Product Description

The South West Coast Path is the spectacular 630-mile (1008 km) National Trail around the tip of Britain. This volume features the section of the Path from Padstow to Falmouth, a distance of 169 miles (271 km). Following Natural England's acorn waymarks, the route hugs the coast right around Land's End and the Lizard, via the ports of St Ives and Penzance.This is the complete, official guide for the long-distance walker or the weekend stroller."National Trail Guides" are the official guidebooks to the fifteen National Trails in England and Wales and are published in association with Natural England, the official body charged with developing and maintaining the Trails.This is the official guide to the selection of Britain's largest National Trail that runs around Land's End at the South-west tip of England, published in association with Natural England.This title features: a complete description of the route divided into thirteen chapters, each covering one day's walk; 1:25 000 Ordnance Survey mapping marked with points of interest along the route shown alongside the text; full colour photographs throughout; background information on local history, wildlife, archaeology and landscape; and a comprehensive 'Useful Information' section.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47049 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Customer Reviews

waste of money
The book provides some musings and background information, which is nice, but little in terms of guidance. The path is mostly easy to follow, but at those spots where it isn't, this guidebook fails to come to the rescue. Other useful information, such as, for example "you are now at the half-way point in this walk," is not provided.

Get your common sense and an OS map instead.

Coast Path
Fairly limited information although the maps are handy. Also wasn't as helpful as hoped as I was walking in the opposite direction to the way the book was written.