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Settle To Carlisle Way

The Settle to Carlisle Way, a 156km /97 miles trail overlooking one of Britain’s most spectacular railway routes, presented by Rucksack Readers in handy A5 size, spiral-bound, waterproof guide with mapping at 1:115, 000. The guide provides general advice on when to go, availability of accommodation, etc, and includes notes on the Settle to Carlisle railway, geology, habitats and wildlife, etc. Detailed route descriptions, arranged in daily stages, are preceded by a summary of each section of the route giving distance, terrain, grade, and availability of food and drink. The guide is illustrated with numerous colour photos.The guide shows the route highlighted on fold-out flap of the cover at 1:115, 000. The map has altitude colouring to show the topography and also
indicates various facilities and places of interest. No geographical coordinates for GPS users are provided. The publishers recommend as more detailed and GPS compatible coverage of the route the map from Harvey Map Services.To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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The Settle to Carlisle Way, a 156km /97 miles trail overlooking one of Britain’s most spectacular railway routes, presented by Rucksack Readers in handy A5 size, spiral-bound, waterproof guide with mapping at 1:115, 000. The guide provides general advice on when to go, availability of accommodation, etc, &

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Waterproof - Resistant to water, usualy specified by depth in metres

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