Paddy Dillon


	THE NATIONAL TRAILS By Paddy Dillon (read excerpts from this book at Google Books) Published by Cicerone Press (read more about this book at Cicerone) ISBN-13 978-1-85284-504-9 Price £16.99 The National Trails were walked and written about some years previously in another book, but with extra trails being opened, it was time for a completely new title. Cicerone published my guidebooks covering the South West Coast Path, Cleveland Way, Yorkshire Wolds Way and Great Glen Way, so I simply continued walking until I had covered all the National Trails, which took two extended summers, and even part of winter. Sometimes, walking a trail was easily accomplished in a week, returning home for a while before tackling another one. At other times, I would walk for a month and cover as many as four trails one after another. It was good to see improved signposting along the trails and judicious re-routing to avoid muddy or boggy stretches, but most of all it was good just to see them all again, and to walk the latest additions to the National Trail network. Once all the walking was completed, it was a case of sorting out all the information, drafting sketch maps of each trail, and drawing gradient profiles showing all the ups and downs along the way. The idea is for readers to be able to see what each trail involves, and to be able to compare and contrast one trail with another before making a choice. Cicerone have guidebooks covering virtually every National Trail, so there is no problem obtaining further information once a choice has been made. There are a total of 19 National Trails, running through some of Britain's most delectable landscapes, with work continuing to extend the Pennine Bridleway northwards. Together, taking into account all their variant routes, the National Trails cover about 5000km (3100 miles), which is enough to keep anyone's feet occupied for many pleasurable years. This guidebook is notable for being Cicerone's best-selling new book ever! WALK CONTENTS ENGLAND South West Coast Path South Downs Way North Downs Way Ridgeway Thames Path Cotswold Way Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path Yorkshire Wolds Way Cleveland Way Pennine Bridleway Pennine Way Hadrian's Wall Path WALES Pembrokeshire Coast Path Offa's Dyke Path Glyndwr's Way SCOTLAND Southern Upland Way Speyside Way West Highland Way Great Glen Way BACK TO THE BOOK LIST