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Book SynopsisWith information on transport links, facilities, local attractions and fun stuff for the kids, along with maps of each route, this is the perfect guide for exploring Britain's countryside and discovering your new favourite walk. The National Trust cares for some of the most spectacular countryside in Britain. This guide features 100 walks from across the country, from the ancient majesty of Avebury's stone circle and the wonder of Giant's Causeway to the dramatic peaks towering about Lake windermere. The walks are organised by region, making it easy to explore historical sites, spot wildlife and stunning views wherever you are. The routes are graded according to ease, from two to eight miles in length, to include family-friendly rambles across parkland, adventurous hikes and everything in between. With information on transport links, facilities, local attractions and fun stuff for the kids, along with maps of each route, this is the perfect guide for exploring Britain's countryside and discovering your new favourite walk.

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Book SynopsisIf you enjoy walks in the countryside, Scotland should be on your list of places to visit, and you should bring this book as your guide. Anyone who has ever visited Scotland will mention the Highlands with its rolling hills and unspoiled landscape, and this book will guide you along some of the best routes the area has to offer. The routes are graded according to difficulty so walkers can easily choose a suitable route from the 50 included in the book. Put on your hiking shoes, and head for the hills with 50 Classic Routes on Scottish Mountains.Trade Review.

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Book SynopsisFrom his home in the Cairngorms of Scotland, in There’s Always the Hills Cameron McNeish reflects on a life dedicated to the outdoors. A prolific author, McNeish has led treks in the Himalayas and Syria, edited The Great Outdoors magazine, establishing it as Britain’s premier walking publication, created new long-distance walks and made television series, contributed a monthly column to Scots Magazine, campaigned for Scottish independence and raised a family with his wife, Gina. In this long-awaited autobiography, he candidly recalls the ups and downs of a full life, much of it in the public eye, much of it until now unseen.Trade Review‘There’s Always the Hills flows like a friendly conversation, shared over three or four single malts, and develops into an engaging tale...’ * The Great Outdoors Magazine *‘A gifted storyteller, he peels back the layers of his life and offers a personal and emotional look behind the scenes of his success. This is a great read for anyone who enjoys our great outdoors and the wealth of tales that can be told about it - it's both one man's story and a candid, absorbing account for those with an interest in Scotland's awe-inspiring wildlife.’ * Rachel Scorgie, The Courier *‘There’s Always the Hills is a sure-fire hit. The author’s eye for minor details and honest accounts of his experiences, bring his anecdotes to life.’ * Scottish Field *‘Cameron McNeish's autobiography is everything we hoped it would be, and a "must buy" for anyone who's ever felt the pull of Scotland's mountains. ’ * Undiscovered Scotland *‘Cameron is a born raconteur and his book flows easily, being both informative and full of interest.’ * Helen Todd, Walk Magazine *‘There's Always the Hills is an inspiring story of a life well lived. Or, at least, the first installment.’ * Roger Cox, Scotland on Sunday *‘A vivid travelogue through the breathtaking vistas, towering peaks and rugged islands of Scotland and a tribute to the warmth and hospitality of the Scots people... McNeish's encyclopaedic knowledge of the lochs and glens, Highlands and islands, the bealachs and coires and the myriad myths and legends that reside therein is unrivalled.’ * BBC Countryfile Magazine *

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Book SynopsisIceland offers a world of hiking opportunities like no other place on earth. The famous 55km Laugavegur Trek takes you past glaciers, volcanoes, steaming fumaroles and hot springs all set in a landscape of yellow rhyolite and black ash. This new guide gives you plenty of other options from hiking in the shadow of the largest ice-cap in Europe at Skaftafell to easier day hikes around the vibrant capital city of Reykjavik. * 41 detailed walking maps in the classic Trailblazer style - showing route times, gradients, where to stay * Detailed Reykjavik city guide - and maps * Itineraries for all walkers on 11 specially selected hikes - from day hikes around Reykjavik to more challenging 6-day treks including the 55km Laugavegur Trek * Practical information for all budgets - where to stay (campsites, hostels and huts, B&Bs, lodges and hotels), where to eat, what to see * Comprehensive background information - geology and vulcanology, flora and fauna, history, people * Full public transport information - for all access points

