How to use your routes
WALK INFORMATION
An estimate of how long the route will take, based on a pace of about two miles per hour, with allowances made for slower, hilly routes.
OUR EXPERTS
All our routes are written by experienced and knowledgeable walkers who are experts at finding the best walks in their area and describing them clearly.
ABBREVIATIONS
We have abbreviated left to L and right to R.
GRADIENT PROFILE
Check the ascent and descent (hilliness) of the route with a quick glance at this profile.
CW routes online and on your phone!
Country Walking has partnered up with
Ordnance Survey’s OS Maps to bring you the ultimate interactive routes experience.
Subscribers to CW get half-price access to OS
Maps, where you can view and print 1:25 000 and 1:50 000 OS maps for all of GB at no extra cost, plan your own walks and view this month’s routes online. In addition, the OS Maps app for smartphones and tablets turns this online tool into a powerful navigation aid. Subscribers can upload their own routes, download the routes from the magazine and browse more than 1000 more from previous issues. For more details, and to subscribe, visit www.walk1000miles.co.uk/cwroutes
GRADE
Our routes are graded easy, moderate, challenging or occasionally extreme, depending on distance, terrain, elevation and ease of navigation. Easy and moderate walks are usually less than 8 miles with relatively gentle gradients. The table below shows how we grade our more challenging walks:
TERRAIN: Min 2000ft ascent, sustained steepness and rocky or boggy ground.
NAVIGATION: Good map-reading and compass skills required in places.
DISTANCE: Route is between 8-12 miles from start to finish.
TERRAIN: 3000ft+ with sustained steep ascent/descent; possible scrambling.
NAVIGATION: Sound navigation skills required; route may be trackless.
DISTANCE: Route is more than 12 miles from start to finish.
MAPS (on reverse of route card)
Follow the red route marked clearly on the map. It’s essential to take the relevant Ordnance Survey map with you in case you get lost and inadvertently leave the area covered by our map.