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Klappentext A guidebook to 25 day walks in the Forest of Dean. Exploring the beautiful scenery of Gloucestershire between the Rivers Severn and Wye, the walks are suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike. The walks range in length from 6-26km (4-17 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2-10 hours. There are 21 circular routes and 4 longer, linear walks that cover sections of long-distance trails, including the Offa's Dyke Path and Gloucestershire Way. 1:50,000 OS maps reproduced at 1:40,000 for each walk Detailed information on planning, public transport and local history Easy access from Gloucester, Lydney and Chepstow Local points of interest include Yat Rock Zusammenfassung Guidebook to 25 walks in the Forest of Dean! between the Severn and Wye! from 4-mile routes to all-day sections of long-distance trails such as the Offa's Dyke Path and Gloucestershire Way! this guide is ideal for exploring the forest and its history and includes the information needed for walkers of all abilities to explore this ancient area. Overview map; Introduction; Geology and landscape; Plants and wildlife; The impact of man; Getting to and around the Forest; Where to stay; What to take; Maps and waymarking; Using this guide; 1 Above the River Wye; Walk 1 Around the northern ridges; Walk 2 Biblins and Yat Rock; Walk 3 The Stones of Staunton; Walk 4 Dean's Cathedral and the old Wye; Walk 5 Across the Hudnalls; Walk 6 To the Devil's Pulpit; Walk 7 Woolaston Common; 2 The Heart of the Forest; Walk 8 Speculation and the northern collieries; Walk 9 Bixslade and Cannop Ponds; Walk 10 Nagshead and Dark Hill; Walk 11 Parkend to Blakeney; Walk 12 The Sculpture Trail; Walk 13 New Fancy and the Speech House; Walk 14 Mallards Pike; Walk 15 Soudley Ponds and Blaize Bailey; Walk 16 The Soudley Rural Geology Trail; 3 Eastern Dean and Severn Shore; Walk 17 May Hill; Walk 18 Littledean and Welshbury; Walk 19 Longhope and Flaxley; Walk 20 Newnham and Bullo Pill; Walk 21 The Awre Peninsula and the Old Severn Bridge; 4 The Long-distance Trails; Walk 22 Offa's Dyke Path; Walk 23 The Gloucestershire Way in the western Forest; Walk 24 The Gloucestershire Way through central Dean; Walk 25 The Wysis Way; Appendix A Route summary table; Appendix B Useful contacts ...
