Walking Great Britain: England, Scotland, and Wales
"Exceptionally informative and thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, making it an ideal resource for itinerary planning." ― Midwest Book Review

  • 63 walks packed with local history, cultural and literary highlights, ecological and geological tidbits, and more
  • Brief descriptions of gateway towns and services
  • 75 full-color photos and detailed walk maps
  • At-a-glance chart featuring trail information and amenities

Walking Great Britain guides walkers and hikers of all levels and interests to the region’s superlative trails. From easy riverside strolls to challenging mountain summits, these beautiful, classic routes span the most scenic parts of England, Scotland, and Wales. They lend themselves to a good day’s walking with detail about local history, cultural and literary highlights, plus ecological and geological tidbits sprinkled throughout.

Join in Great Britain’s national pastime while visiting varied and stunning landscapes—hidden waterfalls, wild beaches, long lochs, deep gorges, dramatic cliffs, striking sea stacks, high peaks, picturesque peninsulas, colorful gardens, Roman ruins, turreted castles, and more. Most trails are easy day trips close to popular towns and destinations, making this a perfect guide for a quick outing between museum visits or a week’s worth of robust striding.
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Walking Great Britain: England, Scotland, and Wales
"Exceptionally informative and thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, making it an ideal resource for itinerary planning." ― Midwest Book Review

  • 63 walks packed with local history, cultural and literary highlights, ecological and geological tidbits, and more
  • Brief descriptions of gateway towns and services
  • 75 full-color photos and detailed walk maps
  • At-a-glance chart featuring trail information and amenities

Walking Great Britain guides walkers and hikers of all levels and interests to the region’s superlative trails. From easy riverside strolls to challenging mountain summits, these beautiful, classic routes span the most scenic parts of England, Scotland, and Wales. They lend themselves to a good day’s walking with detail about local history, cultural and literary highlights, plus ecological and geological tidbits sprinkled throughout.

Join in Great Britain’s national pastime while visiting varied and stunning landscapes—hidden waterfalls, wild beaches, long lochs, deep gorges, dramatic cliffs, striking sea stacks, high peaks, picturesque peninsulas, colorful gardens, Roman ruins, turreted castles, and more. Most trails are easy day trips close to popular towns and destinations, making this a perfect guide for a quick outing between museum visits or a week’s worth of robust striding.
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Walking Great Britain: England, Scotland, and Wales

Walking Great Britain: England, Scotland, and Wales

by Heather Hansen
Walking Great Britain: England, Scotland, and Wales

Walking Great Britain: England, Scotland, and Wales

by Heather Hansen

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"Exceptionally informative and thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, making it an ideal resource for itinerary planning." ― Midwest Book Review

  • 63 walks packed with local history, cultural and literary highlights, ecological and geological tidbits, and more
  • Brief descriptions of gateway towns and services
  • 75 full-color photos and detailed walk maps
  • At-a-glance chart featuring trail information and amenities

Walking Great Britain guides walkers and hikers of all levels and interests to the region’s superlative trails. From easy riverside strolls to challenging mountain summits, these beautiful, classic routes span the most scenic parts of England, Scotland, and Wales. They lend themselves to a good day’s walking with detail about local history, cultural and literary highlights, plus ecological and geological tidbits sprinkled throughout.

Join in Great Britain’s national pastime while visiting varied and stunning landscapes—hidden waterfalls, wild beaches, long lochs, deep gorges, dramatic cliffs, striking sea stacks, high peaks, picturesque peninsulas, colorful gardens, Roman ruins, turreted castles, and more. Most trails are easy day trips close to popular towns and destinations, making this a perfect guide for a quick outing between museum visits or a week’s worth of robust striding.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781680513172
Publisher: Mountaineers Books, The
Publication date: 05/18/2022
Pages: 320
Sales rank: 708,567
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Heather Hansen is an award-winning reporter, specializing in environmental and travel writing. She is the author of Wildfire: On the Front Lines with Station 8, and her work has appeared in High Country News, National Geographic Traveler, Smithsonian, Outside, Mountain Gazette, and others. She splits her time between Boulder, Colorado, and Cambridge, UK. Follow her online at heather-hansen.com.

Table of Contents

Walks at a Glance 8

Overview Map 14

Introduction 15

Know Before You Go 21

How to Use This Guide 31

Map Legend 33

Northern England

1 Castle Crag 36

2 Hawkshead to Wray Castle 41

3 Three Lakes Loop 45

4 Helvellyn 50

5 Tarn Hows 53

6 Pen-y-ghent 57

7 Malham Cove 60

8 Gordale Scar & Janet's Foss 64

9 Langstrothdale Riverside Walk 67

Central England

10 Lord's Seat Loop 74

11 Great Ridge Ramble 78

12 Longshaw & Podley Gorge 81

13 Stanage Edge 86

14 Dovedale & The Stepping Stones 90

15 Cave Dale & Winnats Pass 95

16 Chipping Campden & Dover's Hill 99

17 Winchcombe, Belas Knap & Sudeley Castle 102

18 Buckholt Wood & Cooper's Hill 106

19 Bath Skyline 110

20 Woodstock & Blenheim Palace 114

21 Oxford Blues & Greens 119

Eastern England

22 Parks of London 128

23 Hampstead Heath 134

24 Parkland Walk to Alexandra Palace 138

25 Grantchester Meadows 143

26 Cambridge Parks & Backs 147

27 Holkham Beach 151

28 Dunwich Beach & Heath 155

29 Greyfriars Wood & Monastery Ruins 160

Southern England

30 The Lizard 168

31 Kynance Cove to Lizard Point 172

32 Bedruthan Steps to Porthcothan 176

33 Tour of Tors 179

34 Teign Gorge & Fingle Woods 183

35 Valley of Rocks 187

36 Branscombe & Hooken Cliffs 191

37 Lulworth Cove & Durdle Door 195

Wales (CYMRU)

38 Cwm Idwal 202

39 Legends of Beddgelert 207

40 Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) 211

41 Three Peaks of the Brecon Beacons 215

42 Four Waterfalls of the Brecon Beacons 219

43 St. Ann's Head 222

44 Stackpole Head, Barafundle Bay & Bosherton Lakes 227

45 St. Davids & Treginnis Peninsula 231

Scottish Lowlands

46 Holyrood Park Loop 238

47 Water of Leith 242

48 Pentland Peaks Triptych 246

49 Turnhouse Hill 251

50 North Berwick Law 254

51 North Berwick Shore 258

52 Dunbar Cliff Walk 261

53 Aberlady Nature Reserve to Gullane Bents 264

54 Gullane Bents 268

Scottish Highlands

55 Loch an Ellein & Loch Gamhna 274

56 Coire an t-Sneachda 278

57 Creag Bheag 281

58 Ryvoan Pass, An Lochan Uaine & Meall a'Bhuachaille 285

59 Ben Lomond 288

60 North Face of Ben Nevis 293

61 Coire Lagan 297

62 Fingal's Pinnacles & The Quiraing 300

63 Pass of Killiecrankie 303

Acknowledgments 309

Resources 311

Index 314

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