The Ridgeway: National Trail Guides
Autor Anthony Burtonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 iun 2016
The official guide to this superb National Trail along Britain's oldest road, published in conjunction with Walk Unlimited.
Whether you're an experienced long-distance walker or a weekend stroller, this is the only companion you need. The Ridgeway follows one of the oldest ‘green roads’ in Europe, running for 87 miles (140 km) from Overton Hill in the west, across the Marlborough Downs and the Vale of the White Horse, to Ivinghoe Beacon on the northern edge of the Chilterns.
Whether you're an experienced long-distance walker or a weekend stroller, this is the only companion you need. The Ridgeway follows one of the oldest ‘green roads’ in Europe, running for 87 miles (140 km) from Overton Hill in the west, across the Marlborough Downs and the Vale of the White Horse, to Ivinghoe Beacon on the northern edge of the Chilterns.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781781315736
ISBN-10: 1781315736
Pagini: 144
Ilustrații: 50 colour illustrations
Dimensiuni: 128 x 198 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Ediția:Re-issue
Editura: Quarto Publishing Plc
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ISBN-10: 1781315736
Pagini: 144
Ilustrații: 50 colour illustrations
Dimensiuni: 128 x 198 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Ediția:Re-issue
Editura: Quarto Publishing Plc
Colecția National Trail Guides
Seria National Trail Guides
Notă biografică
Anthony Burton is the author of a number of books in the National Trail Guides series for Aurum, including The West Highland Way, Hadrian's Wall Path, The Cotswold Way and The Ridgeway, as well as a biography of Richard Trevithick and Thomas Telford and numerous other works of industrial history. He lives in Stroud.
Cuprins
How to use this guide
Distance checklist
Key maps
Part One: Introduction
Part Two: The Ridgeway
1 Overton Hill to Ogbourne St George
The New Stone Age
2 Ogbourne St George to Sparsholt Firs
Geology and scenery
3 Sparsholt Firs to Streatley Sheep and sheep fairs
Alfred’s kingdom
4 Streatley to Watlington Hill Road
5 Watlington Hill Road to Wendover
Ancient tracks
6 Wendover to Ivinghoe Beacon
The Tring Cuttings
Part Three: Useful Information
Transport • Accommodation • Tourist Information Centres •
Useful addresses • Places to visit on or near the Ridgeway •
Ordnance Survey Maps
Distance checklist
Key maps
Part One: Introduction
Part Two: The Ridgeway
1 Overton Hill to Ogbourne St George
The New Stone Age
2 Ogbourne St George to Sparsholt Firs
Geology and scenery
3 Sparsholt Firs to Streatley Sheep and sheep fairs
Alfred’s kingdom
4 Streatley to Watlington Hill Road
5 Watlington Hill Road to Wendover
Ancient tracks
6 Wendover to Ivinghoe Beacon
The Tring Cuttings
Part Three: Useful Information
Transport • Accommodation • Tourist Information Centres •
Useful addresses • Places to visit on or near the Ridgeway •
Ordnance Survey Maps
Descriere
The Ridgeway follows one of the oldest 'green roads' in Europe.