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Whether traversing wild, untenanted moorland or roaming across bucolic countryside, whether discovering an orchid-lined pilgrim s way or exploring a fairy tale trail winding through ancient woodland, whether strolling alongside an idyllic trout stream or scrambling across a cataract of rocks, whether burrowing along a bowery path flanked by mossy embankments or following the airy contours of the spectacular coastal path, whether weaving between delicately sculpted dunes or wandering across the flat sands of the tideland, whether gazing at the wide blue horizon from a wind battered headland or simply lounging about taking a break on a breathtakingly beautiful beach, visitors to Brittany soon realise it is a perfect place for getting away from it all . Boasting more than 3,000 kilometres of waymarked paths, a tourist infrastructure that is highly developed without being obtrusive, and regular budget flights, the region has all you need for a long-weekend away or a full walking holiday.
Aimed at both the casual visitor and the long-term resident, this book details the extraordinary variety of walking in Brittany, from easy strolls to challenging long-distance outings, featuring forty itineraries in Finistere, Cotes d Armor, and Ille et Vilaine. Walking routes include: walking route summary; ratings for Effort, Time, Distance, Ascents/Descents, Refreshments and Vertigo-risk; fully detailed walking description, including frequent timings to aid navigation and check your progress; GPS waypoints at every key point on every route; full colour 1:25,000 scale IGN licensed mapping for each route; short walk and stroll alternatives
Aimed at both the casual visitor and the long-term resident, this book details the extraordinary variety of walking in Brittany, from easy strolls to challenging long-distance outings, featuring forty itineraries in Finistere, Cotes d Armor, and Ille et Vilaine. Walking routes include: walking route summary; ratings for Effort, Time, Distance, Ascents/Descents, Refreshments and Vertigo-risk; fully detailed walking description, including frequent timings to aid navigation and check your progress; GPS waypoints at every key point on every route; full colour 1:25,000 scale IGN licensed mapping for each route; short walk and stroll alternatives
Walk! Mallorca North and Mountains 3rd edition is now a 168 page full colour guidebook containing 46 fully detailed walking itinerarys, complete with gps waypoints and 1:40,000 colour map sections for every walking route, plus colourful background information; providing everything you need to explore the beautiful landscapes of the Tramuntana mountains and Northern Mallorca. Full colour map sections for each walking route are from the latest 5th edition of Mallorca North & Mountains Tour & Trail Map. All of this brought together in Charles Davis' inimitable inspirational writing style to produce another classic title in DWG's Walk! series of guidebooks. Walking routes range from strolls up to full 5 Walker ratings for fit, adventurous, mountain walkers. Charles has unearthed routes not found in other books, along with the classics of this beautiful region. To quote from Charles' Preface to his 3rd Edition:- 'My intention throughout this revision has been to produce enough new or substantially altered walks to make the 3rd edition a worthwhile purchase for people who have already visited the island several times, but would like to return for another dedicated walking holiday.
Apart from checking access to extant itineraries and revising certain routes and descriptions according to the suggestions of readers, eleven itineraries have been rewalked in order to incorporate new paths, variants proposed by readers, or to check that tricky trails had not been completely overgrown, and eight new walks have been incorporated.' Thank you to the thousands of walkers who have enjoyed the 2nd edition of Walk! Mallorca North & Montains, and especially to the many who have contributed ideas, advice and observations that Charles Davis has incorporated into his new 3rd edition; Mallorca's most popular walking guide book has just got even better.
Apart from checking access to extant itineraries and revising certain routes and descriptions according to the suggestions of readers, eleven itineraries have been rewalked in order to incorporate new paths, variants proposed by readers, or to check that tricky trails had not been completely overgrown, and eight new walks have been incorporated.' Thank you to the thousands of walkers who have enjoyed the 2nd edition of Walk! Mallorca North & Montains, and especially to the many who have contributed ideas, advice and observations that Charles Davis has incorporated into his new 3rd edition; Mallorca's most popular walking guide book has just got even better.
This is a comprehensive walking guide to the Alpujarras region of Andalucia. Fully detailed walk descriptions include route summary, frequent timings, colour 40K maps and GPS waypoints. Accommodation and regional background are information included. It is written in Charles Davis' informative and inspirational style. "Walk! The Alpujarras" is fully up to date and replaces his earlier 34 "Alpujarras Walks book". GPS waypoints ensure pin-point navigational accuracy for all the routes in "Walk! The Alpujarras".
