A guidebook to 40 walking routes on the Isle of Man. The varied selection of day walks, which range from 1 to 14 miles long (2 and 22km) take in the best scenic routes right across this delightful island. Many routes can be combined to create longer more ambitious walks.
The Isle of Man offers the walker a wonderfully diverse range of landscapes within a relatively compact island setting, and the routes reflect this diversity - scale the highest point Snaefell (620m), cross wide-open moorlands, drift over beaches and climb coastal clifftops. The assortment provides walkers with fantastic trails, along with detail on the wildlife, wild flowers, unique history and points of interest encountered. Alongside detailed route descriptions and OS 1:50,000 maps (blown up to 1:40,000 for greater clarity), there is plenty of practical information on getting to and around the Manx Isle and advice on making the most out of any exploration of the Isle of Man.
Walking on the Isle of Man : 40 walks exploring the entire island
Description
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Introduction
Location and general information
History and culture
Geology and vegetation
Flora and fauna
Climate
The Three Legs of Man
Getting there
Getting about
Accommodation
Walking on the island
The Walks
The North
1: Ayres, Point of Ayre and Bride
2: Maughold, Port Mooar and Port e Vullen
3: Cornaa, Glen Mona and Ballaglass Glen
4: Clagh Ouyr and North Barrule
5: Snaefell from the Bungalow
6: Laxey, Agneash and King Orry's Grave
7: The Snaefell Mines
8: Sulby and the Millennium Way
9: Slieu Curn and Slieu Dhoo
10: Kirk Michael and Slieau Freoghane
11: Slieau Freoghane from the mountain road
12: Glen Mooar
13: Orrisdale and Glen Trunk
14: A taste of the Millennium Way
15: Glen Wyllin
16: Sulby Reservoir
The South
17: Peel Hill and Corrins Hill
18: Glen Maye, the coast path and Patrick
19: Port Erin to Peel
20: Cregneash and Mull Hill
21: Glen Maye, Niarbyl Bay and Dalby Mountain
22: Corlea and South Barrule
23: Glen Maye to Glen Rushen by Dalby Mountain
24: Cronk ny Arrey Laa
25: Lhiattee ny Beinnee and Fleshwick Bay
26: Bradda Hill
27: Port St Mary and Port Erin
28: Colby Glen, Ballakilpheric and Bay ny Carrickey
29: Castletown and Scarlett Point
30: Silverdale Glen and Ballasalla
31: Groudle Glen and Baldrine
32: Baldwin, Union Mills and Crosby
33: Slieau Ruy and Greeba Mountain
34: Port Grenaugh, Port Soldrick and Cass ny Hawin
35: Port Grenaugh, Pistol Bay and Santon Head
36: St John's, Slieau Whallian, Patrick and the Heritage Trail
37: Glen Maye and the Postman's Path
38: Derbyhaven, St Michael's Island and Langness
39: Mull Hill, Spanish Head and The Chasms
40: South Barrule
Appendix A: Longer waymarked walks
Appendix B: Useful addresses and organisations
Appendix C: Bibliography
Appendix D: Glossary of Manx terms and place names
Author Description
Dr Terry Marsh is a Lancashire-based award-winning writer and photographer who specialises in the outdoors, the countryside, walking and travel worldwide. He has been writing books since the mid-1980s, and is the author of over 100 titles.