About Walking With Conwy Valley Ramblers
We hope to welcome you on a walk soon. Below is information to help before you come. Booking is not normally required, the walk will say if it is. Please contact the leader if you need extra information about the walk.
To see a map and grid reference for the starting point of a walk follow the walk title link to Ramblers Walkfinder.
Most Conwy Valley walks are only advertised on-line - here; on Ramblers Walkfinder and Conwy Valley Ramblers Facebook page. Please contact us if you need walks in a different format- we will try to help.
We sometimes have to cancel walks we try to publish this here and on our Facebook page. Occasionally this is not possible.
Keep safe from Ticks
Ticks can occasionally go on your body when walking and sometimes transmit human diseases. It is important to know if you have one and remove it quickly and fully- see link for details
Please bring any items you may need, taking into consideration the weather forecast and the unpredictability particularly of mountain weather.
Walk leaders need to be able to access your emergency contact details. Please have these somewhere handy- On your mobile phone screen/ an In Case of Emergency card or keyring or you can let the walk leader know who to contact in case of an emergency.
Emergency info/ ICE on your phone:
You can store emergency details on your smartphone. When you put your medical details and emergency contact info on the phone this can be accessed, even on a locked phone.
- Switch the phone on and go to settings.
- Find and open the relevant heading.
On mine it's ‘Safety and Emergency’.
I had two separate headings to access and fill in—Medical details and Emergency contact(s)
Put in any medical information and the first name and number(s) of a friend or family member for contacting in an emergency.
This name should show on the front of your phone.
To access the information:
Click on 'emergency call' and the contact person will show as well as the dialing pad. There will also be a link to the Medical information.
Remember to bring any personal medication you need. Also please add this information to your ICE record.
A very basic first aid kit for personal use e.g. plasters, blister plasters, antiseptic wipes, painkillers is also useful.
Good footwear is important, walking boots will keep your feet dry in wet muddy conditions and give a good grip in bad weather. Boots (rather than shoes) give support for ankles.
A good waterproof jacket is essential, as well as waterproof trousers, a hat and gloves in winter and on long mountainous walks.
Any trousers can be worn, except jeans, these will soak up water like a sponge and your walk will be uncomfortable.
A rucksack to hold the gear you are not wearing and to hold your sandwiches and drink(perhaps a flask for a hot drink). There is usually a coffee break after about an hour into the walk and a lunch stop, usually with gorgeous scenery. Extra 'spare' food and drinks on longer/ tougher walks
Anyone can walk with us, non-members are very welcome to join a walk and the walk is free.
After two or three walks we would ask you to join the Ramblers. This can be done online by clicking on one of the links on this site. Joining Ramblers also supports our work on protecting the places we walk.
As most of our walks are through sheep country dogs are not allowed on most of our walks-sorry.
An exception can be made for guidance dogs but please contact the leader in advance for infomation such as stiles.
Grades- How hard is the walk?
There is a national grade on walks- details here Walks difficulty - National Grades. Some walks may show a local Grade(A-E) to give you an idea of how hard or easy a walk and the approximate number of miles the leader plans to walk. The Grades are:-
A -Demanding – mostly mountains, perhaps including scrambling; if easier terrain it will be long.
B - Challenging - walks for experienced country walkers with an above average fitness level. May include hills and rough country, and may be at a brisk pace. People in doubt about their fitness should contact the organiser or leader in advance.
C - Moderate - walks for people with country walking experience and a good level of fitness. May include some steep paths and open country.
D - Gentle - walks for reasonably fit people with at least a little country walking experience. May include unsurfaced rural paths.
E - Easy walks for anyone who does not have a mobility difficulty, a specific health problem or is seriously unfit. Suitable for pushchairs if they can be lifted over occasional obstructions.
Risk Assessments and booking
For Demanding and Challenging walks(Grades A and B ) Walk Leaders will recce the walk and do an individual risk assessment for the walk using the template below as a guide. Booking is normally required for these walks. Contact details for booking are published with the walk.
For Moderate, Gentle and Easy walks(Grades C, D and E ) Walk Leaders will usually recce the walk and will consider the general risk assessments below when planning for the walk. Booking is sometimes required for these walks.