The Greater Ridgeway (Long Distance Trails)

Quinlan, Ray

ISBN 10: 1852843462 / ISBN 13: 9781852843465

Published by Cicerone Press Limited, 2010

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Flexibound in vinyl covers. A compact travel guide with detailed maps and descriptions of the entire Ridgeway trail in southeast England. Extremely valuable for the serious hiker. No text markings noted; mild usage wear. Seller Inventory # 63360aa

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Greater Ridgeway (Long Distance Trails)

Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited

Publication Date: 2010

Binding: Flexibound

Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis:

Complete guide to walking the entire Ridgeway from Lyme Regis on the south coast to Hunstanton on the Norfolk coast, combining the shorter Icknield Way with the Wessex Ridgeways and the Peddars Way, a total of 580km (360 miles).It has been called the oldest road and archaeologists tell us that it was walked when the stone circle at Avebury was just a glint in its builder's eye. Neolithic tradesmen, pilgrims and invading armies of five millennia have used this route, which is now fully accessible to walkers and ramblers.Running for 583km (363 miles), it is both the oldest and longest single inland path, incorporating four established long distance paths: The Wessex Ridgeway, The Ridgeway National Trail, the Icknield Way and the Peddars Way National Trail. It is a walk of incredible variation: from the flat open plateau of the Salisbury Plain to the undulating Dorset hills, from airy ridges above Wantage to the big sky country around Thetford; from small, intimate villages of the shires to the pleasant northern fringes of Luton.

About the Author:

Ray Quinlan is a scientist by profession, but finds this ancient landscape a source of wonder and enjoyment. An experienced author, this is his sixth and most ambitious book.