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Book SynopsisAll the information you need to enjoy your hiking adventure along Glyndwr's Way. Brand new title in the Trailblazer British Walking Guide series covering the 135-mile National Trail in Wales. Follow in the footsteps of Owain Glyndwr, the Welsh prince who led a rebellion against the English in 1400. Traversing a range of open farmland and forest, it links with another National Trail, Offa's Dyke Path, at its start in Knighton and end in Welshpool. The guide includes: 58 large-scale walking maps - at just under 1:20,000 - showing route times, places to stay, places to eat, points of interest, and 10 town plans Places to stay with reviews - campsites, bunkhouses, hostels, B&Bs, pubs and hotels Places to eat with reviews - cafes, teashops, pubs, takeaways, restaurants What to see from the path - history, culture, natural history Comprehensive public transport information - for all access points on the path Flora and fauna - four page full colour flower guide, plus an illustrated section on local wildlife Itineraries for all walkers - whether walking the route in its entirety over two weeks or sampling the highlights on day walks and short breaks Green hiking - understanding the local environment and minimizing our impact on it GPS waypoints - also downloadable from the Trailblazer website page

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Book SynopsisThe South Downs Way leads you on an unforgettable journey of discovery through the magnificent chalk hills of Sussex and Hampshire. It travels the length of the South Downs National Park across wonderful hills and meadows bedecked with wildflowers, through endless fields of shimmering golden corn and along the edge of the epic white cliffs of the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head. It is one of England's official 'National Trails' and is an unforgettable experience. In this definitive two-way guide to the South Downs Way both westbound and eastbound routes are described in full. The guidebook contains full Ordnance Survey Explorer mapping inside (1:25,000) and has 18 different itineraries with schedules of 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 days for walkers and runners. Difficult calculations of time, distance and altitude gain are done for you. Also includes: * Detailed information on equipment and travelling light * Everything the trekker needs to know: route, costs, difficulty, weather, travel, and more * Full accommodation listings: the best inns, B&Bs and hotels * Detailed section on camping * Essential info for both self-guided and guided trekkers * Information on geology, history, plants and wildlife * Numbered waypoints linking the Real Maps to our clear descriptions

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Book SynopsisA collection of epic long-distance routes for walkers and runners in the Mournes, Northern Ireland's highest mountains which sweep majestically down to the Irish Sea at the pretty seaside town of Newcastle. The routes have been hand-picked and clearly written by a local walker with decades of experience and include wild mountain terrain, beautifully long ridges, magnificent summits and vibrant heather and gorse covered slopes. * Real Maps: Full OSNI mapping inside (1:25,000) * The Seven Sevens: 7 different routes are described in full * The Mourne Wall Walk * The Mourne Way * The Mourne 500 * The Denis Rankin Round * Advice on wild camping * Detailed information on equipment including ultralight gear for campers * Everything the trekker needs to know: water points, preparation, weather, escape routes and more

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Book SynopsisDiscover Northern Ireland's wild mountains, epic cliffs, spectacular beaches and stunning moorland in this, the definitive guidebook for walking in Northern Ireland, It contains 35 epic walks, hand-picked by a Country Down local, including the Causeway Coast, the Glens of Antrim, the Mourne Mountains, the Sperrin Mountains and much more. * The only guidebook for Northern Ireland with real OSNI maps and numbered waypoints linking the Real Maps to our clear descriptions * New walks in the Mournes including the Mournes Grand Traverse, our newly designed 55km challenge circuit which has been divided into two stages. * Includes Game of Thrones film locations * Graded routes to suit all abilities * Everything the hiker needs to know: route descriptions, difficulty, weather, how to get there, and more * List of Irish place names and information on Wildlife & Plants * Quick Reference Route List: enabling you to plan an itinerary to match your ability and schedule. * Edge to edge colour: the most modern and beautiful guidebook for walking in Northern IrelandTrade Reviewwritten by someone who actually knows what hikers/trekkers/walkers need from a guide. The enthusiasm is palpable and the photos are amazing. I want to see myself in stunning pictures like these this summer! One word. Awesome. I have been walking in the Mournes for 15 years now and this is hands down the best guidebook I have seen. The Maps are fantastic and the photography is stunning. You can tell the author is local and his knowledge of the area really makes this book easy to follow.

