Practical, all-in-one guide to walking the South Downs Way, a 100-mile National Trail footpath which follows the line of chalk hills stretching from Winchester to Eastbourne in southern England.
Includes
- Booking & Getting to the UK - information for US travelers
- 82 Maps: 60 large-scale walking maps - 1:20,000 (3-1/8 inches to 1 mile), 11 town plans, 10 stage maps with trail profiles showing hills and descents, and 2 overview maps.
- Detailed accommodations with reviews: B&Bs, campsites, pubs, hotels, bunkhouses.
- Where to eat with reviews: cafes, teashops, pubs, takeaways and restaurants.
- Comprehensive public transport information with frequency of services for all access points on the Path.
- Downloadable GPS waypoints.
- Itineraries for all walkers, whether hiking the entire route or sampling highlights on day walks, weekends or short breaks.
- Unique mapping features - walking times, directions, tricky junctions, places to stay, places to eat, points of interest written onto the maps.
- Flora and fauna - four page full color flower guide, plus an illustrated section on local wildlife
- Green hiking - understanding the local environment and minimizing our impact on it.
Henry Stedman is a walker of considerable experience, having hiked in many parts of Europe, Asia and Africa, and he has been writing guidebooks for more than 20 years. He's the author of five other guides from Trailblazer: Dales Way, Cleveland Way, Kilimanjaro, Dolomites Trekking, Coast to Coast Path, and co-author with Joel Newton of Exmoor & North Devon Coast Path, Dorset & South Devon Coast Path and Cornwall Coast Path.
The original guide was by Jim Manthorpe, who has also written several other British Walking Guides for Trailblazer.