La Gomera is somewhere special. Breathtaking landscapes, idyllic Canary Islands climate, ancient laurel forest, massive gorges, high ridges, outstanding flora, unspoilt villages; this is perhaps as close to a hikers paradise as it is possible to get. Such a special island deserves only the best; "Walk! La Gomera" - 34 main walking routes plus short walk and stroll options. Each route has: summary including ratings for Effort, Time, Distance, Ascents/Descents, Refreshments and Vertigo risk; fully detailed walk description including frequent timings to check your progress; full colour 1:40,000 scale map of the route; GPS Waypoints for every key point on the route; plus colour island map and regional Walk Locator maps. There are some easy routes. There are some awesome routes. Some routes have vertiginous sections. With Charles Davis's excellent descriptions you will know which routes are for you, and all of them are a true adventure in paradise. Walk La Gomera's Walking Routes:- 1 Degollada de Peraza - San Sebastian, 2.5 hrs, 9 kms, ascents negligible, descents 1000 mts (linear). 2 Roque Sombrero & Playa de la Guancha, 4.7 hrs, 16 kms, asc 300 mts, desc 1300 mts (lin).
3 Los Roques, 3 hrs, 10.5 kms, asc & desc 700 mts (circular). 4 Pista Forestal de Majona & Playa de la Caleta, 5.5 hrs, 23 kms, asc 500 mts, desc 950 mts, vertigo risk (lin). 5 Barranco & Lomo de Azadoe, 1.5 hrs, 4 kms, asc & desc 250 mts (circ). 6 Jerdune - Jardin Tecina, 3.5 hrs, 14 kms, asc 250 mts, desc 1150 mts (lin). 7 Las Toscas - Degollada de Peraza, 2.8 hrs, 10 kms, asc 600 mts, desc 300 mts (lin). 8 Playa Santiago - Targa, 4.3 hrs, 17 kms, asc & desc 750 mts (circ). 9 Barranco de Benchijigua, 4 hrs, 12 kms, asc & desc 600 mts (circ). 10 Barranco de Guarimiar, 4.1 hrs, 13 kms, asc & desc 850 mts, vertigo risk (circ). 11 Imada - Garajonay, 3 hrs, 12.5 kms, asc & desc 500 mts (circ). 12 Arure - Las Hayas, 3.3 hrs, 13 kms, asc & desc 300 mts (circ). 13 Las Creces Roundabout Route, 2.4 hrs, 10 kms, asc & desc 300 mts (circ). 14 Cercado - Valle Gran Rey, 2.2 hrs, 10 kms, asc & desc 300 mts (circ). 15 La Merica, 2.2 hrs, 10 kms, asc 100 mts, desc 800 mts (lin). 16 Valle Gran Rey - Hayas, 3 hrs, 8 kms, asc & desc 650 mts, vertigo risk (circ). 17 Chipude - Garajonay, 3.4 hrs, 14.5 kms, asc & desc 500 mts (circ). 18 Fortaleza, 1.7 hrs, 4.7 kms, asc & desc 250 mts (circ).
19 Barranco de Erque, 5.5 hrs, 13 kms, asc & desc 750 mts, vertigo risk (circ). 20 Ermita de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, 3 hrs, 10 kms, asc & desc 350 mts (circ). 21 Tequergenche, 3.3 hrs, 12 kms, asc & desc 350 mts (lin). 22 Barranco de Argaga, 5 hrs, 11 kms, asc & desc 850 mts (circ). 23 Barranco de Arure, 1.5 hrs, 4.5 kms, asc & desc 200 mts (lin). 24 Lomo del Carreton, 3 hrs, 4.5 kms, asc & desc 600 mts, vertigo risk (circ). 25 Barranco de Guaranet, 3+ hrs, 10 kms, asc & desc 500 mts (circ). 26 Las Mimbreras, 1.4 hrs, 4.5 kms, asc & desc 200 mts (circ). 27 Hayas - Vallehermoso, 2.8 hrs, 9.5 kms, asc 250 mts, desc 900 mts (lin). 28 Roque Cano, 3 hrs, 10.5 kms, asc & desc 600 mts (circ). 29 Ermita de Santa Clara + Chorros de Epina, 4 hrs, 14 kms, asc & desc 650 mts (circ). 30 Las Rosas - Hermigua, 2.3hrs, 8.5 kms, asc 200 mts, desc 600 mts (lin). 31 Pared de Agulo, 3 hrs, 10 kms, asc & desc 600 mts, vertigo risk (circ). 32. The Head of the Table & The Fat Back, 5 hrs, 14 kms, asc & desc 750 mts, vertigo risk (circ). 33 El Cedro Tunnel, 1 hr, 4.5 kms, asc & desc 250 mtrs (circ). 34 Classic Garajonay, 3.5 hrs, 10 kms, asc 150 mtrs, desc 1000 mtrs, vertigo risk (lin).
