Below is a rough guide to how our difficulty rating system works for the guided walks, treks and cycle tours we offer.
These are relativistic gradings based on our catalogue of activities and we accept there will be some subjectivity from person to person. If you are at all worried about the terrain of a specific walk or ride, or your fitness level, please contact us to discuss the available options.
These are relativistic gradings based on our catalogue of activities and we accept there will be some subjectivity from person to person. If you are at all worried about the terrain of a specific walk or ride, or your fitness level, please contact us to discuss the available options.
Terrain:
1 - From the sofa to the fridge!
2 - Around the local park land; gentle rolling terrain.
3 - Rolling hills, commonly with obvious tracked pathways.
4 - Rolling hills to easy mountainous terrain, usually on pathed routes but occasionally off path.
5 - Mostly easy mountainous terrain often on path but with the potential for longer periods of time off path and with reasonable levels of ascent
6 - Easy to moderate mountainous terrain using pathed and off path routes with the potential for steeper sections and/or significant ascent.
7 - Moderate to rough mountainous terrain, using pathed and off path routes with the potential for steeper sections and/or significant ascent.
8 - Rough mountainous terrain with the potential to be in remote areas and have significant ascents with the possibility of short near vertical sections but with the option to avoid any difficulties if required.
9 - Significant ascents, remote environments and/or very rough terrain, up to vertical in section, but with options to avoid the worst difficulties.
10 - Significant ascents, remote environments and/or very rough terrain, up to vertical in section, with little option to avoid any difficulties.
1 - From the sofa to the fridge!
2 - Around the local park land; gentle rolling terrain.
3 - Rolling hills, commonly with obvious tracked pathways.
4 - Rolling hills to easy mountainous terrain, usually on pathed routes but occasionally off path.
5 - Mostly easy mountainous terrain often on path but with the potential for longer periods of time off path and with reasonable levels of ascent
6 - Easy to moderate mountainous terrain using pathed and off path routes with the potential for steeper sections and/or significant ascent.
7 - Moderate to rough mountainous terrain, using pathed and off path routes with the potential for steeper sections and/or significant ascent.
8 - Rough mountainous terrain with the potential to be in remote areas and have significant ascents with the possibility of short near vertical sections but with the option to avoid any difficulties if required.
9 - Significant ascents, remote environments and/or very rough terrain, up to vertical in section, but with options to avoid the worst difficulties.
10 - Significant ascents, remote environments and/or very rough terrain, up to vertical in section, with little option to avoid any difficulties.
Fitness:
1 - You are able to get out of bed in the morning!
2 - Able to walk a few kilometres over gently rolling ground.
3 - Able to walk most of the day over rolling to easy mountainous terrain.
4 - Able to cope with a long days walks over easy to moderate mountainous terrain with some periods of steeper ascent.
5 - Able to cope with a long days walk over moderate mountainous terrain with some periods over steeper ground.
6 - Able to cope with a long days walk over moderate mountainous terrain with more pronounced periods of steeper ground.
7 - Able to cope with a long days walk over moderate to rough mountainous terrain with regular periods of significant ascent.
8 - Able to cope with long days and/or multi-day walks over rough terrain with some periods of significant ascent, potentially carrying 10kg+.
9 - Able to cope with long days and/or multi-day walks over rough terrain with regular periods of significant ascent, potentially carrying 10kg+.
10 - Chris Froome spliced with Mo Farah...
1 - You are able to get out of bed in the morning!
2 - Able to walk a few kilometres over gently rolling ground.
3 - Able to walk most of the day over rolling to easy mountainous terrain.
4 - Able to cope with a long days walks over easy to moderate mountainous terrain with some periods of steeper ascent.
5 - Able to cope with a long days walk over moderate mountainous terrain with some periods over steeper ground.
6 - Able to cope with a long days walk over moderate mountainous terrain with more pronounced periods of steeper ground.
7 - Able to cope with a long days walk over moderate to rough mountainous terrain with regular periods of significant ascent.
8 - Able to cope with long days and/or multi-day walks over rough terrain with some periods of significant ascent, potentially carrying 10kg+.
9 - Able to cope with long days and/or multi-day walks over rough terrain with regular periods of significant ascent, potentially carrying 10kg+.
10 - Chris Froome spliced with Mo Farah...
Cycling/Mountain Biking:
1 - You are able to get on a bike!
2 - Able to ride a few kilometres over flat to gently rolling terrain.
3 - Able to ride half a day over rolling- to easy hilly terrain.
4 - Able to most of the day over rolling- to easy hilly terrain with some short sections of steeper ground.
5 - Able to ride all day over easy to moderate hilly terrain with the potential for moderate sections of steeper ground.
6 - Able to ride all day or multi-day over easy to moderate hilly terrain with prolonged levels of ascent.
7 - Able to ride all day or multi-day over moderate hilly terrain with the potential for periods of moderate ascent.
8 - Able to cope with long days in the saddle and/or multi-day rides over moderate to hilly terrain with periods of
significant ascent.
9 - Able to cope with long days in the saddle and/or multi-day rides over hilly terrain with regular periods of significant ascent.
10 - You ride the Tour de France!
1 - You are able to get on a bike!
2 - Able to ride a few kilometres over flat to gently rolling terrain.
3 - Able to ride half a day over rolling- to easy hilly terrain.
4 - Able to most of the day over rolling- to easy hilly terrain with some short sections of steeper ground.
5 - Able to ride all day over easy to moderate hilly terrain with the potential for moderate sections of steeper ground.
6 - Able to ride all day or multi-day over easy to moderate hilly terrain with prolonged levels of ascent.
7 - Able to ride all day or multi-day over moderate hilly terrain with the potential for periods of moderate ascent.
8 - Able to cope with long days in the saddle and/or multi-day rides over moderate to hilly terrain with periods of
significant ascent.
9 - Able to cope with long days in the saddle and/or multi-day rides over hilly terrain with regular periods of significant ascent.
10 - You ride the Tour de France!
