Olicana Telephone Company

The basic idea for these links is that they provide some ideas for walking routes - free wherever possible - or other useful information. OTC aim to help only. There is no financial incentive for the OTC. We would only spend the cash on women or beer and probably waste the rest!

If you have a website which fits the ethos above and would like to exchange reciprocal links, or if you know of other useful links which will help fellow walkers, please email the details to: olicanatelco@talk21.com

Please also report any broken links to - olicanatelco@talk21.com

Walking links are divided into "Home" (i.e. UK) and "Away".

All links are provided in good faith and are not intended as an endorsement of products, services, routes or anything else that might be provided on any of them.

WALKING LINKS

"HOME"

http://andyfellwalker.com/ Share the Fell Walking Experience! Walk descriptions and photographs from the Lake District fells, Scottish and Welsh mountains and other hills in England.

http://www.calvertoncam.co.uk/ Routes, photos and more for Derbyshire, Yorkshire Dales and other areas.

http://www.countryside.gov.uk/access/mapping/ Official information about countryside access.

http://www.countrysideaccess.gov.uk Online public maps of access land and public information about rights of access.

http://www.countrywalkers.co.uk/ Countrywalkers - This site is dedicated to, and for the use of, people who enjoy walking or just being in the great outdoors, with a special bias towards the Malvern Hills and surrounding areas and the Cotswolds!

http://www.dalesandvales.co.uk/ A magazine site but which has route information and photos at http://www.dalesandvaleswalks.co.uk/

http://www.dalesbus.org/ Providing details of bus and train services in the Yorkshire Dales.

http://www.dalesbusramblers.org.uk/ Dalesbus Ramblers organise an extensive programme of guided walks throughout the Yorkshire Dales, all of which are accessible by public transport. The walks are free of charge to bus users.

http://www.dalesman.co.uk/walking.htm Walks from the famous Dalesman magazine.

http://www.daleswalks.co.uk/ Walks are mainly concentrated in the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors.

http://www.davidhalllakedistrictwalks.co.uk/ Lake District Walks.

http://www.derbyshirewalks.co.uk/ Walks and photos around Derbyshire.

http://www.fellscape-walks.co.uk/
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http://www.fellscape.co.uk/ Country walks around pubs in the Yorkshire/Lancashire areas.

http://fellsman.co.uk/fellwanderer/index.htm  A site is describing favourite walks including route maps and photo's.

http://www.go4awalk.com/ A comercial site with routes for sale but with loads of walking information.

http://www.grabyourboots.com/ A search engine for walks with over 1000 free routes.

http://www.gtleisure.co.uk/walks/ Records long distance walks completed by George Tod with lots of detail.

http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/ A website attempting to provide accurate Ordnance Survey grid references for the 2000ft mountain tops, and prominent lower hills, of England and Wales.

http://www.hillwalkersgallery.co.uk/ A list of walked routes with grid references and distances, each one linked to a pictoral guide.

http://www.keswick.u-net.com/ Ann Bowker's Home Page with "info on mountains and molehills across the world".

http://www.lakelandwalker.co.uk/ The main purpose of this site is to record Paul Rose's attempt at climbing 214 fells described by Alfred Wainwright in his seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells.

http://www.lakedistrictwalks.com/ Does what it says on the tin!

http://www.leaney.org/Andrew Leaney's Lakeland Fells.

http://www.loweswatercam.co.uk/ Roger and Ann Hileys walking site with loads of routes/information.

http://www.mountaindays.net/index.php This site is all about rock climbing, hill walking & mountaineering in the UK. Contains OS grid references for mountains tops in Britain.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/don.burluraux/index.htm North York Moors CAM - Photographs and walks in Cleveland and the NY Moors plus a few others.

http://www.mywainwrights.co.uk/ A photographic walking journal of the Lake District with route information.

http://www.nelancs20s30s.co.uk North East Lancashire 20's to 30's young persons walking group

http://www.one-foot.com/ A lovely site with photos and route maps of walks mainly in the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District - and a story of near tragedy behind it!.

http://www.peakwalker.net/ A Photo Diary of Hillwalking including route information.

http://www.petes-walks.co.uk Pete Collins journals about long distance walks he has completed

http://www.ramblersyorkshire.org/index.html Web site of the West Riding Area of the Ramblers Association

http://http//www.routecards.co.uk A database of walks in routecard format

http://www.shropshirewalks.co.uk/ On this site you will find details of family walks in the lovely Shropshire countryside.

http://www.stridingedge.net/ This gives information on various walks in the Lake District, inclusing route maps, photographs and GPS co-ordinates for many peaks.

http://www.the-outdoor-directory.co.uk/ Does what it says on the tin.

http://www.takeahike.org.uk/Leeds and Bradford area young persons' walking group.

http://www.transpeakwalks.co.uk/ Transpeak Walks is a 'not for profit' voluntary group which organises "free to the public" guided walks in The Peak District. They specialise in linear Station to Station walks.

http://www.trekkingbritain.com/ A site with comprehensive descriptions of walks  and photos from all over Britain.

http://v-g.me.uk/index.htm This site is about backpacking mainly in mountainous and remote regions of England and Wales, but also covers a few low-level routes and the odd day walk. Most of the trips have downloadable route files for import into Memory Map Navigator (or other mapping software that accepts GPX files).

http://www.wainwright-wanderings.co.uk/  Dave and Edith Brown's walks on the Lakeland Fells.

http://www.walkingbritain.co.uk/index.php Walking Britain" is dedicated to the footpaths that cross the landscape. Lots of route ideas.

http://www.walkscene.co.uk/ Walk Scene is a resource for those who love walking. It features Walk Guides and web-links to other sites plus information about accommodation.

http://www.walkingenglishman.com/index.aspx A comprehensive site with lots of detailed route information nationwide.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/ Online guide to walks and the outdoors for the Highlands of Scotland. Comprehensive info and maps.

http://www.walkingplaces.co.uk/ Coast to Coast and other Walking Journals

http://www.walking-routes.co.uk/ Loads of links to UK web pages which detail 1000's of on-line walking routes, hiking trails, route directions, route maps etc

http://www.walk-snowdonia.co.uk/ Walking in Snowdonia. This site contains a selection of walks in Snowdonia along with wet weather ideas, a hill recognition quiz and tips on mountain safety.

http://www.walkthelakes.co.uk A photographic guide to walking in Britain’s National Parks. Has excellent descriptions of the walks with maps/profiles.

