Category Archives: Travel Guides
Alps Eastern E5
Across the Eastern Alps is experienced walker Gillian Price’s Cicerone guide to the E5 long distance footpath. The 600km E5 route leads from the shores of Lake Constance in Germany to the Italian city of Verona and encounters passes up to 2900 and takes about 30 days to complete through a variety of Alpine landscapes
Reivers Way
Reivers Way is experienced walker Paddy Dillon’s Cicerone guide to walking through historic Northumberland. The guide covers the entire route, including suggested alternative routes, details of local facilities, background information on local history and heritage and also an optional excursion to the bird reserves of the Farne Islands. The guide is structured in 9 main
Three Peaks, Ten Tors – Long Distance & Challenge Walks in the UK
Ronald Turnbull’s Cicerone guide to Three Peaks, Ten Tors is a practical book exploring long-distance and challenge walks in the UK, providing tips and advice on tools, techniques, routes and reminiscences from the author’s own walks. For aspiring or novice long-distance walkers, the guide is valuable in providing tips on how to minimise the ‘suffering’
Queyras Tour – The GR58 & GR541 in the French Alps
Tour of the Queyras is Alan Castle’s Cicerone guide exploring the walking possibilities in this relatively unspoilt region of the French Alps. The guide covers the GR58 and GR541 trails between the Durance Valley and the Italian border in the shadow of Monte Viso and is one of the sunniest areas of the Alps. The
The Pyrenees: The High Pyrenees from the Cirque de Lescun to the Carlit Massif
The Pyrenees is accomplished walker Kev Reynolds’ large-format Cicerone guide to one of Europe’s most famous and impressive mountain ranges. The guide gives a valley-by-valley description of the High Pyrenees from west to east and is a very useful reference to help identify the best locations for walking, mountaineering, skiing and climbing. Reynolds explores the
Mount Kailash Trek – Tibet`s Sacred Mountain & Western Tibet
The Mount Kailash Trek is Sian Pritchard-Jones and Bob Gibbons’ Cicerone guide to trekking on the mythical Buddhist mountain that stands at 6714m, located behind the Himalaya. The guide covers the 3-4 day route around the sacred peak and though short, is very isolated and remote and undertaken at high altitudes, following the path of
France Cycle Touring (8 long distance routes)
Stephen Fox’s Cicerone guide to Cycle Touring in France describes eight selected cycle tours that explore each corner of the country. France is one of the world’s most inviting countries for cycle touring, its diverse landscape offering everything from gentle riverside routes to high mountain climbs. The guide explores some of the most picturesque areas
Forest of Bowland and Pendle Walking
Experienced walker Terry Marsh’s Cicerone guide to Walking in the Forest of Bowland and Pendle explores some of the walking possibilities in two of Lancashire’s Areas of Outstanding Beauty. The Forest of Bowland stretches over an area of 310 square miles and combined with the beautiful countryside of Pendle provide fertile and varied walking country.
Greece Mountain Walks
The Mountains of Greece is Tim Salmon’s Cicerone guide to walking in some of Europe’s most demanding peaks, with contributions from Michael Cullen. The guide describes a traverse of the Pindhos range and walks in regions including Athens and the east coast, the Peleponnese and the Mani. Most of Greece’s mountains are undeveloped and remote,
Lake District Great Mountain Days: 50 Classic Routes for Exploring the Lakeland Fells
Great Mountain Days in the Lake District is Mark Richards’ large format Cicerone guide exploring the classic routes of the Lakeland Fells. The guide is both practical and inspirational in providing details of 50 diverse expeditions on the high fells. Memorable mountain walks that are covered include routes up Scafell Pike, Bowfell, Blencathra and Great
Scotland Mountain Range Guide
Cicerone’s Scotland Mountain Range Guide is full of route and practical information for the independent mountain lover, whether with a view to walking, climbing, scrambling or ski touring in terrain such as the Southern Uplands, the great granite plateaus of the Cairngorms and the jagged arรชtes of the Cuillin hills on the Isle of Skye.Descriptions
Dark Peak Walks: 40 Walks Exploring the Peak District Gritstone and Moorland Landscapes
Located in the Peak District and distinguished from the neighbouring White Peak by the layer of gritstone which covers its limestone bed, the Dark Peak features a wild landscape of sweeping moorland and big skies. Easily accessible from Sheffield, it boasts a wealth of natural, geological, historical and cultural interest – and some great walking.
Backpacker`s Britain Vol 3: Northern Scotland
Graham Uney’s Cicerone guide to Backpacker’s Britain – Northern Scotland is the 3rd volume of the series and covers some of the best backpacking routes through the region. The routes include journeys along rugged coastlines from the Shetland Islands to the Rough Bounds of Knoydart and across mountain ridge from the northern tip of Skye
Swiss Alps
This, the latest volume in Cicerone`s World Mountain Ranges series, is a unique planning resource for mountain activists in the Swiss Alps. Not a guidebook describing specific routes, rather it is a book that provides all the information needed for a variety of mountainous pursuits, be it walking, trekking, climbing or ski mountaineering. Covering each
Torridon Walking
Walking in Torridon is a Cicerone guide to 52 day walks of differing grades in this area of the Scottish Highlands, including ascent routes for nine Munros, which will enable you to discover the best of remote Torridon and prepare you to range over heather, grass, rock and marsh, without paths or waymarks. Making Shieldaig
Wales Hill Walking – Volume 1 – Arans – Dovey Hills
Hill Walking in Wales- Volume 1 is part of an alphabetically arranged, two-book series of Peter Hermon’s Cicerone guides describing walking routes up every single 2000-footer in Wales. This volume covers the many hills of Wales, taking in the Arans, Arenigs, Berwyns, Black Mountains, Brecon Beacons, Cader Idris, Carneddau, Cwmdeuddwr and Dovey hills. The guide
Wales Hill Walking – Volume 2 – Ffestiniog Hills – Tarrens
Hill Walking in Wales Volume 2 is part of an alphabetically arranged, two-book series of Peter Hermon’s Cicerone guides describing walking routes up every single 2000-footer in Wales. This volume covers the many hills of South Wales, taking in the Ffestiniog hills, Fforest Fawr, Glyders, Hirnants, Mynydd Du, Nantlle/Hebog hills, Plynlimon, Radnor Forest, Rhinogs, Siabod/Moelwyns,
Scotland`s Mountain Ridges
Scotland’s Mountain Ridges is Dan Bailey’s large-format Cicerone guide to some of the most dramatic and memorable heights and peaks of Scotland’s mountains. The guide covers a variety of Scotland’s peaks and ridges: a rich mix of summer scrambles, technical rock and challenging winter climbs. It includes both the popular classics and some more obscure
Matterhorn Tour
Tour of the Matterhorn is experienced walker Hilary Sharp’s Cicerone guide to the route around one of the classic peaks of the Alps. The guide covers the entire 145km route anticlockwise from Zermatt, describing the path as it crosses six valleys, taking the walker past more than 25 peaks surpassing 4000m and visiting both the
The Alps Walking Guide
Walking in the Alps is Kev Reynold’s authoritative Cicerone reference guide to the Alpine regions, ranging from the Maritime Alps, through Jungfrau and the Dolomites to Triglav National Park in the Julian Alps. The guide describes the whole Alpine chain group by group and focuses on the best walking and most scenic viewpoints in the