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Book SynopsisThe best sheet map for the Tour des Combins. Displays the entire route and variants on a single sheet: perfect for planning and navigation. 1:40,000 - larger scale and more detail than any other map.

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Book SynopsisThe best sheet map for the Tour des Combins. Displays the entire route and variants on a single sheet: perfect for planning and navigation.

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Book SynopsisIn his newest publication, Storer concentrates on the history of the Corrour Bothy. The book tells the story of the oldest and most famous bothy in the world, celebrating a century of public use in 2020. The book blends guidebook entries with historical accounts. Through guidebook entries between the years of 1928 and 2019, Storer outlines bothy life, the history of the Highlands, of hillwalking and of climbing and thereby provides a portrait of the past 100 years from a unique perspective centred on the Scottish Highlands.

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Book SynopsisHidden London takes you off the beaten tourist path to discover over 100 of London's hidden attracts, including historic churches and other ancient buildings; secret gardens and long `lost' cemeteries; fascinating small museums and galleries; atmospheric pubs and stunning hotels; cutting-edge art and design, and much more.

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Book SynopsisFrom Great Yarmouth to Aberystwyth, Westering is a coast-to-coast journey crossing the Fens, Leicester, the Black Country and central Wales. It connects landscape, place and memory to evoke a narrative unravelling the deep topography, and following a westerly route that runs against the grain of the land, its geology, culture and historical bedrock. With the industrial Midlands sandwiched between bucolic landscapes in East Anglia and Wales, here we explore places too often overlooked. Along the way we encounter deserted medieval villages, battlefield sites, the ghosts of Roman soldiers, valleys drowned for reservoirs, ancient forests, John Clare's beloved fields, and the urban edgelands. Notions of home and belonging, landscapes of loss and absence, birds and the resilience of nature, the psychology of walking, and the psychogeography of liminal places all frame the story.Trade Review"Westering is a beautifully compelling reminder that we never walk alone. Alongside us, always, are the complex cultural and natural histories, topographies, geologies and folk memories that have helped shape the path and those places we pass. Laurence Mitchell is a superb and illuminating guide to the rich seam of stories found underfoot." Julian Hoffman, author of Irreplaceable; Praise for Previous Work; "A rich level of local detail" Wanderlust MagazineTable of ContentsPART ONE; Red Herrings; Along the Eager River; Crow Country; A Fine City; Concrete Ghosts, Winding Wensum; God’s Holy River; Postcode Country;; Islands in the Fens; PART TWO; Crowland to Clare Country; Lost from the Map; The Unhorsing of Kings; Ghosts and Stone Memory; PART THREE Pulped Fiction/The Ghosts of a Forest; Slouching Towards Birmingham (Another Venice); City of Metal; Black over Bill’s Mother’s; All Round the Wrekin; Quiet under the Sun; PART FOUR; Over the Ofer; The Green, Green Grass of Home Land of the West

