Recreation and Sports Walking

Below are some useful links about Walking on Recreation and Sports:

Long Distance Paths (147)

See also:

Combe Walks - Self guided circular walks in North Devon, Exmoor and Tarka Country.

Countrywalker - Walking guides, hiking, photographs and information on walking the Lake District and the Peak District.

Crag Happy - One stop resource for those interested in walking, rambling or hiking in the UK.

DEFRA - Public Access - Government sites offers the Conservation Walks register with details and maps for 1,000 walks in the UK. Includes information about educational access, the Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs).

Discovery Travel - Provides walking and cycling holidays in a range of specially selected destinations for the independent traveller. Details of holidays.

Fellwalker - UK walk descriptions, plus shareware database of the British hills and mountains. Also contains information on books and landscape photography.

go4awalk.com - A collection of maps and descriptions of walks (in pdf format) searched using a series of interactive maps, directory of local accommodation plus hints and tips for walkers.

GoWalking - The official site for the Pathfinder Walking Guides.

GPS Mountain Waypoints & Walking Routes - Giving walking routes, tracklogs and waypoints for mountain peaks such as Munros and Wainwrights.

GPS Walks - Contains information on gps walks with more than 80 routes which can be downloaded and used in conjunction with the Garmin PCX5 program.

Hiking UK - Lancashire, Lakes, and Yorkshire walks, and links.

The Hills of Great Britain and Ireland - Lists of more than 2600 hills and mountains in Great Britain and Ireland, using the database at the University of Liverpool.

Hillwalking.org.uk - Links on climbing, mountaineering, hillwalking and related accommodation. Includes books and maps purchase facility.

Inn Way - A series of walking guidebooks by Mark Reid that cover the Yorkshire Dales, Lake District, and Black Sheep Pubs. Long distance walks via traditional English country inns.

The Institute of Public Rights of Way Officers - A professional body which represents over 300 individuals who are involved in the management of public rights of way in England, Wales and Scotland principally as local government officers.

OUTDOORSmagic - News, detailed gear reviews, features and links and much for walkers and climbers.

Peak Bagging Page - Names, heights and grid references of hills in the UK over 2000 feet. Richard Moss.

The Relative Hills of Britain - Online book considering questions such as 'how many hills are there in Britain' and 'has anyone climbed them all'.

Routecards Resource - A database of walk routecards as used by scouts, ramblers and other walkers. Searchable by location and area .

The Saint Kenelm's Way - Long distance walk across Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, linking the two places most connected with the life of the ninth century Mercian Saint. Includes history of Saint Kenelm and detailed route instructions.

Sherwood Long Distance Walkers Association - Details of challenge and group walks in the East Midlands.

Statistical Topics in Hillwalking - Articles and information of a statistical or scientific nature for hillwalkers. Includes the use of altimeters in height measurement and UK weather links.

TACit Press - Online publisher of UK mountain tables and fables, and 'The Angry Corrie' fanzine.

Three Peaks Challenge Guide - Routes and simple maps, advice, tips and forum. Links page.

Three Peaks 24hr Challenge - A slightly different walking challenge

Walking Britain - Features walks, photos and other information for walkers and hikers in the British Isles.

Walking the Way to Health - An initiative of the British Heart Foundation and the Countryside Agency to persuade more people to take up walking. Includes objectives, advice and related resources .

Walkingworld - The UK site with a database of walks from all round the country - complete with Ordnance Survey maps.

WalkWeb - Free walking maps and GPS data for countryside hikes in the UK.

WebRing: UK Walking - Sites with content of interest to walkers and hikers from the UK or travelling to the UK.

Wild Camp - Backpacking, fellwalking and camping in the lake District and Snowdonia . Includes trip reports, photographs and related links.

Cadence Web Directory is the leading web directory for Australian and International listings for businesses and highly recommended, top quality websites. The content of this page about Recreation and Sports Walking is based on the ODP.