Here you will find stories and descriptions of many events put on by the IOG, from walks, runs and cycle rides (often with pictures and route maps), to socials, concerts and trampolining, to trips across the UK and further afield.
Feel free to offer articles and pictures for publication. Please send your entries to newsletter@ipswichoutdoor.org
Text and pictures contributed by Simon. Nineteen walkers and one dog came on our Saturday walk from Newbourne. The Met Office had warned of plunging temperatures but instead it was a relatively warm 3–4 °C for most of the day. Hemley Church provided welcome shelter …
Text contributed by Simon; pictures by Simon and John. Many thanks to John for a fun 8-mile walk from Stowmarket on some familiar and less familiar paths. A group of 24 IOGers and 2 dogs braved the cold to enjoy a misty stroll through frosty …
Text and pictures contributed by Anni and Kate. As a couple of scheduled walks had to be cancelled because of bad weather, Marie took advantage of a free day with a good forecast to lead her first IOG walk. It was a great walk of …
Text and pics contributed by Rachael. Day 8: Skiddaw House hostel to Keswick, 7 miles Our final day of the trip was short as we had the long journey home to Suffolk ahead and a friend to visit at Barnard Castle on the way. We …
Text and pics contributed by Rachael. Day 7: Helvellyn YH to Skiddaw House hostel, 13.5 miles The forecast for the day was not looking great but the sun was shining as we left the hostel and headed up through the scarred mine and quarry landscape …
Text and pics contributed by Rachael. Day 6: Grasmere Butharlyp Howe YH to Helvellyn YH, 10 miles We left Grasmere and took the path up the side of Little Tongue Gill. We crossed the bridge and continued up Great Tongue to reach Grisdale Hause. The …