National Trails (eBook)

Paddy Dillon is a prolific outdoor writer with over 60 guidebooks to his name, as well as more than a dozen booklets and brochures. He writes for a number of outdoor magazines and other publications, and produces material for tourism groups and other organisations. He lives near the Lake District and has walked in every county in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales; writing about walks in every one of them.

Foreword
Route Summary Table

Introduction

Wanted: A Long Green Trail
Making Trails
Trail Theme
Waymarking
Path Associations
Maps
Guidebooks
Long-distance Laughs
Websites
Accommodation
Food and Drink
Tourist Information Centres
Preparing for a Long Walk
General Fitness
Packing
Best Time of Year
Making Time
Who's Going?
Planning
Public Transport
Daily Routine
Emergencies

England

1 South West Coast Path
2 South Downs Way
3 North Downs Way
4 The Ridgeway
5 Thames Path
6 Cotswold Way
7 Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path
8 Yorkshire Wolds Way
9 Cleveland Way
10 Pennine Bridleway
11 Pennine Way
12 Hadrian's Wall Path

Wales

13 Pembrokeshire Coast Path
14 Offa's Dyke Path
15 Glyndwr's Way

Scotland

16 Southern Upland Way
17 Speyside Way
18 West Highland Way
19 Great Glen Way

APPENDIX 1 Useful Contacts
APPENDIX 2 England Coast Path