Hadrian's Wall Path
Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway
4th Edition
Published on 27. June 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-905864-58-4 (ISBN)
Description
All-in-one guide to walking Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail. The walking guide includes: 59 large-scale walking maps, 8 town plans, 8 stage maps and 2 overview maps; reviews of places to stay - pubs, hotels, B&Bs, hostels, bunkhouses, campsites, and places to eat, attractions along the way, history, and detailed public transport information showing access points on the path; GPS Waypoints. Ideal for walking the complete path, and for weekend and day walks. New edition also includes 32 pages colour and extra colour mapping for each stage of the walk. The information is written onto the maps, so walking directions, trlicky junctions, places to stay and eat, points of interest and waking times are all written onto the maps themselves in the places to which they apply. These are not general purpose maps but fully-edited maps drawn by walkers for walkers. This week-long walk is regarded as one of the least challenging National Trails. Also includes 30pp of colour photos and a 4pp colour flower guide.
Reviews / Votes
This new edition has ... useful profiles showing ascents and descents - Scotland Outdoors, September/October 2014 Review for previous editions: 'A wealth of interesting information' - Strider Recommended - Country WalkingMore details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Hindhead, Surrey
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
ISBN-13
978-1-905864-58-4 (9781905864584)
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07/2011
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Person
Born in Chatham, Kent, Henry Stedman has been writing guidebooks for over 15 years and is the author or co-author of half a dozen titles, including Trailblazer's Kilimanjaro - The trekking guide to Africa's highest mountain, Coast to Coast Path, the mini-series for the whole of the South West Coast Path as well as The Bradt Guide to Palestine and the Rough Guides to Indonesia and Southeast Asia. When not travelling or writing, Henry lives in England editing other people's guidebooks, maintaining his Kilimanjaro website and arranging climbs on the mountain through his company, Climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
Content
INTRODUCTION PART 1: PLANNING YOUR WALK - About the Hadrian's Wall Path (History, How difficult is the Hadrian's Wall Path?, How long do you need?), Practical information for the visitor (Accommodation, Food and drink, Money, Other services, Information for foreign visitors, Walking companies), Budgeting (Accommodation, Extras), When to go (Seasons, Temperature and rainfall, Daylight hours, Annual events), Itineraries (Which direction? Highlights, Village and town facilities, Suggested itineraries, Hillwalking side trips, Mountain biking, Walking with dogs), What to take (Keep it light, How to carry it, Footwear, Clothes, Toiletries, First-aid kit, General items, Sleeping bag, Camping gear, Money, Maps, Recommended reading), Getting to and from the Hadrian's Wall Path (National transport, Getting to Britain, Local transport, Local transport map and details) Sources of further information PART 2: MINIMUM IMPACT TREKKING Economic impact, Environmental impact, Access, Outdoor safety (Avoidance of hazards, Weather forecasts, Blisters, Hypothermia, Heat exhaustion and heatstroke, Sunburn) PART 3: THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE Conserving the Hadrian's Wall Path (Natural Heritage, Campaigning & conservation organizations), Fauna and flora (Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, Trees, Flowers PART 4: NEWCASTLE City guide (Orientation, Arrival and departure, Getting around, Services, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, What to see) PART 5: ROUTE GUIDE & MAPS Using this guide, Stage 1: Wallsend to Heddon-on-the-Wall (Maps 1-6) (Segedunum, Heddon-on-the-Wall), Stage 2: Heddon-on-the-Wall to Chollerford (Maps 6-13, Wall, Chollerford, Chesters), The Corbridge-Hexham alternative (Maps 10a-12, From the Hadrian's Wall Trail to Corbridge, Corbridge, Corstopitum, Corbridge to Hexham, Hexham, Hexham to Acomb and the Hadrian's Wall Trail, Acomb), Stage 3: Chollerford to Once Brewed/Steel Rigg (Maps 13-18, Housesteads, Once Brewed, Vindolanda), Stage 4: Once Brewed/Steel Rigg to Banks (Maps 18-24, Haltwhistle, Greenhead, Gilsland, Birdoswald, Banks) Stage 5: Banks to Carlisle (Maps 24-30, Walton, Brampton, Crosby-on-Eden, Carlisle), Stage 6: Carlisle to Bowness on Solway (Maps 31-36, Burgh-by-Sands, Drumburgh, Port Carlisle, Bowness-on-Solway), INDEX