Walking Tips
Whilst you are walking
1. When hiking or walking, you must always stay with the other person or group. If you get separated, don’t panic and stay where you are and call out. If you have a mobile phone, use it to get in touch with your fellow walker or walkers to let them know where you are.
2. On roads, walk facing traffic. When you cannot avoid walking on the side of the road, always walk on the side of oncoming traffic so you can see and react to any vehicle. Do not walk with your back to overtaking traffic.
3. Also, close and lock all gates and keep and stick to all footpaths, bridleways at all times in the countryside.
4. Don’t leave rubbish and treat the countryside as you would aspect you to find the countryside.
5. Stick to your walking route, don’t take unnecessary diversions or go into areas where you are not permitted to go.
6. Keep a steady and regular pace when walking. Know where you are walking to and heading towards. Stay together with people you are walking with and don’t get split up. Help others who maybe struggling by walking at there pace, not your own. Help others if they are having problems and turn back if there medical conditions makes them unable to walk anything further.
7. Take regular breaks to have drinks and eat food and rest. Space out the time for eating and drinking so you enough food and water to keep you going throughout your walk.
8. Try to keep to the times which you have set before your walk. If you going over-time, then try to inform the person you informed before hand that you going to be late.
9. If you see any criminal activity or damage happening, report it to local police station as soon as possible.
10. But above all, the countryside is there to be enjoyed by everybody. So don’t take any dangerous risks, play safe at all times in and respect and enjoy, the countryside at all times.
Walking equipment
You can safely walk countryside without any specialist clothing or equipment at all. But we don’t advice this because the countryside is full potential accidents waiting to happen. Some important items which should be always be worn when walking, include sensible shoes or boots and warm and waterproof clothing if you want to go on longer walks or deeper into the countryside. A huge range of equipment is available to make your walking easier, safer and more comfortable.
For those who still unsure of what you needed to safe but comfortable when walking in the countryside, here is an some of the equipment and safety matters for walking in the countryside and hills. The golden rule is, be comfortable, dress for the sort of weather and terrain you are likely to meet, and never underestimate the changeability of the Yorkshire weather and landscape. Below is our what you should have as a minimum to be safe when you go walking in the different regions of Yorkshire.