Isle of Man Coastal Path - A Walker's Guidebook

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Guidebook to walking on the Isle of Man, includes the 96-mile Raad ny Foillan path, the Herring Way (Peel to Castletown) and Millennium Way (Ramsey to Castletown). The Raad ny Foillan route encircles the island, taking walkers along its beautiful coastline, taking about a week. Splendid scenery, glens, coastlines, wildlife, fishing ports and havens.
 

Isle of Man Coastal Path

Raad Ny Foillan – The Way of the Gull: The Millenium and Herring Ways
Author
Aileen Evans
Cover
Paperback - Laminated
Edition
Second
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ISBN_13
9781852844004
Availability
Published

Price

£10.00

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Seasons
Best in Spring, Summer and early Autumn, but walkable year round and milder than the UK mainland. Avoid TT week.
Centres
Douglas, Ramsey, Castletown, Port Erin, Peel, Kirkmichael.
Difficulty
Mainly coastal walking with short ups and downs. Stages up to 15 miles long.
Must See
Point of Ayre, historic Laxey, the cliffs and secluded bays and inlets of the south and west and the remote west coast. Sea life and birds.
 
 
Preface

Introduction    
How to Get There
Best time for the walk    
Accommodation    
Public Transport    
Climate    
Tides and Times     
Maps and compass    
Geology    
Nature along the footpath    
History    
Raad ny Foillan    

Raad ny Foillan: The Way of the Gull
Douglas to Castletown 
Castletown to Port St. Mary    
Port St. Mary to Port Erin   
Port Erin to Peel   
Peel to Kirk Michael   
Kirk Michael to Point of Ayre 
Point of Ayre to Ramsey   
Ramsey to Laxey   
Laxey to Douglas    

The Millennium Way    
Ramsey to Crosby    
Crosby to Castletown    

Bayr ny Skeddan: The Herring Way    
Peel to Round Table   
Round Table to Junction with The Millennium Way
Junction with The Millennium Way to Castletown

Appendices
Glossary of Manx Words
Selected Bibliography
Route Summary
IOM Coastal Footpath Accommodation List
 
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