Walking the Wales Coast Path: Llwybr Arfordir Cymru

Walking the Wales Coast Path: Llwybr Arfordir Cymru
by: Paddy Dillon (Author)
Publisher:Cicerone Press
Publication Date: 6 May 2022
Language:English
Print Length:368 pages
ISBN-10:178631066X
ISBN-13:9781786310668
Book Description
Guidebook to walking the Wales Coast Path, a 1398km waymarked long-distance trail from Chester to Chepstow. The route passes through two national parks, Snowdonia and the Pembrokeshire Coast, and the Anglesey, Llyn and Gower AONBs. The walk takes 2-3 months in its entirety but can easily be broken down into shorter sections or day walks. The coastal route is presented here in 57 stages, ranging from 16 to 30km, split between 9 sections Each stage includes step-by-step route description alongside 1:100,000 mapping The book contains everything you need to plan and hike the trail, including practical information on accommodation, transport links and facilities The compact format is conveniently sized for slipping into a jacket pocket or the top of a rucksack The guidebook contains overviews of Welsh history, geography, plants and wildlife, and local points of interest
About the Author
About the Author Paddy Dillon is a prolific walker and guidebook writer, with 100 guidebooks to his name and contributions to 40 other titles. He has written for several outdoor magazines and other publications and has appeared on radio and television. Paddy uses a tablet computer to write as he walks. His descriptions are therefore precise, having been written at the very point at which the reader uses them. Paddy is an indefatigable long-distance walker who has walked all of Britain’s National Trails and several European trails. He has also walked in Nepal, Tibet, Korea and the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the US. Paddy is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild and President of the Backpackers Club. www.paddydillon.co.uk