About This Website

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The Lost Peak is an informational website providing written descriptions, maps, GPX files, photographs, and general information relating to hiking routes in the United Kingdom.

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All content is provided for general information only. Nothing on this website constitutes professional advice, safety advice, guided instruction, or a recommendation that any route is suitable for any individual, group, or conditions.

Use of this website is entirely at your own risk.

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Acceptance of These Terms

 

By accessing this website, downloading GPX files, or following any route described, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms of Use and Disclaimer in full. ​

 

If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must not use this website or its content.

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Personal Responsibility

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You acknowledge and agree that:

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• You are solely responsible for your own safety and decisions

• You assess your own fitness, experience, skills, and limitations

• You decide whether conditions are suitable at the time of your hike

• You take full responsibility for navigation, route choice, and judgment

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The Lost Peak does not guide, lead, supervise, monitor, or accompany any hikes.

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Accuracy & Currency of Information

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Reasonable care is taken when creating content. However, The Lost Peak makes no guarantees that any information on this website is accurate, complete, current, or free from errors or omissions.

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Routes, paths, access points, terrain, signage, rights of way, land ownership, and restrictions may change at any time due to weather, erosion, land management, farming activity, forestry work, or access decisions.

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All distances, timings, ascent figures, difficulty descriptions, and route details are approximate only.

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GPX Files & Digital Navigation

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All GPX files are provided free of charge for convenience only.

You acknowledge that:

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• GPX files may contain errors, omissions, or inaccuracies

• GPS devices and mobile applications may fail or provide incorrect positioning

• Signal loss, battery failure, or software issues may occur

• GPX files should never be relied upon as the sole means of navigation

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You are responsible for carrying appropriate backup navigation and having the knowledge to use it.

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Weather & Environmental Conditions

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Weather conditions in the UK can change rapidly and unpredictably, particularly in upland and mountainous areas.

The Lost Peak does not guarantee that weather references or links are accurate, that conditions shown in photographs reflect current conditions, or that routes are safe in particular seasons, weather, or daylight conditions.

You are responsible for checking up to date forecasts and making safe decisions.

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Terrain, Natural Hazards, & Inherent Risk

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Hiking and outdoor activity involve inherent risks, including but not limited to slips, trips, falls, steep ground, exposed edges, cliffs, loose rock, scree, mud, ice, snow, rivers, bogs, water crossings, livestock, wildlife, insects, remoteness, limited mobile coverage, and delayed emergency response.

 

The Lost Peak accepts no responsibility for injury, illness, loss, or death arising from use of any route or information provided.

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Dogs

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Where dogs are mentioned or implied as potentially suitable, this is informational only.

 

​You remain fully responsible for assessing terrain suitability for dogs, managing livestock interactions, complying with access restrictions and seasonal controls, and keeping dogs under proper control at all times.

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Access, Land, & Rights of Way​

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The Lost Peak does not guarantee that any route is a public right of way, legally accessible at the time of use, has landowner permission, or is suitable for children, dogs, or groups.​

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You are responsible for complying with the Countryside Code, local signage, temporary restrictions, and landowner instructions at all times.

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Parking & Transport

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Any parking locations or transport suggestions are provided for general guidance only.​

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The Lost Peak does not guarantee availability of parking, legality of parking, or safety or security of vehicles.

You are responsible for ensuring parking is lawful and appropriate.

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Third Party Links & Services

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This website may include links to third party services such as mapping platforms, navigation apps, weather services, or other external websites.

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The Lost Peak does not control third party content and accepts no responsibility for accuracy, availability, reliability, or any loss or damage arising from their use.

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Photographs & Visual Content

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Images and videos on this website are illustrative only.

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They may be taken in different seasons or conditions, use lenses that distort steepness or distance, or exclude hazards that are present on the ground.

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Do not rely on images to assess route difficulty or safety.

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Health & Fitness

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You are responsible for ensuring that you are physically and medically capable of undertaking any hike.

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The Lost Peak does not assess individual health conditions, injuries, disabilities, or medical risks.

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Emergencies

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The Lost Peak does not provide monitoring, support, or rescue coordination.

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In an emergency, contact the appropriate emergency services. You are responsible for carrying suitable emergency equipment and knowing how to summon help.

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User Comments & Submissions

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When comments or user submitted content are enabled, all such content represents the views of the individual author only.

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The Lost Peak does not verify user submitted information, accepts no responsibility for accuracy, safety, or reliability of user content, and reserves the right to moderate or remove content at its discretion.

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By submitting content, you grant The Lost Peak a non exclusive right to display and moderate that content.

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Monetisation

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This website includes affiliate links, sponsorships, or donation based support.

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Any such content does not alter your responsibility for safety, decision making, or risk, and does not imply endorsement or suitability of any route, product, or service.

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Limitation of Liability

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To the fullest extent permitted by UK law, The Lost Peak excludes all liability for any loss, damage, injury, or death arising from use of this website, reliance on any information provided, download or use of GPX files, or participation in hiking or outdoor activities.

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This includes, without limitation, losses arising from negligence to the extent permitted by law.

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Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded under UK law.

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Changes to These Terms

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These Terms of Use and Disclaimer may be updated at any time without notice. Continued use of the website constitutes acceptance of any changes.