Walk La Gomera's walking routes are also available as Viewranger routes to use on your 3G phone or tablet. GPS waypoint files (in gpx format) are available for free download at Discovery Walking Guides website.
3 Los Roques, 3 hrs, 10.5 kms, asc & desc 700 mts (circular). 4 Pista Forestal de Majona & Playa de la Caleta, 5.5 hrs, 23 kms, asc 500 mts, desc 950 mts, vertigo risk (lin). 5 Barranco & Lomo de Azadoe, 1.5 hrs, 4 kms, asc & desc 250 mts (circ). 6 Jerdune - Jardin Tecina, 3.5 hrs, 14 kms, asc 250 mts, desc 1150 mts (lin). 7 Las Toscas - Degollada de Peraza, 2.8 hrs, 10 kms, asc 600 mts, desc 300 mts (lin). 8 Playa Santiago - Targa, 4.3 hrs, 17 kms, asc & desc 750 mts (circ). 9 Barranco de Benchijigua, 4 hrs, 12 kms, asc & desc 600 mts (circ). 10 Barranco de Guarimiar, 4.1 hrs, 13 kms, asc & desc 850 mts, vertigo risk (circ). 11 Imada - Garajonay, 3 hrs, 12.5 kms, asc & desc 500 mts (circ). 12 Arure - Las Hayas, 3.3 hrs, 13 kms, asc & desc 300 mts (circ). 13 Las Creces Roundabout Route, 2.4 hrs, 10 kms, asc & desc 300 mts (circ). 14 Cercado - Valle Gran Rey, 2.2 hrs, 10 kms, asc & desc 300 mts (circ). 15 La Merica, 2.2 hrs, 10 kms, asc 100 mts, desc 800 mts (lin). 16 Valle Gran Rey - Hayas, 3 hrs, 8 kms, asc & desc 650 mts, vertigo risk (circ). 17 Chipude - Garajonay, 3.4 hrs, 14.5 kms, asc & desc 500 mts (circ). 18 Fortaleza, 1.7 hrs, 4.7 kms, asc & desc 250 mts (circ).
19 Barranco de Erque, 5.5 hrs, 13 kms, asc & desc 750 mts, vertigo risk (circ). 20 Ermita de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, 3 hrs, 10 kms, asc & desc 350 mts (circ). 21 Tequergenche, 3.3 hrs, 12 kms, asc & desc 350 mts (lin). 22 Barranco de Argaga, 5 hrs, 11 kms, asc & desc 850 mts (circ). 23 Barranco de Arure, 1.5 hrs, 4.5 kms, asc & desc 200 mts (lin). 24 Lomo del Carreton, 3 hrs, 4.5 kms, asc & desc 600 mts, vertigo risk (circ). 25 Barranco de Guaranet, 3+ hrs, 10 kms, asc & desc 500 mts (circ). 26 Las Mimbreras, 1.4 hrs, 4.5 kms, asc & desc 200 mts (circ). 27 Hayas - Vallehermoso, 2.8 hrs, 9.5 kms, asc 250 mts, desc 900 mts (lin). 28 Roque Cano, 3 hrs, 10.5 kms, asc & desc 600 mts (circ). 29 Ermita de Santa Clara + Chorros de Epina, 4 hrs, 14 kms, asc & desc 650 mts (circ). 30 Las Rosas - Hermigua, 2.3hrs, 8.5 kms, asc 200 mts, desc 600 mts (lin). 31 Pared de Agulo, 3 hrs, 10 kms, asc & desc 600 mts, vertigo risk (circ). 32. The Head of the Table & The Fat Back, 5 hrs, 14 kms, asc & desc 750 mts, vertigo risk (circ). 33 El Cedro Tunnel, 1 hr, 4.5 kms, asc & desc 250 mtrs (circ). 34 Classic Garajonay, 3.5 hrs, 10 kms, asc 150 mtrs, desc 1000 mtrs, vertigo risk (lin).
Walk La Gomera's walking routes are also available as Viewranger routes to use on your 3G phone or tablet. GPS waypoint files (in gpx format) are available for free download at Discovery Walking Guides website.
