Guernsey with Alderney, Sark & Herm - Sunflower Books

All the walks have been rechecked for this Sixth edition of Sunflower’s guide to Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. The maps have all been redrawn using Openstreet mapping with reference to GPS tracking, and free downloadable GPS tracks are now available for all the walks in the guide.

An ideal introduction for the first-time visitor, this book also provides new ideas for those who come year after year. Apart from marvellous coastal scenery that’s been compared to that of Cornwall and Brittany, there is much to explore of the island’s past. For example, you could follow some of Guernsey’s ‘green lanes’ and ‘water lanes’ — centuries-old paths once used by pack-horses and donkeys, or follow a route that takes in the relics of prehistoric burial grounds as well as remnants of the German Occupation during World War II. Guernsey cliff walks, with steep climbs and lots of steps, are quite challenging, but elsewhere walking in Guernsey is very easy — the terrain is almost flat and ideal for the casual stroller.

Area covered: all of Guernsey, plus the nearby islands of Alderney, Sark and Herm

Best time to walk is in the spring, especially April/May when the spring flowers are out. But walking is enjoyable through to October, and even in the winter months ­ if you don’t mind showers and bracing breezes.

THE COASTAL TOUR 14 (Guernsey is a small island so this book contains just a single car tour)
St Peter Port · Jerbourg Point · St Martin’s · St Andrew’s · Icart Point · Petit Bot Bay · Pleinmont · Lihou Island · St Saviour’s Reservoir · Cobo Bay · L’Ancresse · Beaucette Marina · St Sampson’s · St Peter Port

THE WALKS
The walks in the book are arranged starting with walks on Guernsey on or near the coast – clockwise round the island from St Peter Port – and concluding with 10 and 11 – two inland walks.

1 St Peter Port – a town walk 25
2 St Peter Port to Fermain Bay 27
3 The Jerbourg Peninsula 29
4 Moulin Huet Water Lane 32
5 Renoir’s scene – the coast from Icart 34
6 Petit Bot to Pleinmont 36
7 Legends around Lihou 40
8 Saumarez Park and nature trail 42
9 The north coast 44
10 St Saviour’s and the Millennium Nature Walk 48
11 The Talbot Valley 52
12 The enchanting island of Herm 54
13 The feudal island of Sark 56
14 Introduction to Alderney 59