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Check out our 'Introduction Video' to explore all the information we include for each full-length video walk. Walks are added regularly, so subscribe to our YouTube channel to know when any new walks have been uploaded.
Welcome to Walks4all, a website and YouTube channel dedicated to walking and the great outdoors.
The walk videos themselves take you around the entire walk in a fraction of the time, but just linger long enough to take in the views. So, if you want to check out a walk before you go to see if it's suitable for you, or if you're unsure of directions, want to reminisce about how it's conquered, or simply view the wonderful scenery, then look no further.
On our website's home page you can see our most popular and latest works which are supplemented by our most popular and latest blogs.
If we go back up and click on our walks page, you arrive at a map showing the start locations of our walks. If you hover over the 'show on map' descriptions on the left, that walk is highlighted on the map. Or, you can click on the blue walk indicators. A green numbered circle indicates more than one walk starts from that area, so clicking on that zooms into their respective starts. The underlying Ordnance Survey map is fully interactive, so you can zoom in and out and move the map around.
To have a look at what's included for each walk, let's click on the Whernside walk. On the walk page itself, you can click on the walk video and watch on YouTube, at the end of which we do try to include where to eat and drink in the local area after the walk and, if we can, do the 'it would be rude not to' taste test.
The videos themselves are best watched in full HD or 4K if your internet connection allows, and don't forget to subscribe to our channel and click the like button on the videos as it's free to subscribe and it really does help our channel.
Looking at the walk information itself, we include the start points of the walk, and just under that, the links to Google and What Three Word directions to the parking.
The next section shows you the walk distance, elevation and difficulty, and an estimated walk time. This varies greatly between people or depending on the level of fitness. Use this as a guide alongside the walk videos to see whether you think the walks are suitable for you. Always think 'Safety First' and don't attempt anything beyond your capability or that of the weakest member of your walking party.
Many people, including myself, have walking apps for their phones or GPS devices. Whilst very useful, I always carry, and would strongly recommend taking, a paper map of the area in which you are walking, as they cannot run out of power. There is a link here to the relevant Ordnance Survey map. If you do have a walking app or a GPS device, we include a link to a GPS route file that you can download free to your phone or device.
Next, we have the route itself overlaid onto this interactive Ordnance Survey map. If your mind isn't one that automatically translates contours to elevation profiles, you can hover over the elevation profile or the map, and the icon will show you where you are in the walk in relation to the hill profile. Here, we're in the summit of Whernside. While some of the ups and downs in the profile look steep, remember the distance traveled is in kilometers whereas the height is in meters, so generally the actual walk is not as steep as the profile looks.
Just underneath the map is another chance to download the GPX route for the walk. Then, under that, is a link to the Ordnance Survey mapping app. This is the one we use, and for me, I think it's great value. It gives you access to all the Explorer and Land Ranger 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 mapping, and you can import routes such as ours above. With a signal, it should show you where you are on the map. You can create your own routes, you can download mapping in advance of the walk in case signal is poor whilst you're out, you can print maps, and you can look at aerial views of the walk. All this for the price of a coffee a month.
We then reach the walk description. This is a summary of the video route and includes many photographs from along the way. At the end of this section, you can leave your own reviews about the walk.
Hope you enjoyed this run through, and keep checking back as new walks and blogs are added each week.
