Go to: Personal Safety

Quick Check

Often you’ll not need much more than common sense but please note:

• Wear the right footwear, depending on how long or difficult the walk is; 
• Bring something to eat and drink;
• Check the weather and dress accordingly; apply sunscreen as approriate.

Other than that, local walk Leaders will give you all the advice you need.

Fitness Levels

Walk gradings are provided as a general guide only. If you have any doubt about your fitness for a particular walk please contact the organiser or leader in advance.

Bear in mind the distance of the walk, regional differences in terrain and the possibility of bad weather, which can make a walk more difficult than planned.

If you're unsure of your fitness level, try a short and easy walk first - it's much better to find a walk a little too slow and easy than to make yourself miserable and exhausted.

Leaders may refuse to accept participants who in their opinion are inadequately equipped or unfit.