Andorra - the new destination for walkers with high-altitude ambitions. Charles Davis' introduction to the principality and his inspirational walk descriptions will soon have you hooked on taking a Spring/Summer/Autumn break high in the Pyrenees. 30 fully detailed walking route itineraries include two two-day hikes overnighting in beautiful Andorran refuges. Each walking route itinerary includes:- walking route summary; ratings for Effort, Time, Distance, Ascents/Descents, Refreshments and Vertigo risk; fully detailed walk description, including frequent timings to aid navigation and check your progress; GPS Waypoints at every key point on every route for pin-point navigational accuracy; full colour 1:40,000 scale map of the route; and short walk and stroll alternatives. There are some easy routes. There are some challenging routes for fit experts. With Charles Davis' excellent walk descriptions you'll know which routes are for you - and all of them are a true adventure. Andorra is best known as a winter package destination but "Walk!
Andorra" is the other Andorra of a traditional, timeless, romantic, landlocked principality high in the Pyrenees, the Andorra of independent character and a cheerful contempt for other people's frontiers, of smugglers' paths and high mountain passes, of medieval villages and remote refuges, the Andorra of a thousand lakes, of tumbling torrents, towering peaks, splendid vistas, meadows full of wild flowers, and some of the finest paths in the Pyrenees. In addition to the walking "Walk! Andorra" includes comprehensive background information on the principality and accommodation, mountain biking routes, history and legends, and even what to do when you are not walking. "Walk! Andorra" - a modern classic from Charles Davis, the new 'rock star' of mountain walking.
Andorra" is the other Andorra of a traditional, timeless, romantic, landlocked principality high in the Pyrenees, the Andorra of independent character and a cheerful contempt for other people's frontiers, of smugglers' paths and high mountain passes, of medieval villages and remote refuges, the Andorra of a thousand lakes, of tumbling torrents, towering peaks, splendid vistas, meadows full of wild flowers, and some of the finest paths in the Pyrenees. In addition to the walking "Walk! Andorra" includes comprehensive background information on the principality and accommodation, mountain biking routes, history and legends, and even what to do when you are not walking. "Walk! Andorra" - a modern classic from Charles Davis, the new 'rock star' of mountain walking.
There is a genuinely enduring patch of England that matches and improves on the bucolic cliches, a place where modern services collude with picturesque villages and unspoiled countryside to provide the perfect holiday destination, and where geology and history have conspired to fashion a landscape that can only properly be explored on foot. This book aims to take you into that real Dorset, a living vital place that would nonetheless be familiar to Hardy, and to ensure that, when you get there, you're not disappointed by a case of mistaken identity. All 30 walking routes and alternatives include: walking route summary, ratings for Effort Time Distance Ascents/Descents Refreshments and Vertigo risk, fully detailed walk description including frequent timings to aid navigation and check your progress, GPS waypoints at every key point on every route, full colour 1:40,000 scale Ordnance Survey licenced mapping for each route, short walk and stroll alternatives. Synopsis Including GPS Waypoint lists and a Place Name Index, this 160-page colour book contains walking routes within the county of Dorset. Wire-O spiral binding allows it to lay flat and be folded back on itself without damage.
It features: route summary of exertion rating; refreshments rating; time, distance, ascents/descents; and more.
It features: route summary of exertion rating; refreshments rating; time, distance, ascents/descents; and more.
New revised and updated edition of Walk! La Palma including latest Tour & Trail Mapping plus Altitude Profiles. Walk! La Palma includes 34 fully detailed walking route itineraries. Each walking route itinerary includes:- - walking route summary - ratings for Effort, Time, Distance, Ascents/Descents, Refreshments and Vertigo risk - fully detailed walk description, including frequent timings to aid navigation and check your progress - GPS Waypoints at every key point on every route where there is good gps reception - full colour 1:40,000 scale map of the route - short walk and stroll alternatives There are some easy routes. There are some challenging routes for fit experts. With Charles Davis' excellent walk descriptions you'll know which routes are for you - and all of them are a true adventure. The steepest island in the world, the deepest crater, the clearest skies: volcanoes you can climb without being shot into orbit; a subtropical forest minus the slimy things slinking up your trouser leg; black beaches, blue seas, high mountains, vegetation that is literally flamboyant, everything linked by 1080 kilometres of waymarked paths; and all virtually untouched by tourism.