 

http://yorkshiredaleswalks.co.uk/ A site mainly to advertise the Yorkshire Dales 'Pub in the Middle' Circular Walks book. But sketch maps detail walk routes.

http://www.yorkshirewalks.org/index.htm Details of routes enjoyed by "Frank" mostly in Yorkshire.

http://www.36haroldstreet.freeserve.co.uk/waypoints.htm Lists of GPS Waypoints for mountains and hills in the UK

"AWAY"

http://www.ebrotours.co.uk/Spain - Ebro Tours provide hiking and birdwatching holidays in Catalunya's Ebro Delta and its Els Ports mountains which extend into Aragon and Valencia.

http://www.hotelpirila.com/ Hiking and Skiing holidays in Bulgaria at the Pirila Mountain Hotel.

http://www.pendlelife.co.uk/roundabout/opencms/directory/sport_and_activity_groups/walkthecostadelsol/index.html

Walking the Costa Del Sol - The Sierra de las Nieves, Sierra Blanca,and other nearby areas. Pictures for this site are at

http://walkingworldwide.piczo.com/

MISCELLANEOUS LINKS - Which you may find interesting/useful but where we just like the cut of their jib!

http://www.sunriseag.net/adoptapub/index.htm Adopt-a-Pub is but a shrine to the Great British Drinking Institution we affectionately call the 'Pub'

http://www.gbskiteam.co.uk/ The GB (Get Bent) Ski Team.
They have no connection to the Great Britain Ski Team but are an ever expanding group of friends with a common interest in winter sports. Their abilities range from beginner upwards. They clearly share the OTC ethos - i.e. to have fun.

http://www.viewfromabench.co.uk/ A quirky site showing views from benches. Asks for additions.

WEBCAMS - Of interest to walkers

DARTMOOR
http://www.dartcom.co.uk/index.php?pageID=7 From the live Dartcom webcam (DartCam) located at 50.57°N, 3.94°W (SX 628770) facing approximately North, 369 metres (1,210 feet) above sea level. The image is normally updated every 10 minutes between 5am and 10pm.

THE LAKE DISTRICT

http://www.buttermereweb.co.uk/webcamindex.html The ButtermereWeb Haystacks / Fleetwith Pike Cam. Updates every 10 mins.

http://www.conistonweb.co.uk/oldmancam.html Live views of The Coniston Old Man. Updates every 3 mins during daylight hours.

http://www.eldergrove.co.uk/web_cam.htm Looking north from Elder Grove into Fairfield Horseshoe. Image updated hourly during daylight hours.

http://www.eskdaleweb.co.uk/eskdalewebcam.html Camera looks out over Eskdale Green from Forest How Guest house. The view is of Randle How , the Miterdale Valley and Whinrigg and Scafell can be seen in the background on a clear day. Updated every 20 seconds.

http://www.georgefisheronline.co.uk/gf_webcam_1.shtml View of Skiddaw over Keswick

http://www.glenriddingcybercafe.co.uk/ The image comes from a Cybercafe at the Glenridding Hotel and should re-fresh every 2 mins or so.

http://www.langdaleweb.co.uk/webcampavey.html Situated the Stickle Barn, the Pavey Ark Webcam takes a picture every 6 minutes.

http://www.wasdaleweb.co.uk/wasdalewebpillarcam.html Live views of Mosedale and Pillar during daylight hours.

http://www.wasdaleweb.co.uk/wasdalewebGablecam.html The Gable Cam operates in day light only. The image is updated every 10 mins.

http://www.214fells.com/webcam.htmlWebcam looking directly at Scafell Pike, Scafell and Lingmell fell. It updates every 5 seconds throughout the day.

THE YORKSHIRE DALES

http://www.ingleboroughwebcam.co.uk/View of Ingleborough. The image is updated every 5 minutes during daylight hours.

http://www.swaledaleyorkshire.com/page9.htm This webcam looks south from Low Row in Swaledale. Updated every 30 minutes.

SCOTLAND

http://www.geocities.com/kinlochhotel@btinternet.com/keyframe.htm This Isle of Mull web cam is overlooking the Scottish mountain, Ben Mull. This Inner Hebrides webcam is located at the Kinloch Hotel and updates every few minutes

http://www.winternet-scotland.co.uk/webcams/cairngorm_mountain_webcams.htm Webcams looking uphill from the Day lodge (655m) towards the Coire Cas ski area and from the Ptarmigan restaurant out towards the top of the Ciste tow and Ptarmigan Poma. Updated avery 15 minutes.

http://www.visit-fortwilliam.co.uk/webcam/ The Ben Nevis Webcam is located at Tomacharich, Fort William. Camera Time is BST (GMT+1). The camera viewing angle changes every 5 minutes, rotating through a selection of preset webcam views. The WebCam usually operates between dawn and dusk.

WALES

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/sites/webcams/pages/snowdon.shtml This view of the summit of Snowdon. Updated every minute.