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Book SynopsisThe experience and variety of walking practices have never been so broad, relevant or unpredictable. Walking Bodies charts some of their very latest developments. Editors Helen Billinghurst, Claire Hind and Phil Smith put out a call for artists, activists, academics, radical walkers and psychogeographers to discuss, perform and share their experiences of current walking cultures. In these essays, provocations, artworks and documentations, new terrains emerge and diverse energies and thinkings reflect the huge response to the initial call and the demand for tickets to the conference. 'Walking Bodies' evidences anxieties, exclusions and gradual but major changes of direction for walking arts, towards more considered and embodied practices that re-navigate their terrains and challenge assumptions about trajectories through the unhuman world. Here are the beginnings of differently negotiated, shared, provoked and provocative ambulations.Table of ContentsIntroductions Magical Aesthetics: walking with eight legs - Sarah Scaife Walking in Tree Time - Duncan Hay, Leah Lovett, Martin de Jode, Andrew Hudson-Smith Dancing-Walking with Trees - Vicky Hunter Walking with Elephants - Cathy Turner Being Horse: walking as an impossible beast - James Frost and Sonia Overall Pigeon Steps - Gabrielle Hoad and Megan Calver Crow - Matt Fletcher Walking away? From deep mapping to mutual accompaniment - Iain Biggs Web Walking - Helen Billinghurst and Phil Smith The Artist-Scholar Walks: Passage to Else-Where - Ishita Jain How do our bodies act as instruments of sensory navigation? - Emma Bush Suriashi as a ceremonial, subversive act - Ami Skanberg Dahlstedt From Working to Walking - Chloe Lund Inspiral Undergrowth - Rachel Gomme The Sight of the Walker - William Sharpe Walking Diagrams - Helen Billinghurst Visiting Sutton Pool - Monali Meher Object Place Walking - Jody Oberfelder A Route Unscrambled - Gary Winters and Claire Hind Words from Walks - Hamish Fulton Quipu - Elspeth (Billie) Penfold The S Project - Carly Butler and Gudrun Filipska White Man Walking: Settler Ambulation in Colonised Spaces - Ken Wilson Walking-with whiteness - Richard S. White/Walknow The Meaning and Importance of Refusals - Sarah Harper Access Denied? Walking Art and Disabled People - Morag Rose Mind the Gap - Philippe Guillaume The Documentary Drift: Lutyens, Cockington and Poetry - Sam Kemp 'It started with a film and ended with a walk' - Sam Christie Chip Walks - Hilary Ramsden and Clare Qualmann Noble & King, Walking with Correspondence - Simon King and Corinne Noble Chasing Mists - Anna Sanders-Falcini On Mythogeosonics - John Bowers and Tim Shaw

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Book SynopsisThis is a manual for creative writers, but the approaches and exercises can readily be adapted by practitioners working in other media. All of the exercises included here have been foot-tested. Use the book to walk and work alone or in groups, together or separately. Use it to generate ideas, create text and read differently. ​ Walking outside, in varied environments, will offer you novel experiences to draw upon. Many of the exercises here can be carried out in your immediate environment, or if mobility or opportunity are an issue, in your own home. Rescale and adapt at will. Inside the book: Creative walking: ambulant writing exercises: * Sparks. (Use a spark to get started on a walk or to switch things up during a longer walk. ) * Experiments. (Use an experiment to probe deeper.) * Projects. (Use a project to develop a creative piece.) Walking-reading practices: * Walk Like (HG) Wells * Wide Sargasso Walk (Jean Rhys) * Walking with Riddley (Walker) Creative walking-writing: DIY toolkit * Catapults (Use them to help you drift, moving away from familiar routes) * Writing prompts (Use them to see your environment through a particular lens). * Distance Drifts (Use them to explore new spaces or freshen up the familiar). ​

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Book SynopsisSooner or later, most of us get stuck. Feel stuck. Our creativity in crisis... lost, blocked, overwhelmed by work, family, illness. How to find or recover that creative edge? How to get unstuck? For the authors, it began with cancer and stretched into the pandemic. One primarily a writer and the other a painter, they decide to walk together, to talk, write, feed back, reflect and repeat, again and again. They explore trust, openness, motherhood, their willingness to take risks and be exposed, and the particular insights they bring as women. Along the way, they walk and map their way back to creative life. This is their story, but more than that - it's a map for anyone who is feeling stuck. Whether or not you have had a creative practice before (writing/painting/making/crafting), this book will help you find your way into creative expression. The authors offer creative tasks and suggestions in each chapter, and ideas and structures to get you going. But most important, they offer warmth, friendship and inspiration from their own shared vulnerability, struggle, setbacks and muddy walking.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Our Own Creative Recovery Chapter 1: Why are we doing this? Walk 1: Stanmer Park to Chattri Memorial and back Looking back Chapter 2: Accepting Fear Walk 2: Brighton Marina to the Palace Pier and back Our Personal Creativity Inspiration and Play: Enticing your creativity back into the open Chapter 3: New Intentions Walk 3: Chanctonbury Ring - The Return Using your personal archives to reconnect with your creativity Chapter 4: Embracing Uncertainty Walk 4: Balcombe Circular via Ardingly Reservoir Whose voice is it anyway? Accepting our inner critic Skipping past the inner critic: Image making and re-imagining Chapter 5: Covid Diaries Reclaiming Stories Chapter 6: Passing Clouds - Keeping Creativity Moving Final walk: Devil's Dyke to Ditchling Beacon and back In Conversation - Why does this matter? Conclusion: The possibility of change

