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Using this Guide

Each walk description begins with a short introduction, and provides start and finish points, as well as a calculation of the distance and ascent. The walks are grouped largely within the traditional areas of the moors.

Distances

Distances are given in kilometres (and miles), and represent the total distance for the described walk, that is, from the starting point to the finishing point.

High Bullough Reservoir (Walk 9)

Ascent

The figures given for ascent represent the total height gain for the complete walk. They are given in metres (and feet, rounded up or down).

This combination of distance and ascent should permit each walker to calculate roughly how long each walk will take, using whatever method – Naismith’s Rule (see below) or another that you find works for you. On the West Pennine Moors, however, allowance must be made for the ruggedness of the terrain.

Naismith’s Rule

The ‘time allowance’ given in a guidebook provides a useful approximation, but it does no harm to work things out for yourself. ‘Naismith’s Rule’ is a useful method of working out an individual estimate: