winchester Arms, Trull 4.5 miles. Fields, stiles & some inclines. Ruishton and Creech Walks Meet at 0.0am
Short Walks in Wellington 0:5am arrival for 0:0am on Mondays and Thursdays B Routes: 0 40 minutes,.5 miles A Routes: 40 60 minutes, miles Thurs rd Mar South Street Car Park, Bulford A = Pavements, public footpaths, inclines B = Fairly flat, pavements, public footpaths Mon 7 th Mar Rockwell Green Christian Centre A = Footpaths, pavements, fields, kissing gates, stiles B = Pavements, footpaths, fairly flat Thurs 0 th Mar Wellington Sports Centre A = Pavements, fields, footpaths B = Pavements, kissing gates, footpaths, inclines Mon 4 th Mar Wellington Park A = Footpaths, pavements and long incline B = Pavements, public footpaths Thurs 7 th Mar Beambridge Inn, Sampford Arundel A = kissing gates, footpaths, inclines, stiles B =Footpaths, kissing gate, incline Mon st Mar Wellington Sports Centre A = Country footpaths, pavements, fields, kissing gate and steps B = Fairly flat with one incline, footpaths, and pavements Thurs 4 th Mar Millstream Gardens, Tonedale A = Footpaths, and West Deane Way B = Country footpaths and pavements Mon 8 th Mar Bank Holiday - No Walk Thurs st Mar Mon 4 th Apr Thurs 7 th Apr Mon th Apr Rockwell Green Christian Centre A = Country lanes, footpaths, stiles and inclines B = pavements, public footpaths, lanes, stiles and inclines Beambridge Inn, Sampford Arundel A = Footpaths, kissing gate, stiles and working farmyard B = Footpaths, kissing gate, Wellington Sports Centre A = Footpaths, pavements, fairly flat B = Footpaths, pavements, fairly flat but one incline Millstream Gardens, Tonedale A = Footpaths, pavements, fields and inclines B = Country footpaths, pavements
Thurs 4 th Apr Mon 8 th Apr Thurs st Apr Mon 5 th Apr Thurs 8 th Apr Mon nd Thurs 5 th Mon 9 th Thurs th Mon 6 th Thurs 9 th Mon rd Thurs 6 th Mon 0 th Wellington Sports Centre A = Long incline, footpaths, roads and steps B = Fairly flat, incline, footpaths and kissing gates South Street Car Park, Bulford A = Pavements, fields, incline, footpaths and kissing gates B = Footpaths, pavements and gradual incline Wellington Park A = Pavements, footpaths and incline B = Pavements, footpaths, Wellington Sports Centre A = Pavements, footpaths, and incline B = Gentle inclines, footpaths and pavements Rockwell Green Christian Centre A = Country lanes, footpaths, stiles and inclines B = Footpaths, pavements, inclines and stiles Bank Holiday - No Walk Beambridge Inn, Sampford Arundel A = kissing gates, footpaths, inclines and stiles B = kissing gates, footpaths, inclines South Street Car Park, Bulford A = Pavements, long incline and footpaths B = Gradual inclines, pavements and footpaths Millstream Gardens, Tonedale A = Footpaths, incline and pavements B = Footpaths, pavements, kissing gate and steps Rockwell Green Christian Centre A = Country footpaths, lanes, stiles, and inclines B = Country lanes, stiles and inclines South Street Car Park, Bulford A = Pavements, footpaths, stiles, one incline. B = Fairly flat, pavements, public footpaths Rockwell Green Christian Centre A = Footpaths, country lanes, stiles and inclines B = Pavements, footpaths, stile and incline Beambridge Inn, Sampford Arundel A = Footpaths, kissing gate, stiles and working farmyard B = Footpaths, kissing gate, stiles and working farmyard Bank Holiday - No Walk We are currently recruiting new walk leaders if you are interested, please contact Ali Cottey - a.cottey@toneleisure.com to find out the latest training dates.
What different types of walk are there? Short Walks These take place on Mondays and Thursdays in Wellington and on s, Fridays and Sundays in Taunton. Walks in Taunton and Wellington have a choice of an A-Route or a B-Route, except on Sundays when there is only an A-Route. B-Routes.5 miles in length 0-0 minutes in duration Fairly flat A-Routes -miles in length 40-60 minutes in duration More challenging with steps, uneven paths, stiles and gates. Longer walks - Walk Well Plus These take place on a Monday at 0:5am. 4-5 miles in length -.5 hours in duration For those with a good level of cardiovascular fitness Bring a small bottle of water and a snack Key to the programme Wheelchair/Motorised scooter accessible Suitable route for buggies, prams and pushchairs Refreshment place near the end of the route Public toilets at the start of the walk Footprints These are the shortest walks and are fairly flat routes, at an easy pace and are approx. 0 mins. These walks are between 40 mins and hour and include steps, inclines, uneven paths, stiles and gates. These are more challenging health walks of 45 mins ¼ hours Progression walks These walks are a step up from the health walks and could be 90 mins or more. Walking Football Wellington Sports Centre Monday at 7.0-8.0pm All ages and abilities welcome. Come along and have a try. Tel: 086600 Email: amy.colwill@toneleisure.com