Mike Dunn Walking in the Forest of Dean 25 routes in the historic Royal Forest

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A guidebook to 25 day walks in the Forest of Dean. Exploring the beautiful scenery of Gloucestershire between the Rivers Severn and Wye, the walks are suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike.

The walks range in length from 6–26km (4–17 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–10 hours. There are 21 circular routes and 4 longer, linear walks that cover sections of long-distance trails, including the Offa’s Dyke Path and Gloucestershire Way.

1:50, 000 OS maps reproduced at 1:40, 000 for each walk

Detailed information on planning, public transport and local history

Easy access from Gloucester, Lydney and Chepstow

Local points of interest include Yat Rock

€20.99

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Overview map

Introduction

Geology and landscape

Plants and wildlife

The impact of man

Getting to and around the Forest

Where to stay

What to take

Maps and waymarking

Using this guide

1 Above the River Wye

Walk 1 Around the northern ridges

Walk 2 Biblins and Yat Rock

Walk 3 The Stones of Staunton

Walk 4 Dean’s Cathedral and the old Wye

Walk 5 Across the Hudnalls

Walk 6 To the Devil’s Pulpit

Walk 7 Woolaston Common

2 The Heart of the Forest

Walk 8 Speculation and the northern collieries

Walk 9 Bixslade and Cannop Ponds

Walk 10 Nagshead and Dark Hill

Walk 11 Parkend to Blakeney

Walk 12 The Sculpture Trail

Walk 13 New Fancy and the Speech House

Walk 14 Mallards Pike

Walk 15 Soudley Ponds and Blaize Bailey

Walk 16 The Soudley Rural Geology Trail

3 Eastern Dean and Severn Shore

Walk 17 May Hill

Walk 18 Littledean and Welshbury

Walk 19 Longhope and Flaxley

Walk 20 Newnham and Bullo Pill

Walk 21 The Awre Peninsula and the Old Severn Bridge

4 The Long-distance Trails

Walk 22 Offa’s Dyke Path

Walk 23 The Gloucestershire Way in the western Forest

Walk 24 The Gloucestershire Way through central Dean

Walk 25 The Wysis Way

Appendix A Route summary table

Appendix B Useful contacts

Über den Autor

Mike Dunn was born and bred in Leicester but has now lived in Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan for over 30 years. He worked for the Welsh Assembly Government, latterly specialising in environmental and conservation issues, and has also written widely on landscape, walking, pubs and real ale. His books include The Penguin Guide to Real Draught Beer , Walking through the Lake District , Walking Ancient Trackways and Real Heritage Pubs of Wales (with Mick Slaughter). He is married and has two daughters, and his interests include playing and organising tennis (he’s a former member of the Tennis Wales Board), birdwatching, cricket and real ale. Mike’s favourite locations for walking are the Welsh borders, the Hebridean Islands and the Lake District.

Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● Seiten 160 ● ISBN 9781849658997 ● Dateigröße 15.9 MB ● Verlag Cicerone Press ● Ort Kendal ● Land GB ● Erscheinungsjahr 2013 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 2709881 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM

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