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EU nationals should keep their European Health Insurance card with them. Keep a whistle on your person (although it may be ineffective in wind); ideally, supplement it with a strobe or flares, or at least a good-quality torch. Flares are said to be best for attracting attention.

Mountain villagers are well aware of the risks involved, as bad accidents occur even to those well used to the terrain. Before setting off on a mountain trek leave a note of your plans (with dates), in your own language, with your rooming house proprietor or at a central kafeneon.

If you are ‘wild camping’ and have nowhere to leave a note, send a text to a friend or relative that includes the name of the place where you are going and when you expect to be back, especially if this is a place where mobile phone contact is unlikely – such as a gorge or a remote mountainside.

Using this guide

Grading system

Each walk is graded as follows:

 Grade A Short walks, easy underfoot, with hamlets or destinations in sight, for example Walk 1.