The North Downs Way: National Trail from Farnham to Dover, Edition 3

Kev Reynolds

Jul 2017 · Cicerone Press Limited

About this eBook

A guidebook to walking the North Downs Way National Trail between the high downland of Farnham, Hampshire and Dover on the Kent coast. Covering 208km (130 miles), this gentle trail takes around 11 days to walk and is an ideal first long-distance hike for beginners.

The route is described from west to east in 11 daily stages between 12 and 22km (8–14 miles) in length. An optional 3-stage detour via Canterbury is also provided.

• Contains step-by-step description of the route alongside 1:50,000 OS maps
• Includes a separate map booklet containing OS 1:25,000 mapping and route line
• Refreshment and accommodation information given for each route stage
• Handy route summary table helps you plan your itinerary
• Much of the route follows the ancient Pilgrims' Way to Canterbury Cathedral

About the author

Kev Reynolds is a freelance writer, photojournalist and lecturer. A prolific compiler of guidebooks, his first title for Cicerone Press (Walks & Climbs in the Pyrenees) appeared in 1978; he has since produced many more titles for the same publisher, with others in the pipeline. A member of the Outdoor Writers' Guild, the Alpine Club and Austrian Alpine Club, his passion for mountains and the countryside remains undiminished after a lifetime's activity, and he regularly travels throughout Britain to share that enthusiasm through his lectures.