Practical, complete guide to walking the South Downs Way, a 100-mile National Trail footpath which follows the line of chalk hills stretching from Winchester to Eastbourne in southern England. Includes * 82 Maps: 60 large-scale walking maps - 1:20,000 (3-1/8 inches to 1 mile), 11 town plans, 10 stage maps with trail profiles showing hills and descents, and 2 overview maps. * Detailed accommodation with reviews: B&Bs, campsites, pubs, hotels, bunkhouses. * Where to eat with reviews: cafes, teashops, pubs, takeaways and restaurants. * Comprehensive public transport information with frequency of services for all access points on the Path. * Downloadable GPS waypoints. * Itineraries for all walkers, whether hiking the entire route or sampling highlights on day walks, weekends or short breaks. * Unique mapping features - walking times, directions, tricky junctions, places to stay, places to eat, points of interest written onto the maps. * 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.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
'A little gem of a book', Walk magazine, The Ramblers, Summer 2018; 'Excellent.' Backpack, the journal of The Backpackers Club, Summer 2018; 'probably the most comprehensive (books) ever compiled about our long distance paths.' This England, Summer 2018; 'Terrific guide', Hampshire Chronicle, April 2018; '...the Trailblazer series stands head, shoulders, waist and ankles above the rest. They are particularly strong on mapping...' The Sunday Times;
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Hindhead, Surrey
Großbritannien
Editions-Typ
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
60 colour photos; 4pp colour flower guide; 60 trail maps & 11 town plans (black and white); 10 colour, stage maps and 2 colour, overview maps
Maße
Höhe: 180 mm
Breite: 120 mm
Dicke: 13 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-905864-93-5 (9781905864935)
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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. He lived in Beijing for ten years 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, Cornwall Coast Path.
The original guide was by Jim Manthorpe, who has also written several other British Walking Guides for Trailblazer including Scottish Highlands Hillwalking Guide and Great Glen Way.
