Walking Dartmoor's Ancient Tracks

Download or read book Walking Dartmoor's Ancient Tracks written by Eric Hemery and published by Robert Hale Limited. This book was released on 1997-05-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the definitive guide to Dartmoor's most important and hitherto uncharted historic tracks. The moor's traditional travel routes have been shrouded in mystery and many of them were in danger of being lost altogether. Through meticulous research and intensive field work over decades, Eric Hemery established the historical background to the 28 tracks described here. An important feature of track-routing throughout the book is the use of recorded evidence from experienced moormen, present and past, for route details. Detailed maps and illustrations allow readers to follow in the steps of monks, merchants, tin miners, and others who over the centuries established safe ways across the treacherous moor.