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This does not stop people from using their hands as an aid to confidence.) \u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eis not a road, or path adjacent to a road, on which you would expect to see traffic. \u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eis not Terrain Two.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003C/td\u003E\n\u003C/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr style=\u0022height: 592px;\u0022\u003E\n\u003Ctd style=\u0022width: 49.439%; height: 592px;\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETerrain Two \u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003Edescribes terrain which meets both of criteria (a) and criteria (b)\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/td\u003E\n\u003Ctd style=\u0022width: 49.439%; height: 592px;\u0022\u003E\n\u003Col style=\u0022list-style-type: lower-alpha;\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eis over 800 metres above sea level, \u00A0\u003Cbr\u003EOR\u003Cbr\u003Elies more than three hours travelling time from a road which can take an ordinary road-going ambulance or a building which is occupied, such as a farm, or another means of calling help, such as a telephone box, \u00A0\u003Cbr\u003EOR\u003Cbr\u003Ehas steep slopes or rocky terrain, where a slip may result in a fall including routes or areas where the average person would need to regularly use their hands at least for balance if not for actual progress. 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