Wandelgids Walking the Jurassic Coast - Cicerone

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Wandelgids - Walking the Jurassic Coast - Cicerone

Discover the Jurassic Coast of Devon and Dorset with a Cicerone guide.

Productomschrijving: Deze gids bevat 30 wandelingen naar de Jurassic Coast van Devon en Dorset. Dekking van de kust tussen Exmouth en Bournemouth, deze prachtige routes variëren van 3 tot 16 mijl (5 tot 24km). De gids verkent en geeft uitleg over de spectaculaire geologie van een stuk Werelderfgoed met duidelijke, gemakkelijk te begrijpen beschrijving, doorsneden en tijdlijnen. De Jurasic Coast heeft zijn naam niet gestolen.

Product description: This guidebook includes 30 walks on the Jurassic Coast of Devon and Dorset. Covering the coast between Exmouth and Bournemouth, these delightful routes range from 3 to 16 miles (5 to 24km), exploring and explaining the spectacular geology of this World Heritage area with clear, easily understood descriptions, cross-sections and timelines.

Seasons:
Year-round. Late July and August can be busy on beaches and car parks. Winter (October to March) has more challenging weather and can be muddy underfoot.
Centres:
Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, Beer/Seaton, Lyme Regis/Charmouth, Bridport, Dorchester, Portland, Cerne Abbas, Lulworth, Swanage.
Difficulty:
Most walks are on good, clear paths. Coast path ascents and descents can be steep but are short. The longer walks, up to 28km, require physical fitness but many shorter ones allow time for studying the rockforms and fossils.
Must See:
Nearly 100 miles of clifftops. Fossil-hunting at Lyme Regis. The quartzite pebbles of Budleigh Salterton. Tree trunks of 150 million years ago at Lulworth Cove. The Cretaceous sea that carved right across England. Chalk downland and a rude man at Cerne Abbas. The Purbeck crumple zone caused by Italy's impact with Europe.

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