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Walking on Guernsey

25 routes including the Guernsey Coastal Walk, Alderney, Sark and Herm

ISBN

9781786311306

Availability

Published

28 Jun 2023

Edition

Third

Pages

208

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.20cm

Weight

250g

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Guidebook to 24 easy day walks on the Channel Islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm, and the 3-day Guernsey Coastal Walk. Making up part of the Channel Islands Way, the routes follow paths, tracks and quiet roads and total around 240km (150 miles). Uses detailed 1:15,000 scale States of Guernsey maps, with notes on travel, accommodation, plants and wildlife and the islands' fascinating history.

Seasons

all year round, but particularly good in spring when the wild flowers are at their most colourful; busy during the summer, with long, sunny days; quieter in autumn; sometimes bleak in the winter

Centres

St Peter Port; St Sampson

Difficulty

good paths and tracks are used, along with quiet country roads, avoiding main roads wherever possible; gradients are often gentle, but there are some rugged cliff paths and occasional steep slopes and flights of steps; short walks can be combined to make longer ones

Must See

excellent cliff coastline, rocky and sandy beaches; nature reserves and public gardens; absorbing historical features – prehistoric sites, castles and churches, as well as concrete reminders of the Nazi occupation; trips to the smaller islands of Alderney, Sark and Herm are especially recommended

ISBN

9781786311306

Availability

Published

28 Jun 2023

Edition

Third

Pages

208

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.20cm

Weight

250g

Overview

A guidebook to 25 inland and coastal walks on the islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm. Exploring the beautiful scenery of the Channel Islands, the walks are suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike.

Walks range in length from 5 to 13km (3–8 miles) and some of the walks can be linked together to form 61km (38 miles) of the Channel Island Way.

1:15,000 States of Guernsey maps included for each walk
GPX files available to download
Detailed information on refreshments and public transport for each walk
Easy access from St Peter Port
Highlights include St Sampson and Table des Pions

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Overview map

Map key

Route summary table

Introduction

Location

Geology

Turbulent history

Government

Wildlife

Protected areas

Getting to Guernsey

When to go

Accommodation

Health and safety

Food and drink

Parlez-vous franglais?

Money

Communications

Walking on Guernsey

What to take

Waymarking and access

Maps

Getting around Guernsey

Travel to Alderney, Sark and Herm

Tourist information

Emergencies

Using this guide

The walks

Walk 1 St Peter Port Town Trail

Walk 2 St Peter Port and Fermain Bay

Walk 3 Fermain and Jerbourg Point

Walk 4 La Fosse and Icart Point

Walk 5 Le Bourg and Pointe de la Moye

Walk 6 La Prévôte and Torteval

Walk 7 Portelet Harbour and Pleinmont

Walk 8 Rocquaine Bay and Lihou Island

Walk 9 Perelle Bay and St Saviour

Walk 10 Vazon Bay and Cobo Bay

Walk 11 Cobo Bay and Saumarez Park

Walk 12 Portinfer and L’Islet

Walk 13 L’Ancresse and Vale

Walk 14 St Sampson and Belle Grève Bay

Walk 15 Beau Sejour and Le Friquet

Walk 16 St Martin and La Villette

Walk 17 St Andrew and Castel

Walk 18 King’s Mills and Fauxquets

Walk 19 Rocquaine Bay and Quanteraine

Walk 20 Guernsey Coastal Walk

Alderney

Walk 21 Alderney – East

Walk 22 Alderney – West

Sark

Walk 23 Sark – South

Walk 24 Sark – North

Herm

Walk 25 Herm

Appendix A The Channel Island Way

Appendix B Contacts

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By Paddy Dillon

Paddy Dillon is a prolific walker and guidebook writer, with over 100 guidebooks to his name and contributions to 40 other titles. He has written for several outdoor magazines and other publications and has appeared on radio and television.Paddy uses a tablet computer to write as he walks. His descriptions are therefore precise, having been written at the very point at which the reader uses them.Paddy is an indefatigable long-distance walker who has walked all of Britain's National Trails and several European trails. He has also walked in Nepal, Tibet, Korea and the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the US.

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