Cotswold Way: Chipping Campden to Bath (Trailblazer British Walking Guides) - Softcover

Tricia Hayne; Bob Hayne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905864167 ISBN 13: 9781905864164

Publisher: Trailblazer Publications, 2009

Synopsis

The Cotswold Way is a 102-mile National Trail that runs from Chipping Campden to Bath, following the beautiful Cotwold 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. 5 town plans and 50 large-scale walking maps - at just under 1: 20,000 - showing route times, places to stay, points of interest and much more 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

About this title

Review:

A polished guide to the Cotswold Way National Trail, with detailed maps, GPS waypoints and masses of practical information including a section on 'minimum impact walking'. -- Walk Magazine, The Ramblers' Association

maintains the hallmarks of these popular Trailblazer LDP guides. --Strider, Journal of the Long Distance Walkers Association, August 2009

all the information a backpacker needs --Backpack magazine

From the Back Cover:

The Cotswold Way is a 102-mile National Trail that runs from Chipping Campden to Bath, following the beautiful Cotwold 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.

'...the Trailblazer series stands head, shoulders, waist and ankles above the rest.

They are particularly strong on mapping...' The Sunday Times

• Includes 50 walking maps - the largest-scale maps available At a scale of just under 1:20,000 (8cm or 3-1/8 inches to one mile) these are bigger than the most detailed walking maps currently available in the shops.
• Unique mapping features - walking times, directions, tricky junctions, places to stay and 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 102-mile route in its entirety or sampling the highlights on day walks or short breaks. Includes detailed public transport information for all access points.
• Practical information for all budgets - what to see, where to stay, where to eat: pubs, hotels, B&B, camping, bunkhouses, hostels.
• Bath city guide

About this edition

• Publisher: Trailblazer Publications
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1905864167
• ISBN 13: 9781905864164
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192