Offa's Dyke Path

The Offas Dyke Path National Trail, runs along the England / Wales border between Chepstow and Prestatyn, has been designed to allow some flexibility in following the official route. Alternative routes which allow visits to places of interest or to find accommodation are included and form part of the total mileage quoted. Each chapter covers what for some would be regarded as more than a full day's walk. The overall distance has been further subdivided to allow for shorter excursions, a there-and-back exploration, or to assist in planning round walks. Offa's Dyke was constructed by the powerful King of Mercia in the late eighth century to mark out the western boundary of his kingdom. The Offa's Dyke Path makes its way through varied, sometimes wild, often remote, and frequently superb scenery, linked by a succession of historic towns and attractive villages. The route offers an attractive, and at times demanding, prospect for the long-distance walker. Useful information on parking, maps required, distances and so on is all included.

ISBN 185284549X   Pages 288 ISBN13 9781852845490 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 380 Publisher Cicerone Press   Published in Cumbria Imprint Cicerone Press   Previous ISBN 9781852841607 Format Paperback   Height (mm) 172 Publication date 21 Jan 2008   Width (mm) 116 DEWEY 796.5109429   Spine width (mm) 20 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General

Map: Offa's Dyke Path; Foreword to 2008 Edition; Introduction; Offa's Dyke Path: the Route; Historical Setting; Practical Matters; Maps, Waymarking and Route Description; Changes Along the Dyke; Clothing and Equipment; Accommodation; The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom of Mercia; Offa's Dyke; The Border Today; Other Long-distance Routes; 1 Sedbury Cliffs to Monmouth; The Lower Wye Valley; 2 Monmouth to Pandy; Sheep Country; 3 Pandy to Hay-on-Wye; Crossing the Black Mountains; 4 Hay-on-Wye to Kington; In the Steps of the Drovers; 5 Kington to Knighton; Back to the Dyke; 6 Knighton to Newcastle; Teme to Clun; 7 Newcastle to Montgomery; Crossing the Oldest Road; 8 Montgomery to Buttington Bridge (for Welshpool); Over the Long Mountain; 9 Welshpool (via Buttington Bridge) to Llanymynech; Waterside Walking; 10 Llanymynech to River Morda (for Oswestry); The Quarry Way; 11 Oswestry (via River Morda) to Trevor Rocks (for Llangollen); The Last of the Dyke; 12 Llangollen (via Trevor Rocks) to Pen-y-stryt; Under Eglwyseg Rocks and Over the Moor; 13 Pen-y-stryt to Bwlch Penbarra; The Clwydian Range; 14 Bwlch Penbarra to Bodfari; Mother of the Mountains; 15 Bodfari to Prestatyn; The Last Lap; APPENDIX ONE; Useful Information; Maps; Tourist Information Offices; Travel; Accommodation; Places of Interest; APPENDIX TWO; Mileage Chart

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