Beschreibung:
Guidebook to walking the Cotswold Way National Trail. Between Chipping Campden and Bath, the 102 mile route explores the Cotswolds AONB. Described in both directions over 13 stages, the Cotswold Way can be walked year round and is suitable for beginner trekkers. Includes separate OS 1:25,000 map booklet of the route.
Guidebook to walking the Cotswold Way National Trail between Chipping Campden and Bath, across the Cotswolds AONB - which includes both a guide to the route and a separate mapping booklet. The 102 mile (163km) route is described in both directions over 13 stages, of between 6 and 10 miles, depending on the existence of overnight accommodation. Camping options are sparse along the route. This guidebook is illustrated with maps and the author's own full-colour photographs. The stage-by-stage route description is accompanied by overview maps at a scale of 1:100,000 (1cm to 1 mile). A more detailed map of the Way is supplied in booklet form, at a scale of 1:25,000, slid into the back of the book. The Cotswold Way became a National Trail in May 2007, despite having been a much-loved walking route for more than 35 years. It follows the Cotswold escarpment, with dramatic and far-reaching views across the Severn Vale towards the Welsh hills, plunging down to visit honey-coloured villages, old market towns and the elegant and historic city of Bath.
CONTENTSMap keyOverview map and profileRoute summary tablesTrek plannerIntroductionThe Cotswold WayPlanning your tripChoosing an itineraryWhich way to walk?When to go?Self-guided or guided?Getting there and getting aroundFirst nights and last nightsAccommodationFacilities en routeBaggage transfer serviceWhat to takeThe Cotswold Way Hall of FamePlanning day by dayUsing this guideAdditional mappingWaymarkingHealth, safety and emergenciesMobile phones, wi-fi and the internetThe Country CodeAll about the CotswoldsGeologyPlants and wildlifeMan in the landscapeSouthbound: Chipping Campden to BathIntroductionStage 1 Chipping Campden to StantonStage 2 Stanton to WinchcombeStage 3 Winchcombe to Cleeve HillStage 4 Cleeve Hill to Dowdeswell (A40)Stage 5 Dowdeswell (A40) to BirdlipStage 6 Birdlip to PainswickStage 7 Painswick to Middleyard (King's Stanley)Stage 8 Middleyard (King's Stanley) to DursleyStage 9 Dursley to Wotton-under-EdgeStage 10 Wotton-under-Edge to Hawkesbury UptonStage 11 Hawkesbury Upton to TormartonStage 12 Tormarton to Cold AshtonStage 13 Cold Ashton to BathNorthbound: Bath to Chipping CampdenIntroductionStage 1 Bath to Cold AshtonStage 2 Cold Ashton to TormartonStage 3 Tormarton to Hawkesbury UptonStage 4 Hawkesbury Upton to Wotton-under-EdgeStage 5 Wotton-under-Edge to DursleyStage 6 Dursley to Middleyard (King's Stanley) 2Stage 7 Middleyard (King's Stanley) to PainswickStage 8 Painswick to BirdlipStage 9 Birdlip to Dowdeswell (A40)Stage 10 Dowdeswell (A40) to Cleeve HillStage 11 Cleeve Hill to WinchcombeStage 12 Winchcombe to StantonStage 13 Stanton to Chipping CampdenAppendix A Useful contactsAppendix B Accommodation along the routeAppendix C Further reading
