A guidebook to 11 day walks and 4 boat trips on the Scilly Isles. Exploring Britain’s smallest Natural Landscape, the low-level walks are suitable for all abilities.
The day walks range in length from 3 to 14km (2–9 miles) and cover Tresco, St Martin’s, St Mary’s, St Agnes and Bryher as well as smaller islands in the archipelago. Four boat trips to the more remote islands are also described.
- 1:25, 000 OS maps included for each walk
- GPX files available to download
- Information given on history, geology and ecology of the islands
- Refreshment and transport options are provided
Table des matières
Map: Isles of Scilly
Map Key
Introduction
Location
Geology
Ancient history
Later history
Recent history
Getting to the Isles of Scilly
Getting around the Isles of Scilly
Boat trips
Tourist information and accommodation
Maps of the Isles of Scilly
The walks
Guided walks
Island flowers
Island birds
Island animals
Marine park wildlife
Fishing
Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust
The Duchy of Cornwall
Plan of this guide
Safety matters
GPX tracks
The Walks
Walk 1 Hugh Town Trail
Walk 2 The Garrison Wall
Walk 3 St Mary’s Coast
Walk 4 St Mary’s Nature Trails
Walk 5 The Gugh
Walk 6 St Agnes
Boat Trip 1 Annet and the Western Rocks
Walk 7 Samson
Walk 8 Bryher
Boat Trip 2 The Norrard Rocks
Walk 9 Tresco
Walk 10 Tresco Abbey Garden
Boat Trip 3 St Helen’s and Teän
Walk 11 St Martin’s
Boat Trip 4 The Eastern Isles
A propos de l’auteur
Paddy Dillon is a prolific walker and guidebook writer, with over 100 guidebooks to his name and contributions to 40 other titles. He has written for several outdoor magazines and other publications and has appeared on radio and television. Paddy uses a tablet computer to write as he walks. His descriptions are therefore precise, having been written at the very point at which the reader uses them. Paddy is an indefatigable long-distance walker who has walked all of Britain’s National Trails and several European trails. He has also walked in Nepal, China, Korea and the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the US. Paddy is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild and President of the Backpackers Club. www.paddydillon.co.uk