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Links

OUWC is not responsible for the content of these sites and the inclusion of a link does not imply any kind of endorsement.

Email webmasterouwc.org with any additions, broken links or comments. All relevant suggestions welcome.

Walking-related charities

• Mountain rescue teams in England and Wales
• Mountain rescue teams in Scotland
• Conservation charities

Although the club cannot endorse any particular organisation, people with an interest in walking might wish to support some charities listed. Please contact the webmaster with any further suggestions for this section.

Weather (etc)

• Met Office forecast - UK
• Met Office forecast - Oxford
• BBC forecast - Oxford
• The Mountain Weather Information Service
• Snow Forecast Active Weather
• Metcheck
• UKClimbing.com
• SportScotland - Avalanche Information Service
• Maxi Owners weather site
• sunrise/sunset times: here and here
• tide times
• more weather info than you will ever need

Safety & training

• The British Mountaineering Council
• Mountain Leader Training Board

Maps & route planning

• Ordnance Survey
• Streetmap
• Bing Maps (formerly Multimap)
• Google maps
• Mapquest
• AA route planner

Public transport

• Stagecoach Oxford
• Oxford Bus Company
• National Rail Enquiries
• TheTrainLine.com

UK university walking clubs

• Aberdeen University Lairig Club
• Bath University Mountaineering Club
• Bristol University Explorer's Club
• Cambridge University Hillwalking Club
  
• Cambridge University Rambling Club
  
• Dundee University Rucksack Club
• Glasgow University Mountaineering Club
• Oxford University Mountaineering and Climbing Club
• Oxford Brookes Mountaineering Club
• St Andrew's Mountaineering Club

Other walking clubs and related groups

• The Ramblers' Association
• Oxon 20s 30s Walkers

Personal websites of members & ex-members

• Steve Croft
• Nicolas Delerue
• Willem Maas
• Simon Stevens

Walking websites

• Simon's Mountains Lists - an excellent site for peak-baggers
• grough.co.uk - hillwalking news
• Walkingworld.com
• Hillwalking.org.uk
• Go4awalk.com
• Walking-Routes.co.uk
• Mountaindays.net - Dedicated to mountaineering, hill walking & rock climbing in the UK. Contains searchable database of all mountains in UK plus routes, gear, weather and comprehensive links directory.
• Walking forum
• Trekking Britain.com

Other websites

• University of Oxford
• Youth Hostels Association

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