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This charming walk runs for 79 miles (127 km) from Ilkley in the Yorkshire Dales to Bowness in the Lake District. The route heads north through Wharfedale, crisscrossing the river, and rises over high moorland to pick up River Dee through Dentdale. It joins River Lune briefly before heading west to Bowness on Lake Windermere. The LDWA has documented Link Routes for walkers beginning in Leeds, Harrogate and Bradford.   Along the Way, you’ll see impressive railway viaducts and fine stone bridges; Bolton Priory and many small churches; limestone scenery with stone walls, hay meadows and lime kilns; and heritage centres you can visit. Above all, the route is blessed with many small villages with B&Bs and welcoming pubs at strategic intervals. Gradients are modest and most people will complete it comfortably in 6 or 7 days.   This guidebook has all you need to plan and enjoy the Dales Way:   detailed directions for the main Way walked south to north detailed directions for the Bradfor…

Beschrijving van de Kerry Way, een bekend lange afstands pad in Ierland. Goede beschrijvingen / Engels. "An eye-catching, colourful publication with clear directions" - Irish Mountain Log   The Kerry Way runs for about 130 miles (210 km) through Ireland’s most spectacular mountain landscapes, starting and finishing in the town of Killarney. Dramatic peaks and glens, wild moorlands, lakes and windswept passes blend magnificently with extensive coastal panoramas. The complete walk takes about nine days, but it can easily be shortened. The third edition of our guidebook was fully revised in 2021 with updates to the route options and the step-by-step directions. It has customised mapping at 1:45,000, a better scale than the OSI Discovery maps, and it contains 100 colour photos, many of them new.   This book is in our lighter, more pocket-friendly format, with perfect binding instead of concealed wiro.   This guidebook contains all you need to plan and enjoy the Kerry Way:   the Way in…

Deze gids een goede beschrijving van de lange afstands route. De kaarten zijn schetsmatig maar wel duidelijk. The Speyside Way is one of Scotland’s Great Trails. It runs for 80 miles (128 km) from the fishing port of Buckie to Aviemore in the foothills of the Cairngorms. Following the lovely valley of the River Spey, you walk through countryside rich in malt whisky and wildlife, along riverside paths, railway trackbed and forest and moorland tracks.   The second edition was fully revised, with mapping from Footprint in six panels, updated plans of villages along the Way, including a fresh Grantown plan and directions from the terminus in Buckie. In 2016 we released the revised version of this essential trail guide, with fresh photos, new mapping and many other updates. These included documenting the 6.5-mile route extension to Kincraig, which opened in 2015, and 11-mile Badenoch Way.   This guidebook contains all you need to plan and enjoy the Speyside Way:   the Way step-by-step,…

Uitgevoerd in de vorm van een klapper, met ringband geeft deze gids een goede beschrijving van de lange afstands route. De kaarten zijn schetsmatig maar wel duidelijk. This edition of our popular guidebook contains everything you need to plan and enjoy hiking a choice of three Inca Trails to Machu Picchu in Peru. Step-by-step sections cover the Classic trail (4-5 days), the longer, more strenuous trek from Mollepata (6-7 days) and the Shortest option (2 days). This guidebook contains all you need to plan and enjoy trekking the Inca Trail, including   site plan of Machu Picchu ruins description of Machu Picchu, with side-trips and photographs background on Inca culture and stonework, and on modern Peru extended section on Andean wildlife advice on planning and preparation, including packing checklist updated details on recent Trail regulations medical advice on how to prevent and manage altitude symptoms phrasebook in Spanish, Quechua and English drop-down map showing three va…

Deze gids geeft een goede beschrijving van de lange afstands route. De kaarten zijn schetsmatig maar wel duidelijk. This fully waymarked trail runs for 101 miles/162 km southward from the beautiful natural harbour of Tarbert to Macrihanish, near the Mull of Kintyre. Criss-crossing the entire peninsula, you pass castles, abbeys and prehistoric remains, sometimes walking along rugged coastline, sometimes high on forestry tracks with glorious views over Arran, the Firth of Clyde and towards Ireland. You will enjoy many wildlife sightings in this peaceful area, famous as Scotland only "mainland island".   Since it opened (2006) the route has changed in places. The 2023 edition of this essential guidebook contains all you need to plan and enjoy your holiday: 11 pages with mapping showing the whole route (1:70,000); the Way step-by-step, with summaries of distance, terrain and refreshment stops; habitats and wildlife; whisky-making in Kintyre; side-trip to the island of Gigha; and planni…

