This new guide covers the coastal route from Minehead to Bude (125 miles), the first section of the 630 mile South West Coast Path. This spectacular route passes through the Exmoor National Park following the highest coastline in England (over 800ft), through numerous idyllic villages such as Lynton and Clovelly, around Barnstaple Bay and Hartland Point to the seaside resort of Bude just over the border with Cornwall. * 5 town plans and 53 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. These are not general-purpose maps but fully-edited maps drawn by walkers for walkers.
* 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 * Practical information for all budgets - camping, bunkhouses, hostels, B&Bs, pubs and hotels; where to stay, where to eat, what to see, plus detailed street plans * Comprehensive public transport information - for all access points on the coast * Flora and fauna - four page full color flower guide, plus an illustrated section on local wildlife * Full information on the Exmoor National Park * Green hiking - understanding the local environment and minimizing our impact on it * Downloadable GPS waypoints
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Reviews for 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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Verlagsort
Hindhead, Surrey
Großbritannien
ISBN-13
978-1-905864-43-0 (9781905864430)
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Co-authored by Henry Stedman & Joel Newton. Henry Stedman is the author of bestselling Trailblazer guides to Kilimanjaro, the Coast to Coast Path and Hadrian's Wall Path. He is a hiker of considerable experience, having trekked in many parts of Europe, Asia and Africa. He has been writing guidebooks for more than a decade. Joel Newton is a keen outdoorsman, having completed most of Britain's long-distance paths.
INTRODUCTION Exmoor and North Devon Coast Path History 9 - How difficult is the path? 11 How long do you need? 12 - When to go 13 PART 1: PLANNING YOUR WALK Practical information for the walker Route finding 17 - Accommodation 18 - Food and drink 21 Information for foreign visitors 24 - Money 25 - Other services 26 Walking companies 26 Budgeting 28 Itineraries Suggested itineraries 29 - Which direction? 30 - The best day and weekend walks 31 - Village and town facilities 32 - Side trips 34 What to take Keep your luggage light 35 - How to carry it 35 - Footwear 36 Clothes 36 - Toiletries 37 - First-aid kit 37 - General items 37 Camping gear 38 - Money 38 - Documents 38 - Maps 38 Recommended reading 39 - Sources of further information 41 Taking dogs along the path 42 Getting to and from the path National transport 45 - Getting to Britain 46 - Local transport 49 Public transport map 51 PART 2: MINIMUM IMPACT WALKING & OUTDOOR SAFETY Minimum impact walking Economic impact 52 - Environmental impact 53 - Access 54 Outdoor safety Avoidance of hazards 57 - Weather and weather forecasts 59 Blisters 59 - Hypothermia 59 - Hyperthermia 60 PART 3: THE ENVIRONMENT & NATURE Flora and fauna Trees 61 - Flowers 63 - Mammals 65 - Reptiles 68 - Birds 69 Butterflies and moths 72 PART 4: ROUTE GUIDE AND MAPS Using this guide Trail maps 73 Minehead 75 Minehead to Porlock Weir 79 Bossington 84 - Porlock 86 - Porlock Weir 89 Porlock Weir to Lynton 91 Lynmouth 98 - Lynton 102 Lynton to Combe Martin 105 Combe Martin 114 Combe Martin to Woolacombe 116 Watermouth 117 - Ilfracombe 120 - Lee 126 - Woolacombe 130 Woolacombe to Braunton 132 Croyde 137 - Saunton 139 - Braunton 145 Braunton to Instow 148 Barnstaple 151 - Fremington Quay 156 - Instow 156 Instow to Westward Ho! 160 Bideford 162 - Appledore 167 - Westward Ho! 171 Westward Ho! to Clovelly 173 Clovelly 177 Clovelly to Hartland Quay 180 Hartland Quay, Stoke & Hartland 186 Hartland Quay to Bude 189 Elmscott 190 - Morwenstow 194 - Bude 196 APPENDICES Map key 203 GPS waypoints 204 INDEX 206
