Description

Offa’s Dyke Path Trailblazer Walking Guide

The Offa’s Dyke Path is a superb national trail that runs from the North Wales coast to the Severn Estuary following the line of Offa’s Dyke, an impressive eighth-century earthwork along the English/Welsh border. The ever-changing landscape – the Clwydian Range, the Shropshire Hills, the Black Mountains and the Wye Valley – is steeped in history and legend providing 285km of fascinating walking.

This is an all-in-one two-way hiking route guide. It includes 87 large-scale walking maps (3 1/8 inches to 1 mile); 11 town maps and 15 overview maps. It provides full details of all accommodation and campsites, restaurants and pubs; plus full public transport information. Includes day-walks.

• Two-way guide – walk from north to south (Prestatyn to Chepstow) or south to north (Chepstow to Prestatyn)
• 11 town plans and 87 large-scale walking maps – at just under 1:20,000 – showing route times, places to stay, points of interest and much more
• 14 overview maps
• Itineraries for all walkers – whether walking the route in its entirety over seven to eight days or sampling the highlights on day walks and short breaks
• Practical information for all budgets – camping, bunkhouses, hostels, B&Bs, pubs and hotels – where to stay, where to eat, what to see, plus detailed street plans
• Comprehensive public transport information – for all access points on the path.
• Flora and fauna – four page flower guide, plus an illustrated section on local wildlife
• Green hiking – understanding the local environment and minimizing our impact on it
• With downloadable GPS waypoints now also with what3words references
• Includes extra colour sections: 16pp colour introduction and 16pp of colour mapping for stage sections (one stage per page) with trail profiles.