WalkLakes

Other Web Sites

Here are some other web sites we thought you might find useful, all walking or Lake District related.

Long Distance Paths

Mountain Rescue Organisations

The Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association is the umbrella organisation for the various teams around Cumbria.

Some of the team members are also search dog handlers and they have their own membership organisation.

Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs

Similar Sites to WalkLakes

Walkhighlands - finding the best walks for you in Scotland

Other Useful Resources

Using the National Grid (Adobe/PDF, 1.1MB) - this leaflet, written by the Ordnance Survey for schools, provides an excellent brief introduction to the Ordnance Survey grid system which we use in all our map grid references
AdventureSmart - a free resource for people so that they can learn and be more prepared for their trip to the hills and mountains of the UK

See also our pages on forecasts and webcams which have lots more useful links.

WalkLakes recognises that hill walking, or walking in the mountains, is an activity with a danger of personal injury or death.
Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.