Synopsis
This guide covers the third and last section of the South West Coast Path, from Plymouth to Poole Harbour (217 miles). This beautiful route includes 95 miles within England's only Natural World Heritage Site, the Jurassic Coast, and passes dramatic cliffs and headlands, Chesil Bank's impressive spit and Lulworth Cove, winding through idyllic seaside villages such as Beer and Lyme Regis.
· 97 maps large-scale walking maps – at just under 1:20,000 – with 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 walking the route in its entirety or sampling the highlights on day walks and short breaks
· Practical information for all budgets – Where to stay (campsites, hostels, B&Bs, pubs and hotels), where to eat, what to see
· Comprehensive public transport information for day walks – all access points on the path
· Downloadable gps waypoints
About the Author
Daniel McCrohan updated this edition. He is the co-author of numerous guides for Lonely Planet, including India and China. Although from the UK he lived in Beijing for a decade and has hiked many sections of the Great Wall. He has updated several other British Walking Guides for Trailblazer including: Hadrian's Wall Path, Pembrokeshire Coast Path, South Downs Way. The original guide was by Henry Stedman and Joel Newton, who have also written several other British Walking Guides for Trailblazer including Exmoor & North Devon Coast Path, Cornwall Coast Path. Henry has written Coast to Coast Path, Hadrian's Wall Path, Dales Way, Kilimanjaro Trekking Guide. Joel has written Thames Path.
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