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Book SynopsisThe Friends Way is a grand walk that starts in Barley, Lancashire, passing over the summit of Pendle Hill to and through some of the finest parts of the Yorkshire Dales to end at Sedbergh. It combines glorious scenery with superb wildlife and striking geology, and it also visits many places that were crucial in George Fox’s journey of 1652. He preferred to deliver his sermons outdoors, dismissing churches as ‘steeple-houses’. His long walk and discussions with Seekers and other dissidents were the catalyst for the creation of the Society of Friends, first known as Quakers. From Pendle Hill, where Fox had his vision, to Fox’s Pulpit, where he gave his ‘Sermon on the Fell’ to a crowd of over 1000, the route is steeped in Fox’s personal journey. This 62-mile Way ends at Sedbergh, a town rich in Quaker heritage, to be followed by two day-walks, one a circuit that takes in Fox’s Pulpit. The whole route can be completed comfortably inside one week. It will appeal not only to all Quakers who enjoy walking, but also to those walkers who don’t yet know the remarkable story of Fox’s 1652 journey and life. The guidebook is richly visual, with mapping at 1:35,000 on 17 of its pages and nearly 140 colour photos. It is robustly bound and printed on rainproof paper.

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Book SynopsisThe Friends Way route will appeal not only to all Quakers who enjoy walking, but also to those walkers who don’t yet know about Margaret Fell's remarkable story. This volume, a sequel to Friends Way 2, continues the route from Sedbergh to Swarthmoor Hall near Ulverston. After George Fox reached Swarthmoor Hall, he deeply impressed Margaret Fell (1614-1702) with his radical ideas. She later became a committed Quaker who was imprisoned for her beliefs, and also his wife. She worked tirelessly to organise the movement, to lobby for releasing prisoners of conscience and to spread the Quaker word by publishing letters. This book covers her journey from mistress of Swarthmoor to mother of Quakerism, as well as devoting a section to Swarthmoor Hall which was and is the most important centre of Quakerism in northern England. The route takes in major Quaker sites in Sedbergh and Kendal en route to Swarthmoor Hall, and it can comfortably be completed inside one week.

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Book SynopsisThe Annandale Way is a charming long walk in a little-known, but very accessible, part of southern Scotland. Walked southward from source to the sea, it starts in the sheep town of Moffat, and runs for 56 miles (90 km) via Lochmaben, with superb views from the top of Almagill Hill. A slightly shorter branch of the route goes via Lockerbie and Eskrigg Nature Reserve. The two branches rejoin north of Annan to reach the Solway Firth at Newbiebarns. The second edition contains several important route updates, four extra pages and many fresh photos, yet it is 20 grams lighter and more pocketable than the first. This guidebook contains everything you need to plan and enjoy your trip: detailed route description for walking from north to south concise instructions for those wishing to walk south to north summary of each section showing distance, terrain and food/drink stops background on the history and economy of Annandale seven pages of habitats and wildlife with superb images planning information for transport and accommodation nine pages of detailed mapping of the route at 1:44,000 lavishly illustrated, with over 110 colour photos rucksack-friendly format, printed on rainproof paper. Trade ReviewThe first third or so of the book comprises beautifully illustrated introductory sections in full colour about the walk itself, covering topics such as access, waymarking, accommodation and packing. There are then sections on farming, forestry and energy; on history; and on habitats and wildlife. Most of the rest of the guide breaks the Annandale Way into a series of route sections, and for each gives detailed route instructions, nice photographs, and excellent full-page maps. The result is everything you could possibly need in one handily-sized guide that fits perfectly, as the name suggests, into your rucksack. This is an essential book for anyone considering walking the Annandale Way: or for anyone who fancies tackling a walk that not all of their friends will already have done. -- Undiscovered ScotlandThe route descriptions are detailed, allowing the walker to follow turn-by-turn instructions, and are accompanied by copious photographs, mostly by Lynne Kirton, and clear maps at a scale of 1:44,000, a number you won’t find on your compass romer but presumably chosen to fit the book’s format … There are descriptions for the two alternatives where the route splits, with options to follow the way via Lochmaben or Lockerbie, and there are also brief extra route notes for anyone wanting to follow the Annandale Way south to north. The Annandale Way would make an ideal first route for a novice long-distance, multi-day walker. The countryside and terrain are not too taxing but are varied enough to sustain interest. The Annan isn’t a particularly long river, and there’s satisfaction to be had in following its full length from source to sea. Turnbull and Megarry’s guidebook is comprehensive and easy to use, with its ringbound format making it convenient for on-the-route reference and its size and use of rainproof paper helpful for slotting into the walker’s rucksack for guidance along the way. -- Bob Smith * Editor, Grough magazine *This guide has everything you need to walk the Annandale Way … With seven pages of maps along with information about wildlife, transport links, accommodation, food and drink stops, all in a rucksack-friendly format, it’s guaranteed to hold up on even the dreichest of days. -- Scottish Field

