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Walk! Dartmoor with Kate and Alan Hobbs covers walks of varying length across Dartmoor - from the dramatic high moors, gentle riversides, idyllic country lanes, unspoilt villages, to sites of ancient archaeology and former industries, and all with spectacular views. This user friendly illustrated guide has a summary of walking routes and is rated by time, effort, distance and hills, as well as the availability of refreshments en route and the vertigo risk.Each walk is described in full and there are timings listed in the book to help with navigation and progress. The colour guide is ring-bound with a water-resistant cover and contains a 1:40,000 scale Ordnance Survey map for each route. --Devon Life May 2006 Book Description Within the heart of Devon lies Dartmoor's 365 square miles of natural beauty, one of the largest areas of exposed granite in southern England. Apart from its spectacular scenery, Dartmoor is rich in flora and fauna. Come with us to explore Dartmoor's dramatic high moors, gentle riversides, idyllic country lanes and unspoilt villages, discovering spectacular views, ancient archaeology and traces of bygone industries. All 40 walking routes include: walking route summary, ratings for Effort Time Distance Ascents/Descents Refreshments and Vertigo risk, fully detailed walk description including frequent timings to aid navigation and check your progress, GPS waypoints at every key point on every route, full colour 1:40,000 scale Ordnance Survey licenced mapping for each route, short walk and stroll alternatives.
--This text refers to the
Spiral-bound
edition.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
This is a wonderful area for walking, but you need to know what you are doing and where you are going - the moor is no place to get lost. This handy guidebook is just what's needed.
This excellent, bright and clear book has a good mix of walks from easy to some real challenges, all well described and with the kind of detail I like - including compass directions, OS map sections, timings, climbs and descents, pubs and GPS information. I also like the spiral binding so you can fold the book right back at the page you need without damaging it.
I would not hesitiate to recommend this inspiring guidebook to beginner and expert alike.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
This book is the ideal size to carry with you on a walk, and provides all the detail neded to follow the walk. Points of interest are highlighted, and often illustrated with excellent photographs. My only gripe is that the photos are a little small for my rather old eyes. Larger photos would have made the book bulkier or they would have to eliminated some - so I suppose the compromise is about right for most people.
I have found that the walks are accurately described with the time taken predictable from the book.
The unusual feature of the book is the provision of GPS way point data, so by loading the way points into your gps before setting off, you can simply follow the route knowing you are exactly on the intended path. I found this reassuring, and it certainly added an element of interest to the walks.
Overall, a book I heartily recommend, I will be looking out for more books in the series.
I have found that the walks are accurately described with the time taken predictable from the book.
The unusual feature of the book is the provision of GPS way point data, so by loading the way points into your gps before setting off, you can simply follow the route knowing you are exactly on the intended path. I found this reassuring, and it certainly added an element of interest to the walks.
Overall, a book I heartily recommend, I will be looking out for more books in the series.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
This is a new approach to a walking guide for Dartmoor. It is fresh, attractive and practical - I like the spiral binding. I am getting into GPS navigation and so am delighted with the GPS waypoints in the book. Not only do you know that the authors have walked the route exactly as described, you can download the data into your handheld GPS unit and follow the route - no chance of getting lost.
The walk description are particularly good. There is a balance between getting the facts of the route over to the reader, but there is also background information that adds to your understanding of the landscapes you pass through.
The information bars at the start of each route are really useful - you can tell at a glance detail such as ascents & descents, time and distance, even refreshment advice. And I was quite surprised to see that the OS maps are the very latest with CROW land etc. - right up to date. Good photos too.
I am trying to think of a criticism - but I can't. Excellent book.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good book - if you have GPS
I ordered this book from Amazon, along with an OS map, for a walking holiday on Dartmoor. We tried three of the walks, and I must start by saying how pleased we were to have such... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Swordflasher
Good, but lacks soul.
Walk! Dartmoor does many things right - the size of the book, spiral binding, coordination with OS maps, number of walks, clear ratings for ease of walks, time, availability of... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Shrinkwrap
the best walking books
This is the second book from this publisher i have purchased the prevoius one being the brecon beacons. Read more
Published 9 months ago by billybong
Walk Dartmoor!
An excellent compact and informative guide. Full of inspiring, easy to follow, graded routes. Small enough to take with you on the moor. Great value for money!
Published 14 months ago by Slipstreamer
Good walks but irritating style
This book contains some excellent walks exploring all of the best bits of Dartmoor. It's probably the most comprehensive walking guide out there at the moment for Dartmoor. Read more
Published on 5 April 2010 by Greystones113
Useful Walk Guide
This is a very comprehensive book of walks giving good coverage of Dartmoor. However the times given for the walks are not very generous. Read more
Published on 3 April 2010 by country chemist
Gift
Bought as a gift for a photography enthusiast looking for the best places on dartmoor. Was found to be very useful and was appreciated. Good detail for walkers as well.
Published on 15 Dec 2009 by K. S. Gilpin
If you like walking you'll love this
This was our first trip to Dartmoor and from what we'd heard we knew that some help would be useful. This book exceeded our expectations. Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2009 by Mr. M. Floutier
Walking Dartmoor
A well written book with lots of interesting historical facts regarding the long and varied history of Dartmoor. Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2009 by A. Lee
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