Wandelgids St-Cuthbert's Way Schotland - Rucksack Readers

Volledige omschrijving

St-Cuthbert's Way Schotland - Rucksack Readers

Productomschrijving: Volg in de voetsporen van St Cuthbert in deze gemakkelijke wandeling van 101 km, van Melrose Abbey in de Schotse Borders naar het Heilige Eiland Lindisfarne in Northumberland. St Cuthbert's Way is een van de Great Trails van Schotland en ook een van de Great Trails van Engeland. De route begint bij de ruïnes van Melrose Abbey, slingert langs de rivier de Tweed, en na ongeveer 31 mijl loopt u over de grens naar Engeland op hooggelegen terrein. De route omvat een deel van de Romeinse weg en passeert onderweg kastelen, heuvelforten en historische ruïnes. De meeste mensen kunnen de route gemakkelijk in 5 of 6 dagen afleggen.

Engelse omschrijving: Follow the footsteps of St Cuthbert in this easy-going walk of 63 miles (101 km) from Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne in Northumberland. St Cuthbert’s Way is one of Scotland’s Great Trails, and it is also one of England’s great trails. Starting from the ruins of Melrose Abbey, it winds alongside the River Tweed, and after about 31 miles you walk across the border into England on high ground. The Way includes a section of Roman road and passes castles, hill forts and historic ruins along the way. Most people will complete it comfortably within 5 or 6 days.

Its summit is Wideopen Hill (369m/1210ft), and its barefoot finale is the Pilgrim Way to Lindisfarne with its priory and castle. The route is fully waymarked, the gradients are modest and it has welcoming B&Bs and pubs at strategic intervals. This second edition was thoroughly revised in 2023 and it contains custom mapping at 1:40,000 and many post-Covid updates. It is bound in our lighter, pocket-friendly format and printed on rainproof paper.

This guidebook has all you need to plan and enjoy the St Cuthbert’s Way:
- concise directions updated in 2023
- background on St Cuthbert’s life and times
- features on Lindisfarne, history and wildlife
- contact details for accommodation and transport
- detailed mapping on 16 pages (1:40,000)
- 100 glorious colour photos
- rainproof, rucksack-friendly format.

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