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It is advisable to take along additional maps to those provided in this guidebook (see the section on ssss1, above) and a compass should most definitely be carried – and of course, you need to know how to use it. A GPS device is not an essential item of equipment, but some may find it a comfort to carry one, and such a device would certainly be useful in mist, particularly if high level alternatives or hill walks off the SUW are anticipated. A GPS would be useful if the route of the SUW is completely lost, in order to determine one’s position, but you should never rely on one of these instruments entirely; a map and compass are the fundamentals.

There have been a fair number of route changes over the years from the original line of the SUW. On the whole these route realignments, which are generally well waymarked, represent a considerable improvement to the Way, and for this the SUW rangers are to be congratulated. Two of the best examples are the new route over Craig Airie Fell (Stage 3) and the riverside on leaving Bargrennan (Stage 4); but the prize is the new high-level line over Capel Fell (Stage 9).