1. Individual Walk PagesThere are over 600 individual/day walks on this website. They cover the Yorkshire Dales, Northumberland, Lake District, North York Moors & Coast, North Wales as well as smaller less well known walking areas: the Forest of Bowland, Pennines and Bronte Country. I have walked each one as a minimum once since 2010, most more than once (some many). The description of each walk is my personal view. There is a comments section under each walk description for anyone to say if things have changed, paths closed (they should never be if they are Public Rights of Way), pubs closed/opened etc. Please use this for fellow walkers in the future.The Individual Walk Details – ExplainedI have included the following information on each walk.Total Walk Length in Km/Miles Total Height to be climbed. A Time calculator which gives an estimate (not an exact time) that the walk will take. There is a sliding scale to use which reflects the speed that you or your group is walking. A Start Point refenced by a grid reference, lat/long reference and the best solution for parking (official, street, payment etc:) A Sketch map giving a rough route. However this map must be used in tandem with the relevant Ordnance Survey 1.25,000 Explorer map (or similar). The sketch map alone is not enough. A GPX downloadable route. See below for further information Notes on the terrain you are likely to encounter on the walk. This may be whether the walk is on paths, off paths, more lanes/quiet roads and whether there is any steeper land. Be aware conditions vary at different times of the year. My Walks Description also includes a section on Navigation Tips. I do this partly for use on the particular walk but mainly because I would like to create an interest in the subject of Navigation and Route Planning. It is an interesting subject and highly enjoyable and satisfying when done correctly. The photos were all taken by myself and copyrighted to Where2walk. As well as being enjoyable to look at, they also provide a real ’feel‘ to the walk. Photos do not lie!These details should be sufficient to give you a rough idea of what you will encounter on thewalk. However I strongly believe you should use this information only as a basis for the walk. In addition you need to take out a map (paper or online) and compass (on the higher walks or if you arelikely to encounter cloud) and know how to use them.2. GPX DownloadsThe GPS points have been taken by myself on mapping software after the walk. The GPX file can be downloaded to smartphones or laptops for viewing which have GPS receivers or other mapping software.. Click on the GPX download on each individual walk. If for the .gpx files you get a page of script, save the file to a folder first (see “File/Save as” from top left of your browser or right click and “save page as” – choose a name), then open it with your software. If the .gpx file saves as “boltonabbeyGPX.gpx.xml”, and will not open in your mapping software, rename it to omit the .xml, so it reads “boltonabbeyGPX.gpx”. It should then open. Bolton Abbey is just an example. If you do not have any mapping software you can download the GPX files via Google Earth. Open Google Earth then click ‘File’ (top left). Select ‘Open’ then where it says ‘Google Earth (*.kml *.kmz .eta .ini)’, use the arrow to change to GPS (*.gpx …..etc) and open the GPX file. Ensure ‘Create KML Line Strings’ and ‘Adjust altitudes to ground height’ are ticked when you get the option. It is also possible to use the website Where’s The Path if you wish for a quick look at the route. It contrasts the O/S map details with aerial photography. Useful.All information on this site is given in good faith and no liability is accepted in respect of any damage, loss or injury which might result from acting on it.
