Welcome
I have produced this Web site to share in my passion
for this most beautiful, rugged and wild county of Northumberland,
in particular walks in Northumberland.
Although few in number at this time, I'd like to share
some of my favourite walks with you. Many of these walks
are well visited and are found on the normal tourist routes,
but some are off the beaten track and make for a great
day out.
The site is free to use. I only provide an overview of
the walks, giving you a flavour of what to expect. There
are no detailed maps, but I provide descriptions of the
routes, terrain, distances, elevation and accessibly.
New walks will be added all of the time. Please visit
the site regularly to view my updates.
Ordinance Survey Maps
A map is essentially a safety item and essential for
many of these walks. Northumberland is remote with many
of the areas unreachable by mobile. I've provided track
diagrams produced from my handheld GPS which I then add
detail later. These are for illustrative purposes only
and should not be used as a definitive route map.
I've provided details of suitable OS maps for each walk.
I recommend the "Explorer" range maps for walkers.
At 4 cm to 1 Km (2.5 inches to 1 mile), these maps provide
much better footpath detail than the usual "Landranger"
range (2 cm to 1Km or 1.25 inches to 1 mile). The "explorer"
range are often double sided, which can be a pain, but
the extra detail is worth it.
Shopping with Amazon
Although this site is free to use, it is not free to
run. You are able to contribute to the running costs by
buying maps, books, etc through Amazon. I do not sell
products directly through this site, you will deal directly
with Amazon, who will take payment, handle shipping and
after sales service. At this stage I can cater for UK
users via Amazon.co.uk and US users through Amazon.com.
I'm looking to extend this to other European countries
as well. I've built specific local interest stores at
Amazon.co.uk
and Amazon.com. |
