Comprehensive, all-in-one guide to walking the Dorset & South Devon Coast Path, the third and last section of the South West Coast Path National Trail. Includes: * 88 large-scale walking maps at just under 1:20,000 - showing route times, places to stay, places to eat, points of interest and much more. * 29 town plans, 14 colour stage maps showing hills and descents, and 2 colour overview maps. * Places to stay with reviews - pubs, hotels, B&Bs, hostels, bunkhouses, campsites. * Places to eat with reviews - teashops, cafes, takeaways, pubs, restaurants. * What to see along the way - historical, cultural and geographical background information. * Itineraries for all walkers - whether walking the route in its entirety over a week to 10 days or sampling the highlights on day walks and short breaks. * Comprehensive public transport information - for all access points on the path. * Flora and fauna - four page full colour flower guide, plus an illustrated section on local wildlife. * Green hiking - understanding the local environment and minimizing our impact on it. * Downloadable GPS waypoints. * The information is written onto the maps, so walking directions, tricky junctions, places to stay and eat, points of interest and walking times are all written onto the maps themselves in the places to which they apply. The maps are not general-purpose ones but fully-edited maps drawn by walkers for walkers.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Reviews for the previous editions of the South West Coast Path mini-series: 'three excellent guides to the trail' - The Independent. 'crammed with practical information on the route and local amenities, wildlife guides and detailed maps.'- Walk magazine. 'Packed with information and excellent hand-drawn maps, these are essential companions.' - Wanderlust.
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Sprache
Verlagsort
Hindhead, Surrey
Großbritannien
Editions-Typ
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
60 colour photos, 4pp colour flower guide, 88 trail maps and 29 town plans, 14 colour stage maps and 2 colour overview maps
Maße
Höhe: 180 mm
Breite: 120 mm
Dicke: 19 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-905864-94-2 (9781905864942)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Daniel McCrohan updated this edition. He is the co-author of numerous guides for Lonely Planet, including India and China. Although from the UK he lived in Beijing for a decade and has hiked many sections of the Great Wall. He has updated several other British Walking Guides for Trailblazer including: Hadrian's Wall Path, Pembrokeshire Coast Path, South Downs Way.
The original guide was by Henry Stedman and Joel Newton, who have also written several other British Walking Guides for Trailblazer including Exmoor & North Devon Coast Path, Cornwall Coast Path. Henry has written Coast to Coast Path, Hadrian's Wall Path, Dales Way, Kilimanjaro Trekking Guide. Joel has written Thames Path.
