Walk Offas Dyke Path with a Cicerone guidebook

Home > Region > British Isles > Lake District

Cover of Offa's Dyke Path
More images

Downloads (PDF)

Information Sheet
Introduction
Contents
Sample Route
Availability
Reprinted
Cover
Paperback - PVC
Published
15 Feb 2011
Edition
Second
ISBN
9781852845490
Expand
ISBN (10)
185284549X
Size
17.2 x 11.6 x 2.0cm
Weight
380g
Pages
288
Originally Published
21 Jan 2008

Offa's Dyke Path

A journey through the border country of England and Wales by David Hunter

A handy guidebook for anyone walking the Offas Dyke National Trail Path. The 170 mile long-distance walk along the English / Welsh border from Chepstow to Prestatyn is split into 15 stages, and designed to allow some flexibility in following the official trail. The earthwork dyke was constructed by King Offa of Mercia in the 8th century. More...

Buy from Cicerone

Printed Book
£14.00
Adobe Digital eBook  (more)
£14.00
Printed Book + eBook  SAVE £7.00
£21.00

Other eBook formats  (more information)

Kindle
Amazon Kindle Store
 

Seasons

It is possible to walk this National Trail at any time of the year.

Difficulty

The Offas Dyke route includes some remote regions such as the Black Mountains as well as gentler Read More... countryside, and makes a good two-week walk.

Must See

Offas Dyke path is a really good long-distance walk that runs along the great earthwork. Plenty of Read More... digressions and history along the way.
 
 
Map: Offa’s Dyke Path   
Foreword to 2008 Edition   

Introduction   

Offa’s Dyke Path: the Route   
Historical Setting   
Practical Matters   
Maps, Waymarking and Route Description   
Changes Along the Dyke   
Clothing and Equipment   
Accommodation   
The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom of Mercia   
Offa’s Dyke   
The Border Today   
Other Long-distance Routes   

1    Sedbury Cliffs to Monmouth

      The Lower Wye Valley   

2    Monmouth to Pandy

      Sheep Country   

3     Pandy to Hay-on-Wye

      Crossing the Black Mountains    

4    Hay-on-Wye to Kington

      In the Steps of the Drovers   

5     Kington to Knighton

      Back to the Dyke   

6    Knighton to Newcastle

      Teme to Clun   

7    Newcastle to Montgomery

      Crossing the Oldest Road   

8    Montgomery to Buttington Bridge (for Welshpool)

      Over the Long Mountain   

9     Welshpool (via Buttington Bridge) to Llanymynech

       Waterside Walking   

10    Llanymynech to River Morda (for Oswestry)

       The Quarry Way   

11    Oswestry (via River Morda) to Trevor Rocks (for Llangollen)

       The Last of the Dyke   

12    Llangollen (via Trevor Rocks) to Pen-y-stryt

       Under Eglwyseg Rocks and Over the Moor   

13    Pen-y-stryt to Bwlch Penbarra

       The Clwydian Range   

14    Bwlch Penbarra to Bodfari

       Mother of the Mountains   

15    Bodfari to Prestatyn

        The Last Lap   

APPENDIX ONE

Useful Information

Maps   
Tourist Information Offices   
Travel   
Accommodation   
Places of Interest   

APPENDIX TWO

Mileage Chart   


 
 
Site by OUTSRC