DISCOVERY WALKING GUIDE

If you want to get away from it all , there is no surer way than strapping on your boots, shouldering your backpack, and embarking on a long distance path; and there are few long distance paths more beguiling and more crammed with adventure than Mallorca's GR221, La Ruta de Pedra en Sec or The Dry Stone Way.

Forfattere: Charles Davis
Publisert måned: Mai
Publisert år: 2009
Utgave: 1.utg
Sider nr: 160

Lanzarote's most popular walking guide book just got even better. Walk! Lanzarote 5th edition builds on the reputation of our earlier editions with comprehensive updating so that it caters for the needs of the increasing number of people who would like to combine some walking with a holiday on the Fire island. Walk Lanzarote explodes the myth that there is nowhere worth walking on the island as we range through strolling on coastal promenades, walking across alpine style meadows, striding over the lava sea, dropping into volcanoes, sitting on high mountain seats - quite simply you will be amazed at the wide variety of stunning landscapes the Fire island has to offer the adventurous leisure walker. For the 5th edition we've checked several routes and updated them where necessary. Walk Lanzarote's forty one main walking routes provide a wide variety of adventures with routes ranging from family friendly costal promenades through a surprising range of landscapes up to some serious hiking. Every route is an adventure that will make you eager to explore further on this spectacular island. Walk Lanzarote is produced to our highest standards with walk summary and rating, fully detailed description, frequent timings so you can check your progress, compass directions, and GPS waypoints for all country routes. Each country route has full 1:40,000 scale colour mapping and GPS waypoints dedicated to that route, while our Teguise town walk uses a large scale street plan. All routes are illustrated with colour photos. Culture and agriculture are included along with a Thingy section on modern art. We've emphasised the Access by Bus sections for each walk along with our Access by Car information for each walking route. Map sections for each route are taken from the Lanzarote Tour & Trail Super-Durable Map 5th edition. For GPS users the GPS waypoint files are available as a free downloadable zip file on the Discovery Walking Guides website. Quite simply the best book of Lanzarote that you can buy. If this is your first visit to Lanzarote then Walk! Lanzarote plus Lanzarote Tour & Trail Map will give you a series of adventures that will have you returning to the Fire island to experience more.

forfattere: Jan Kostura
Publisert måned: jan

Publisert år: 2022
Utgave: 5.utg
Sider nr: 160

The island of Menorca (Minorca) is a true Mediterranean gem; unspoilt countyside, beautiful beaches, prehistoric sites, a wealth of wild flowers, wild tortoises, butterflies, bird life, historic towns and relics from the island's turbulent past. Such a special island deserves only the best so Walk! Menorca (3rd edition) has been researched to our 'no compromise' standards so that you can embark on the adventures confident that the routes work. For our 3rd edition we have nine new routes, including the best sections of the Cami de Cavalls, but have lost seven old routes due to access problems. The result is 44 fully detailed walk itineraries ranging from town walks around Ciutadella and Mao (Mahon) to adventurous and exciting adventures suitable for a wide range of fitness levels. You will find routes suitable for families, ranging up to whole day adventures, so that everyone will find all the walking adventures you might need in Menorca's most popular walking guide book.Every walking route has; Walking Route Summary; Ratings for Effort, Time, Distance, Ascents/Descents and Refreshments; Fully detailed walk description with frequent timings to aid navigation; full colour 1:40,000 scale Tour & Trail Map of the route; GPS waypoints for key points on all country routes.

Forfattere: D. Ros brawn
Publisert måned: 3.utg
Publisert år: 2013
Sider nr: 160

Tenerife - A Walkers Island. Tenerife is a big island - 2034 square kilometres big. It offers walkers a wide variety of exciting landscapes to choose from; everything from coastal strolls, high altitude summits, pine forests and laurel forests, challenging and strenuous routes to easy country walks. Walk! Tenerife is a comprehensive walking guide book to Tenerife's best walking. 42 fully detailed walking routes with large scale maps. GPS Waypoints for all 42 routes can be downloaded for free from Discovery Walking Guides website. In the North choose from walks through pine forests and along forest tracks and walking trails, with fine views in clear weather. The South has diverse routes; forest walks, mountains and barrancos, villages and untouched wild countryside. The West offers mountain routes and rugged country hikes. The Central High Altitude region is home to some of the most exciting mountain and canadas routes within the National Park, including the Paisaje Lunar route, and the challenges of `The Big One - Crater Rim Challenge' and the ascent of Mount Teide. The rugged Anaga in the far north-east offers wild beauty, tiny hamlets, soaring peaks and plunging barrancos. Routes vary in approximate walking time from 90 minutes to over 6 hours, and from 5 to 18 kilometres in length. Ascents and descents are shown for each walk. Difficulty ratings from 2 to 5 walker help you choose the right route. Refreshment ratings are shown and vertigo risk is shown where appropriate. Some routes are circular, others linear `out-and-back' or linear one way. Access to routes by bus and/or by car ensure you reach the start and get back from the end safely. Enjoy the rich variety of landscapes and adventures that Tenerife has to offer.

Forfattere: Jan Kostera
Publisert måned: Feb.
Publisert år: 2020
Utgave: 4.utg
Sider nr: 184