Lakeland's Easiest Walks by Doug Ratcliffe

Author:Doug Ratcliffe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: walk, walks, lake district, country, countryside, walking, disabled, wheelchair, sightseeing, britain, out and about, active, outside, outdoors
ISBN: 9781850588887
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited 2012
Published: 2012-02-10T00:00:00+00:00

The Lake District and surrounding area has become far more accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs in recent years. Most towns and villages are now well served with dropped-curbs and there are a few paths, for example at Grasmere and at Bowness, which have been adapted especially for wheelchair use.

Some of the paths described in this book are steeper and have rougher surfaces than others, but all of them should be accessible for pushchairs and at least partially accessible for manual wheelchair users. It can’t be stressed too strongly that the suitability of any path for people with limited mobility depends not only on the type of wheelchair being used (manual, powered, or mobility scooter), but also on the physical fitness of both the wheelchair user and of his or her carer. If you find you’re having difficulty on any of the walks, turn back straight away. I’ve completed all of these walks using a standard powered wheelchair without difficulty but know for a fact that I would need to turn back in a few places if I was using my lightweight mobility scooter and I might need to turn back in my manual wheelchair, depending on who was pushing me. Potentially difficult sections are mentioned under “Path Quality” for each walk.

Although essentially a book for wheelchair users, the paths are equally suitable for young children and toddlers in pushchairs. With this in mind the location of children’s playgrounds have been noted and marked on the maps.

Many of the entries also have a Points of Interest section describing features that can be seen from the paths and the photographs included illustrate the fact that a wheelchair or pushchair is no barrier to the wonderful Lakeland scenery. We hope that you enjoy the walks as much as we have.

Doug and Margaret Ratcliffe

October 2009

Notes for Manual Wheelchair Users

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