The Best of British Rough-Stuff is a document available FREE to all RSF members and details more than 120 classic routes in England, Wales and Scotland.

The document details each route giving OS six figure grid references of the start and finish, the length of each route in miles and an estimated crossing time in hours with an RSF 'Difficulty rating'.

Route

Barts

OS
Land-
ranger

(GR) Start

Start

Finish

(GR) Finish

Length of
RS in miles

Time (hrs)

Difficulty

Stake Pass

34

89,90

263138

Stonethwaite

Gt Langdale

286060

7

4

8

Skiddaw House

34

90

249323

Bassenthwaite

Threlkeld

304256

6

3

4

Stake Pass

34

89,90

263138

Stonethwaite

Gt. Langdale

286060

7

4

8

Old Coach Road

34

90

316231

St John's in the Vale

Dockray

380219

5

2

4

Helvellyn & Dodds traverse

34

90

336092

Grasmere

Threlkeld

316231

14

9

9

High Street Roman Road

34

90

414030

Troutbeck

Sockbridge

496250

16

6

8

Route

Barts

OS
Land-
ranger

(GR) Start

Start

Finish

(GR) Finish

Length of
RS in miles

Time (hrs)

Difficulty

Sulber Nick

32,4b

98

693782

Austwick

Selside

788746

5.5

2.30

3

Route

Barts

OS
Land-
ranger

(GR) Start

Start

Finish

(GR) Finish

Length of
RS in miles

Time (hrs)

Difficulty

Cut Gate

29

110

201011

Langsett

Ladybower Resr

175895

9

4

8

Snake Path

29

110

051877

Hayfield

Snake Inn

110907

6

3

Edale Moor

29

110

049869

Hayfield

Hope

168846

11

5

7

Jacobs Ladder

29

110

049869

Hayfield

Edale

102853

4

2

5

Route

Barts

OS
Land-
ranger

(GR) Start

Start

Finish

(GR) Finish

Length of
RS in miles

Time (hrs)

Difficulty

Nant Rhyd Wilym
(Wayfarers track)

22or27

125

052404

Cynwyd

Llanarmon DC

136347

7

3

4

Berwyns traverse

22or27

125

043385

Cynwyd

Milltir Gerrig

017305

9

5

8

Roman Steps

22

124

646315

Llyn Cwm Bychan

Bronaber

682301

3

3

Rhiw Trumau

13

161

Talgarth

Grwyne Fechan

229251

4

2

3

Route

Barts

OS
Land-
ranger

(GR) Start

Start

Finish

(GR) Finish

Length of
RS in miles

Time (hrs)

Difficulty

Cape Wrath

58

9

195600

Blairmore

Cape Wrath

259747

13

7

10

Lochinver-Ledmore

58

15

094222

Lochinver

Ledmore

230121

12

6

9

Diabaig-Redpoint

54

19

790606

LDiabaig

Red Point

732688

8

10+

10

Bealach na Croise

54,58

20,19

162760

Braemore

Kinlochewe

034619

16

Coulin Pass

54

25

002482

Achnashellach

Kinlochewe

002581

8

2

2

Ardross-Amat

59

20,21

567780

Ardross Castle

Amat

473909

13

5

2

Loch Fannich

58,55

20

313626

Lochluichart

Braemore

163761

14

6

3

Loch an Daimh

58,59

20

129949

Ullapool

Oykel Bridge

386009

20

8

8

Corrieyairack

51

34

373071

Fort Augustus

Melgarve

522947

17

7

7

Loch Lochy (west side)

50

34

277958

Laggan Locks

Clunes

201887

7

2

1

Glen Tilt

51

43

875664

Blair Atholl

Linn of Dee

061897

21

9

8

Inveroran-Kingshouse

48

41,50

271422

Inveroran

Kingshouse

268530

8

3

2

The routes are marked with a rating system called V.A.D. = Very Approximate Difficulty.

E = Easy, anything from a short rideable rough section between metalled roads to fairly long paths needing some wheeling. (sometimes hard work)
M = Moderate, often hard work, possibly occasional lifting
D = Difficult, usually hard work, sometimes involving short carries
S = Severe, much carrying, sometimes double carrying (bike, then luggage)
VS = Very severe, like severe but more so, scrambling may be involved

Times given in these guides do not allow for stops. They are often based on very little experience, so we will be glad to hear from you if you have used any of these routes.

Abbreviations:

m = height in metres
km = distance in kilometres (approximate)
path/r.r. = path or rough road
hrs = time taken to complete the route in hours (see above)
V.A.D. = Very Approximate Difficulty (see above)

The following are publishers of maps:

F&B = Freytag & Berndt
Mair = Mairs Geographischer Verlag (Austria/Germany mainly)
LDS = Landeskarte der Schweiz (Swiss 1:100,000, 1:50,000, 1:25,000)
Michelin = France/Switzerland at 1:200,000, Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany at 1:400,000
IGN = Institut Geographique National