Isle of Wight Walking guide (in English).
Publisher's Description:
Discover ten short and leisurely walks across the Isle of Wight with 'Short Walks Made Easy'. Perfect for beginners and seasoned walkers alike, these routes are ideal for families and young adventurers, offering enjoyable and manageable routes to explore the island together.
Separated from the mainland by the sparkling waters of The Solent, the Isle of Wight is England's largest island. Covering 147 square miles, half of this Coffee table island has National Landscape status, with its dramatic cliffs, wide-open river estuaries, rolling downland, picture-postcard villages and traditional seaside resorts.
Isle of Wight Short Walks Made Easy includes:
- 10 Accessible Walks: Suitable for the whole family.
- Conveniently Short Routes: Walks range from 2½ to 5 miles, designed to be completed within a couple of hours and suitable for all year round. Perfect for families, casual walkers, or anyone short on time.
- Easy Planning: Each walk features an information panel with details on distance, estimated time, parking, public toilets, nearby cafes and pubs, public transport options, terrain and recommended footwear.
- Clear and Reliable Mapping: Routes include simplified large-scale mapping for ultra-clear route finding and confidence along the way.
- Numbered Points: Link maps to route descriptions, walk profiles, and photographs for each point, ensuring you know exactly where you're going.
- Enriched Walks: Captivating stories behind the walks and Nature Notes on local wildlife and plant species enhance your experience by highlighting what to look out for and learn about along the way.
About the walks:
Four different sea crossings from Hampshire lead to the start of walks in this guide. Catch the ferry from Lymington for a short sail to Yarmouth and enjoy a mini coast-to-coast walk to Freshwater. From Southampton, take the catamaran service to West Cowes for a walk along the old railway line by the River Medina to the island's capital, Newport. Ryde is just a wave-skimming hop by catamaran from Portsmouth or hovercraft from Southsea for a coastal-path jumper to Seaview.
Wight's magnificent chalk downs form the island's spine, offering high points with superb all-round views on walks at Limerstone, across Tennyson Down to The Needles in the west, and over Bembridge Down in the east. Experience an exciting estuary crossing over the causeway at St Helens, and woodland adventures with possible red squirrel sightings in Brighstone and Parkhurst forests. Visit the island's most haunted house at Appuldurcombe, enjoy grand views over the Undercliff from Blackgang, and marvel at the development of radiotelegraphy at Culver.
