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Guidebook to the delightful Ribble Way long-distance trail which traces the full length of the Ribble valley. The River Ribble springs from the limestone of the Yorkshire Dales, high on Cam Fell in the heart of Three Peak country. The 70 1/2 mile (113km) Ribble Way is described in seven stages, the route alternating from one side of the valley to the other, generally making use of road bridges to cross the river. Initially forcing a passage between high, rugged moorland hills, it then breaks free to wind through gentler countryside south of Settle, meandering lazily through alternating pasture and ancient woodland, where old manor houses and early 18th-century village cottages still hold sway against the pervasive tide of modernity. Beyond Preston, the river dramatically changes yet again, trained to run straight to the Irish Sea; but further to the west, a vast expanse of the salt marsh still remains and attracts huge populations of birds particularly in winter.
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Dennis and Jan Kelsall are professional outdoor writers and photographers, contributing to various magazines and producing a weekly walking feature for the Lancashire Evening Post. They have a keen interest in the environment, its geology, flora and wildlife. Other titles produced by Dennis and Jan Kelsall and published by Cicerone are 'The Pembrokeshire Coastal Path' and 'Walking in Pembrokeshire'.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Spoilt by poor layout,
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This review is from: The Ribble Way: A Northern England Trail (British Long-distance Trails) (Paperback)
As a guidebook I found this somewhat disappointing because in my opinion the layout is not user-friendly.Full marks go to the authors, Dennis and Jan Kelsall, who have provided a good description of the route, and plenty of background information about what is to be seen en route. They have clearly done a lot of research which adds to the value of the book, and it is complemented by a number of interesting photographs taken by Dennis. However, in my opinion, the publishers have spoiled this by presenting it in an undersized book, with a tiny typeface, and the route instructions all mixed up with the background information, to such an extent that they resorted to using black ink for the route detail and brown for the features, possibly in an attempt to help users find which is which. It would have been more sensible to have the maps and route details together at the front of each chapter, with the background information all together in the second part of the chapter. In four of the seven chapters, the route map is surrounded by background information, not route directions, making it necessary to refer back, several pages, if you want to check the map as you progress along the walk. Not the best layout, particularly if using the book on a wet day. The book suggests users might also purchase the O.S. 1:25000 maps of the area, which rather defeats the object of buying the guidebook. To the further detriment of the book, the publishers have adopted the "fashion" of having a wide blank margin on the narrative pages, reducing the narrative to just 54% of the page width. This margin occasionally contains a few comments, fine if you prefer reading top to bottom rather than left to right. These comments would have been better placed within the main text body. This wasted space could then have been better used to employ a larger font, to make it easier to read the book whilst "in the field", and use the full 81% of page width. Instead, users of reading glasses may find themselves spending the day repeatedly putting them on and taking them off! This book would have been far better if published in a larger format, at least A5 or even the same size a folded O.S. Map (to fit the type of plastic map carrier most walkers use), with a larger, clearer font such as Arial, and with all the route information given opposite the relevant section of map.
4.0 out of 5 stars
The shortest long-distance trail,
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This review is from: The Ribble Way: A Northern England Trail (British Long-distance Trails) (Paperback)
I wanted a guide that would not only give me the route description, but also provide some background info on where to eat, sleep and get provisions for both.This book almost gives me what I want. It is quite short which makes it easy to follow. It manages this by concentrating on giving information for a particular number of days. I'm awkward and want to backpack/camp in a different number, so only 4 out of five stars.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Ribble Way,
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Gives a good overview of the route however difficult to see how helpful it is until we use it.
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