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LAKE
DISTRICT INFORMATION AND FIGURES |
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Mountain
Safety:
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Important
mountain safety points before you set off on a hike: |
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Wear something
bright, wind/rain proof. Leather boots with studs or
non-slip soles |
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Take maps,
compass, whistle, torch, food, warm clothing, first aid kit and
a companion |
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Know your map
and compass, times of darkness and distress signal (6 long
blasts or flashes at 1 minute intervals) |
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Tell someone
where you are going and when you expect to return |
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Avoid
precipices, icy slopes, loose boulders, gullies, stream bends,
over confidence and carelessness |
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Lakes
Information - Length
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| LAKE |
MILES |
KILOMETRES |
| WINDERMERE |
10.5 |
16.8 |
| ULLSWATER |
7.5 |
12.0 |
| CONISTON
WATER |
5.25 |
8.4 |
| BASSENTHWAITE |
4 |
6.4 |
| HAWESWATER |
4 |
6.4 |
| THIRLMERE |
3.75 |
6.0 |
| DERWENT WATER |
3 |
4.8 |
| WASTWATER |
3 |
4.8 |
| CRUMMOCK WATER |
2.5 |
4.0 |
| ENNERDALE WATER |
2.5 |
4.0 |
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