Active Workforce
Walks
Sometimes overlooked as a form of exercise, walking can help you build stamina, burn excess calories and give you a stronger, healthier heart. Whether you take a gentle stroll on a lunchtime, or join one of organised trips to renowned hikes throughout the year, a good walk (and a good natter) will help you feel great.
Lunchtime walks
Active Workforce
Our Instructor Lead Lunchtime Walks continue throughout the year. The walks last approximately 30 minutes with a wide choice of routes through parks in the surrounding areas.
If you would like to see a lunchtime walk from your workplace, please email us on active.workforce@sefton.gov.uk
Group walking trips
Active Workforce
Active Workforce organise 4 Walking Trips for staff each year, a mixture of low-level and high-level climbs. The day trips give the staff an opportunity to have a day out with colleagues, develop staff relationships and attempt the challenge. Coach transport is organised to and from Bootle Town Hall, and Amy & Ruth from Active Workforce act as mountain guides throughout the walk.
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Some of our previous group walks...
Kinder Scout
Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau and National Nature Reserve in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in England. Part of the moor, at 636 metres above sea level. We had a few new walkers to the group for this one. Everyone did really well and completed the walk with a smile.
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Moel Siobod
Moel Siobod is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, which sits isolated above the villages of Betws-y-Coed and Capel Curig. At 872m it is the highest peak in the Moelwynion mountain range. This walk was meant to be our first go at a scramble but due to weather conditions we opted for a safer route to the summit. The top of Moel Siabod offers views of Snowdonia, probably the best view we have witnessed so far!
The Active Workforce group prepare to tackle Helvellyn in the Lake District.
Helvellyn
Helvellyn is a mountain in the English Lake District, the highest point of the Helvellyn range, a north-south line of mountains to the north of Ambleside, between the lakes of Thirlmere and Ullswater. It was a great day to climb but was very cold at the top being 950m high. Some of the walkers chose to walk around the lake in Thirlmere instead.
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Delamere Forest
Delamere Forest is a large wood near the village of Delamere in Cheshire, England. The woodland, covers an area of 972 hectares making it the largest area of woodland in the county.
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Old Man of Coniston
Old Man of Coniston is a fell in the English Lake District. It is 803 Metres high and lies to the west of the village Coniston. This walk was tough mainly due to the weather conditions but as a group we all managed to complete the climb. This walk can be described as relentless as you don't really get a break from the incline, but once you're at the top it’s all worth it. The views are amazing.
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Rivington Pike
Rivington Pike is a hill summit on Winter Hill, part of the West Pennine Moors. Overlooking the village of Rivington in Lancashire, England, with a height in metres of 363. This less challenging hill was completed, with many stops on our journey to take in all the memorials and ruins on the route.
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Snowdon
Snowdon was are first walk, the route taken was the Llanberis path. The first part of the route proved very difficult, with a long stretch of road up hill. This separated the group in two, with some heading off with Amy at the front and the others with Ruth at a slightly slower pace. There were 2 stopping points for re grouping on the way up and down, as well as the café at the top where some even went for a beer to celebrate the tough climb. Everyone felt a sense of achievement by the end of the day, and really enjoyed the challenge. The sense of familiarity of the group was evident on the way home, and all were keen for the Active Workforce team to set up another.