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Beschreibung
All-in-one hiking route guide and maps to the Cotswold Way, a 102-mile National Trail that runs from Chipping Campden to Bath, following the beautiful Cotswold escarpment for most of its course. The trail leads through quintessentially English countryside with little villages of honey-coloured stone to the well-known town of Bath. Includes 44 large-scale maps (3 1/8 inches to 1 mile); 9 town plans and 8 overview maps. Full details of all accommodations and campsites, restaurants and pubs; plus full public transport information. Plus day-walks.

Fully revised and rewalked 5th edition.

• 44 large-scale walking maps – at just under 1:20,000 – showing route times, places to stay, points of interest and much more

• 9 town plans - Chipping Campden, Broadway, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Painswick, Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge, and the city of Bath

• 8 area maps and trail profiles

• Itineraries for all walkers – whether walking the route in its entirety over seven to eight days or sampling the highlights on day walks and short breaks

• Practical information for all budgets – camping, bunkhouses, hostels, B&Bs, pubs and hotels; Chipping Campden to Bath – where to stay, where to eat, what to see, plus detailed street plans

• Comprehensive public transport information – for all access points on the Cotswold Way.

• 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

• Bath city guide

• Includes downloadable gps waypoints now also with what3words references
All-in-one hiking route guide and maps to the Cotswold Way, a 102-mile National Trail that runs from Chipping Campden to Bath, following the beautiful Cotswold escarpment for most of its course. The trail leads through quintessentially English countryside with little villages of honey-coloured stone to the well-known town of Bath. Includes 44 large-scale maps (3 1/8 inches to 1 mile); 9 town plans and 8 overview maps. Full details of all accommodations and campsites, restaurants and pubs; plus full public transport information. Plus day-walks.

Fully revised and rewalked 5th edition.

• 44 large-scale walking maps – at just under 1:20,000 – showing route times, places to stay, points of interest and much more

• 9 town plans - Chipping Campden, Broadway, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Painswick, Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge, and the city of Bath

• 8 area maps and trail profiles

• Itineraries for all walkers – whether walking the route in its entirety over seven to eight days or sampling the highlights on day walks and short breaks

• Practical information for all budgets – camping, bunkhouses, hostels, B&Bs, pubs and hotels; Chipping Campden to Bath – where to stay, where to eat, what to see, plus detailed street plans

• Comprehensive public transport information – for all access points on the Cotswold Way.

• 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

• Bath city guide

• Includes downloadable gps waypoints now also with what3words references
Über den Autor
By Tricia Hayne and Bob Hayne
Inhaltsverzeichnis
INTRODUCTION

Cotswold Way

History 8 – Geology 10 – How difficult is the path? 12

How long do you need? 13 – When to go 13

PART 1: PLANNING YOUR WALK

Practical information for the walker

Route finding 17 – Accommodation 18 – Food and drink 23

Money 24 – Other services 24 – Taking dogs along the path 24

Walking companies 25 – Information for foreign visitors 26

Budgeting 28

Itineraries

Which direction? 30 – Suggested itineraries 30 – Side trips 30

Village and town facilities 32 – The best day and weekend walks 36

What to take

Keep it light 37 – How to carry it 37 – Footwear 37

Clothes 38 – Toiletries 39 – First-aid kit 39 – General items 39

Camping gear 40 – Money 40 – Travel insurance 40 – Maps 40

Sources of further information 41 – Recommended reading 42

Getting to and from the Cotswold Way

Getting to Britain 43 – National transport 44

Public transport map 46 – Local transport 47

PART 2: MINIMUM IMPACT & OUTDOOR SAFETY

Minimum-impact walking

Economic impact 49 – Environmental impact 50 – Access 51

Health and outdoor safety

Health 53 – Outdoor safety 55 – Weather information 56

Walking alone 56

PART 3: THE ENVIRONMENT & NATURE

Conserving the Cotswolds

Government agencies and schemes 58

Campaigning and conservation organisations 59

Beyond conservation 60

Flora and fauna

Trees and shrubs 61 – Wild flowers 62 – Butterflies 65 – Birds 65

Mammals 69 – Reptiles 72

PART 4: ROUTE GUIDE AND MAPS

Using this guide

Trail maps 73

Chipping Campden 74

Chipping Campden to Broadway 80 (Broadway 83)

Broadway to Winchcombe 88 (Buckland 88, Snowshill 90,

Stanton 90, Stanway 92, Wood Stanway 92, North Farmcote 92,

Hailes 94, Winchcombe 97)

Winchcombe to Cleeve Hill 100 (Postlip 101, Cleeve Hill 101)

Cleeve Hill to Leckhampton Hill 103 (Cheltenham 106,

Ham Hill 110, Charlton Kings 110, Upper Coberley 114,

Seven Springs 114, Coberley 114, Leckhampton 114)

Leckhampton Hill to Birdlip 114 (Little Shurdington 117,

Around Crickley Hill 117, Birdlip 117)

Birdlip to Painswick 117 (Little Witcombe 119,

Cranham Corner 120, Painswick 121)

Painswick to Stonehouse/Ebley 126 (Edge 127,

Randwick/Westrip 127, Stonehouse/Ebley 130)

Stonehouse/Ebley to Pen Wood 130 (King's Stanley 133,

Middleyard 133, Selsley 133)

Pen Wood to Dursley 134 (Nympsfield 134, Uley 136, Dursley 136)

Dursley to Wotton-under-Edge 141 (North Nibley 141,

Wotton-under-Edge 144)

Wotton-under-Edge to Old Sodbury 149 (Alderley 149,

Hillesley 149, Lower Kilcott 149, Hawkesbury Upton 151,

Horton 152, Little Sodbury 152, Old Sodbury 156)

Old Sodbury to Cold Ashton 156 (Coomb's End 156,

Tormarton 156, Pennsylvania 161, Cold Ashton 161)

Cold Ashton to Bath 163

Bath 165

APPENDICES

GPS waypoints 184

Map key 185

Distance chart 186
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Importe, Sport
Produktart: Reiseführer
Region: Europa
Rubrik: Reisen
Medium: (Land-)Karte
Reihe: British Walking Guides (Trailblazer)
Inhalt: Kartoniert
ISBN-13: 9781912716418
ISBN-10: 1912716410
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 37241
Auflage: 5th Edition
Hersteller: Trailblazer
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Geocenter TMS, Anja Pfister, Kurze Str. 40, D-70794 Filderstadt, gpsr@geocenter.de
Maße: 180 x 121 x 15 mm
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.05.2024
Gewicht: 0,214 kg
Artikel-ID: 126953868