Walks Info

Walk Ratings Explained

Easy Access

Walks for everyone, including people with conventional wheelchairs and pushchairs, using easy access paths. Comfortable shoes or trainers can be worn. Assistance may be needed to push wheelchairs on some sections: please enquire with the walk leader beforehand.

Easy

Walks for anyone who does not have a mobility difficulty or a specific health problem or is seriously unfit. Suitable for pushchairs if they can be lifted over occasional obstructions e.g. styles & gates. Comfortable shoes or trainers can be worn and will be fine if it doesn't rain. If, however, rain is forecast or sections of the route are muddy (usually mentioned in the route description), boots will be far more comfortable (and waterproof!).

SLight / Leisurely

Walks for reasonably fit people with at least a little country walking experience. May include unsurfaced rural paths, with some sustained ascents or descents. Walking boots and warm, waterproof clothing are recommended.

Moderate

Walks for people with country walking experience and a good level of fitness. Mostly, if not all, on unsurfaced rural paths and can be over rough terrain and through open country, including steep ascents and descents. The walk may be at a brisk pace. Walking boots and warm, waterproof clothing are essential.

Strenuous

Physically demanding walks for experienced country walkers with an above average fitness level. Will most likely include hills and rough country and will likely proceed at a brisk pace, at three miles per hour or more for sustained periods. Walking boots and warm, waterproof clothing are absolutely essential. Extras such as spare food and a torch (check the batteries!) are also recommended. People in doubt about their fitness are advised to contact the walk leader in advance.

IMPORTANT Ratings are provided as a general guide only: If you have any doubt about your fitness for a particular walk, please contact the walk leader in advance. You should also bear in mind:

If you're unsure of your level, try a short and easy walk first. It's much better to find a walk a little too slow and easy, rather than make yourself miserable and exhausted. Walk Leaders may also refuse to accept participants who in their opinion are inadequately equipped or unfit.