If this sounds divine or like some lost paradise, you're not the first to think so, previous commentators have identified La Palma as the prototype for both the Elysian Fields and Atlantis! The fanciful stuff aside, the island is a walker's idyll, utterly tranquil, verdant and almost unspoiled. GPS Waypoint files (in gpx file format) for Walk! La Palma are available as a free zip file download on Discovery Walking Guides website. Synopsis 34 detailed walking route itineraries. Each of it includes:- walking route summary; ratings for Effort, Time, Distance, Ascents/Descents, Refreshments and Vertigo risk; and more. It also provides background information along with details of accommodation, buses, official walking routes, mountain biking, museums, and information offices. Walk! La Palma walking routes are also available as Viewranger routes for use on your 3G phone or tablet.
If this sounds divine or like some lost paradise, you're not the first to think so, previous commentators have identified La Palma as the prototype for both the Elysian Fields and Atlantis! The fanciful stuff aside, the island is a walker's idyll, utterly tranquil, verdant and almost unspoiled. GPS Waypoint files (in gpx file format) for Walk! La Palma are available as a free zip file download on Discovery Walking Guides website. Synopsis 34 detailed walking route itineraries. Each of it includes:- walking route summary; ratings for Effort, Time, Distance, Ascents/Descents, Refreshments and Vertigo risk; and more. It also provides background information along with details of accommodation, buses, official walking routes, mountain biking, museums, and information offices. Walk! La Palma walking routes are also available as Viewranger routes for use on your 3G phone or tablet.
Revised edition of Walk! Mallorca West incorporating updated and new routes from the GR221 Dry Stone Way ready for adventuring on foot in the western landscapes of Europe's most popular holiday walking destination. Now includes the opening sections of the GR221 'Ruta de Pedra en Sec' (Dry Stone Way) covering the route as far as Esporles plus the new alternative starting routes from Capdella and Puigpunyent as day walks combining with the original Mallorca West routes to provide a network of walking adventures to suit a wide range of walkers from leisure walkers up through the exertion scale to rugged mountain adventurers. Map sections from Mallorca North & Mountains Tour & Trail Map plus gps waypoints for pin-point navigational accuracy on every walking route. Note that this book is matched with the Mallorca North & Mountains Tour & Trail Map (paper & Super-Durable editions).
Walk the Axarquia guide book reformated to A4 page format of 88 pages as a digital pdf file available to download from www.dwgwalking.co.uk website. If you are looking for something wild, but close to resort civilisation, then "Walk! the Axarquia" could be for you. The Axarquia contains the Sierras Tejeda and Almijara which form the backbone of the region. Blessed with high summits, dizzying pinnacles, dramatic crags, deep ravines, dozens of springs, delightful rivers and the best coves on the Costa del Sol, this is a region with something for everyone. The only prerequisites for benefiting from all this are a desire to get off the beaten track and a set of relatively sturdy legs. Charles Davis has brought together 32 fully detailed walking routes for his Axarquia 'home region' ranging from moderate routes up to adventures requiring a good degree of fitness. Whichever group you find yourself in you'll find plenty of adventures to tempt you away from the 'Costa del Concrete'! All walking routes include:- - walking route summary. - ratings for Effort, Time, Distance, Ascents/Descents, Refreshments and Vertigo Risk.
- fully detailed walk description including frequent timings to aid navigation and check your progress. - gps waypoints at every key point on every route. - full colour Tour & Trail Map section for the route. - short walk and stroll alternatives. New for our second edition are:- - Tour & Trail Map sections replacing the old IGN mapping, giving easy to read clarity along with larger map sections. - Altitude Profiles so you can see at a glance the ascents and descents involved in the walking route. - revised access details guiding you to the start of each walking route, including parking advice and waypoints for any off tarmac driving. - details of additional walking routes in the Axarquia region. - more pictures helping you identify starting points for routes. With all the extra detail, larger mapping, pictures et al our second edition has expanded to 176 full colour pages (88 A4 pages in the pdf digital edition) to give you the best, and best value, walking guide book to this exciting region.
- fully detailed walk description including frequent timings to aid navigation and check your progress. - gps waypoints at every key point on every route. - full colour Tour & Trail Map section for the route. - short walk and stroll alternatives. New for our second edition are:- - Tour & Trail Map sections replacing the old IGN mapping, giving easy to read clarity along with larger map sections. - Altitude Profiles so you can see at a glance the ascents and descents involved in the walking route. - revised access details guiding you to the start of each walking route, including parking advice and waypoints for any off tarmac driving. - details of additional walking routes in the Axarquia region. - more pictures helping you identify starting points for routes. With all the extra detail, larger mapping, pictures et al our second edition has expanded to 176 full colour pages (88 A4 pages in the pdf digital edition) to give you the best, and best value, walking guide book to this exciting region.