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Ridgeway Trailblazer Walking Guide

Two-way guide: Avebury to Ivinghoe Beacon to Avebury

Author: Nick Hill   Series: Trailblazer British Walking Guides

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All the information you need to enjoy your hiking adventure along The Ridgeway is in this fully revised and updated 5th edition.

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All the information you need to enjoy your hiking adventure along The Ridgeway is in this fully revised and updated 5th edition.

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Description

All-in-one guide to walking The Ridgeway path, running from Wiltshire to Buckinghamshire, in southern England. New two-way edition with routes rewalked in both directions from Avebury to Ivinghoe Beacon near Aylesbury and Ivinghoe Beacon to Avebury, and in two-colour style.

This guide includes:

  • Includes 53 detailed walking maps - the largest scale maps available - at just under 1:20,000 (8cm or 31/8 inches to one mile) these are bigger than even the most detailed walking maps currently available in the shops.
  • Unique mapping features – walking times, directions, tricky junctions, places to stay, places to eat, points of interest. These are not general-purpose maps but fully edited maps drawn by walkers for walkers.
  • Itineraries for all walkers – whether hiking the entire route or sampling highlights on day walks or short breaks.
  • Detailed public transport information for all access points.
  • Practical information for all budgets – what to see; where to eat (cafés, pubs and restaurants); where to stay (B&Bs, hotels, hostels, bunkhouses and campsites).
  • Downloadable GPS waypoints

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About the Author

Nick Hill lives in Devizes, not far from the Ridgeway which he's walked from end to end several times. He is also often to be found on the paths around Avebury. As part of the Trailblazer team he is author, illustrator and cartographer, drawing many of the maps for the guides. He has also researched and updated the Trans-Siberian Handbook and South Downs Way.

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The Ridgeway begins near Avebury and runs 87 miles across the high chalk downs of Wiltshire, into the Thames Valley and on to the Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire, finishing at Ivinghoe Beacon near Aylesbury. This is the oldest road in Britain, some of it dating from prehistoric times. It's a popular six-day walk. - 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. - 8 overview maps and 2 planning maps. - Itineraries for all walkers - whether walking the route in its entirety over one to two weeks or sampling the highlights on day walks and short breaks - - Practical information for all budgets - camping, bunkhouses, hostels, B&Bs, pubs and hotels; Avebury through to Ivinghoe Beacon - where to stay, where to eat, what to see, plus detailed street plans - - Comprehensive public transport information - for all access points on the Ridgeway - - Flora and fauna - four page full color flower guide, plus an illustrated section on local wildlife - - Green hiking - understanding the local environment and minimizing our impact on it - Downloadable GPS waypoints

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Product Details

Publisher
Trailblazer Publications
Published
18th January 2021
Edition
5th
Pages
214
ISBN
9781912716203

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