Reversing Movement In The Inner Region?

By Mithril2, in Talisman Rules Questions

A friend of mine lost FIVE LIVES on the DICE WITH DEATH space last night. If it was me, after the first 2 or 3 lives were lost, I would have wanted to turned around and try my luck taking the other route to get to the Crown...

Question: Can the direction of movement be reversed in the Inner Region, as it is can be in the other Regions?

You may declare at the start of your turn that you are turning back in the Inner Region. If you do so, you must move 1 space at a time toward the Plain of Peril. Once you reach the POP, you may choose to follow the other path around the Inner Region, attempt the same way again, or you may leave the Inner Region.

Ell.