Walk! The Isle Of Wight

Walk The Isle of Wight is Martin Simons’ Discovery Walking Guide exploring the walking possibilities in one of the best destinations in the UK and home to the largest walking festival of its kind. The guide covers a range of walks including routes on Tennyson Down and the Needles, Newtown Nature Reserve, Shorewell and the Downs, Newport and Quarr Abbey. The walks selected by the author pass through the Island’s diverse landscapes – including formidable hills, towering cliffs, river valleys, marshes, farmland, ancient churches, villages and a wealth of inns and pubs. Many of the routes also have short walk and stroll alternatives for those seeking more leisurely days out.The guide describes a total of 40 GPS waymarked walking routes on the Isle of Wight and each has been
thoroughly researched. A detailed introduction provides information on getting to and around the island, the Isle’s creation, flora and fauna and a note about the walks included in the guide. There is also useful guidance about map and walking information including details of walk location regional maps and using GPS on the Island. Each walk gives an overview of the route and colour keys indicating difficulty, times, total distance, vertigo risks, ascents and descents and if refreshments are available on route. Appendices provide walkers with a summary of GPS Waypoints Lists, useful website details and a list of pubs, inns and cafes featured in the walks. Detailed walk descriptions are accompanied by 1:40, 000 scale Ordnance Survey extracts mapping the route and GPS waypoints at
every key point on the walk as well as colour photographs illustrating some of the highlights of each walk covered in the guide.