The Great Outdoors Spring 2019

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“LOOK WELL TO

EACH STEP”

NORDKAPP BOOT

NATION'S FAVOURITE

EDALE NAMED WALKERS' TOP START POINT

FOR OUTDOOR EXPLORATIONS

View towards Edale

from Jacob's Ladder

ACCORDING TO USERS of
Ordnance Survey’s online and app
mapping system OS Maps, the
Peak District village of Edale is the
nation’s favourite starting point
for outdoor exploration.
The Peak District National
Park’s Head of Visitor Experience,
Emma Stone, said: “Edale is well
known as the start of the world-
famous Pennine Way and is
surrounded by the iconic walks
around Kinder Scout, Lose Hill
and Mam Tor. Visitors can arrive in
the village by train, which makes
it really accessible and means you
don’t need to worry about inding
somewhere to park.”

Throughout 2018, users of 

OS Maps created and publicly

shared 818,524 walking and

cycling routes for others to explore

and enjoy. OS data scientist

Andrew Radburn has been able

perform analysis on the routes

passing through each square km.

Last year the average length of

route created using OS Maps was

10 miles. The total length of the

publicly shared routes is 2.

million miles. The National Parks

are the most popular places

to ind routes, with the fewest

recorded routes in the area of

Carmarthenshire west of the

Brecon Beacons.

NEWS

The return of winter

As this issue of The Great
Outdoors went to press,
winter had returned to
Scotland's mountains with a
vengeance. But sudden and
heavy snowfall combined
with and high winds meant
challenging conditions.
Mountain Safety Adviser
Heather Morning at
Mountaineering Scotland issued
a warning to hillgoers. “When
you’re heading up into the hills,
it’s essential not only that you
check the avalanche forecast but
that you understand what it’s
saying. Different slopes on the
same hill may have completely
different snow conditions.

“A careful study of the

mountain weather forecast is

also an essential part of your

planning, and your planned route

should be inalised with that

forecast in mind. Don’t become

ixated on achieving your original

goal. As conditions on the hill

change, then so should your

decision-making.”

SAFETY REMINDER FROM SCOTLAND'S EXPERTS

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