Uitgevoerd in de vorm van een klapper, met ringband geeft deze gids een goede beschrijving van de lange afstands route. De kaarten zijn schetsmatig maar wel duidelijk. The Cateran Trail is one of Scotland’s Great Trails – a circular walk of 64 miles (104 km) starting in Blairgowrie, near Perth, following in the footsteps of cattle-rustlers (caterans). This waymarked Trail follows ancient paths through glens, mountains and farmland of Highland Perthshire, with fine scenery, heritage and wildlife. The nearest village is never more than 7 miles (11 km) away, and gradients are easy to moderate. The Trail can be completed comfortably within 4-5 days, and several route variants are described, including the option for a weekend Minitrail.   Our third edition has been fully revised in June 2024 with details of six route changes, updated mapping and many new photos. It is lighter and more pocketable than before, with perfect binding (glued and sewn).   This guidebook contains all you need to p…

The Dingle Way runs for 114 miles (183 km) around Ireland’s beautiful Dingle Peninsula. It starts and finishes in Tralee, accessible by train or bus from Dublin and from Kerry Airport. The complete walk takes most people eight days, but it can easily be shortened.   The Dingle Way follows country lanes, quiet roads and cliff-top paths, punctuated by long stretches of glorious beach walking. It offers spectacular seascapes and mountain views. The peninsula is rich in wildlife, archaeology and charming Irish pubs.   The guidebook’s fourth edition has been revised for 2023, with updated mapping showing route alterations, additional Gaelic placenames, factual updates and fresh photos. It is in our pocket-friendly rainproof format with robust perfect binding.

The Arran Coastal Way is perhaps Scotland's finest circular long-distance trail, running 65 miles (105 km) around the Isle of Arran in a memorable week-long hike from Brodick. It's accessible from near Glasgow by the Ardrossan ferry. Famous as`Scotland in miniature', Arran is rich in scenery, castles, caves and standing stones. The walking is varied, from mountain paths to deserted beaches, from minor road-walking to boulder-hopping, and in places it is refreshingly rugged. Arran's wildlife is uniquely approachable, and its residents welcoming. Our second edition was thoroughly updated during 2017 with many route changes and extra options. This guidebook contains all you need to plan and enjoy the Arran Coastal Way, including:   detailed description of the route walked anticlockwise, updated for 2021 background on geology, pre-history and history whisky-making, wildlife and habitats boat trip to the Holy Isle Foreword by wilderness walker Cameron McNeish clear mapping of the …

Uitgevoerd in de vorm van een klapper, met ringband geeft deze gids een goede beschrijving van de lange afstands route. De kaarten zijn schetsmatig maar wel duidelijk. The Great Glen Way is one of Scotland’s Great Trails and offers a superb experience for both walkers and cyclists. The Way runs for 77 miles (124 km) along Scotland’s Great Glen between Fort William and Inverness. It follows the scenic Caledonian Canal and runs beside four of the Highlands’ loveliest lochs – including Loch Ness, famous for its monster legend and for Urquhart Castle.   This new edition of our popular guidebook has been fully revised in 2019-20 after extensive fieldwork. It includes new large-scale mapping (1:38,000) with mileage markers and a kilometre grid, many updates and fresh photos, and is in our slim pocket-friendly format, still on rainproof paper.   This guidebook contains all you need to plan and enjoy the Great Glen Way – on foot or on a bike:   detailed mapping on 13 pages at 1:38,000 hi…

Deze gids geeft een goede beschrijving van de lange afstands route. De kaarten zijn schetsmatig maar wel duidelijk. The Rob Roy Way is one of Scotland's Great Trails and is very popular with both walkers and cyclists. It runs through many places linked with Scotland's most famous outlaw, Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734). The route starts at Drymen (near Glasgow) and ends at Pitlochry in the eastern Highlands, so it takes you away from the crowds following the West Highland Way to some of Scotland's finest lochs and glens.   Its main spine runs for 79 miles (127 km) and is waymarked. There is an optional extra 17 miles if you take the wilderness extension through Glen Almond and Glen Quaich. Most walkers complete it in 6-8 days and most cyclists in 3-4 days.   The main route goes through Loch Ard forest to Aberfoyle, goes beside Lochs Venachar, Lubnaig and Tay and passes through superb scenery, with interesting aqueducts, viaducts and a 3600 year-old stone circle. The terrain is a mi…