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Book SynopsisEndorsed and checked by National Resources Wales (NRW), these attractive and comprehensive guides contain everything you need to walk the Wales Coast Path. With clear, expertly-written and numbered directions, enhanced Ordnance Survey mapping for the whole route, stunning professional photographs, and fascinating interpretation of points of interest along the way, these guides set a new standard in clarity and ease-of-use. The guide breaks the South Wales Coast section of the Wales Coast Path - from Swansea to Chepstow - down into nine handy day walks, each of between 9 -20 miles.

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Book SynopsisThe new revised edition of this popular guide gives walkers ten of the finest walks to small upland lakes or tarns in the Lake District National Park, in a popular pocketable format. With clear information, an overview and introduction for each walk, expertly written numbered directions, large scale Ordnance Survey maps, superb eye-grabbing panoramic photographs, and interpretation of points of interest along the way, these guides set a new standard in clarity and ease-of-use. Featured walks include: Bowscale Tarn, Angle Tarn, Red Tarn, Easedale Tarn & Codale Tarn, Styhead & Sprinkling Tarn, Innominate Tarn, Blea Tarn, Levers Water, Eel & Burnmoor Tarns, Tarn Hows

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Book SynopsisOne of eight books in the popular South West Coast Path: Top 10 walks series. Handy, pocket-sized, full colour walking guides written by experts. The perfect impulse buy.

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Book SynopsisThis attractive and cleverly structured guide gives walkers ten circular walks combining a superb country pub and nearby fell in the Lake District National Park - in a popular pocketable format. With clear information, an overview and introduction for each walk, numbered directions, large scale Ordnance Survey maps, superb eye-grabbing panoramic photographs, and interpretation of points of interest along the way, these guides set a new standard in clarity and ease-of-use. Featured walks include: The Old Crown + High Pike; The Pheasant + Sale Fell; The Kirkstile Inn + Melbreak; Swinside Inn + Causey Pike; Traveller's Rest + Helvellyn; White Lion + Place Fell; The Britannia + Lingmoor Fell, Riverside Bar + Grange Pike; The Woolpack + Harter Fell; Wasdale Head Hotel + Scafell Pikes.

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Book SynopsisDuring the enforced idleness of the Covid-19 pandemic, Christopher Somerville revisited the 450 notebooks whose pages contain the accumulated thoughts and experiences of a career spent exploring Britain on foot over four decades. The View from the Hill pulls together the cream of this unique crop, following the cycle of the seasons from a freezing January to a Christmas sunrise. In between are hundreds of walks that take in magnificent flora and fauna, ancient traditions and folklore, and geological peculiarities and wonders – all narrated with moving and humorous sensitivity. There’s no need to move from your chair to go walking in Christopher’s company. Just stir up the fire, fill your glass, and let these spirited tales take you out of here and far away.

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Book SynopsisFollowing on from Brian’s escapades in South-East England, this ramble of 150 miles circumnavigates the West Midlands conurbation. Being closer to his home in Birmingham and partly undertaken over two Covid ravaged years, this walk is a testament to the author’s resilience and determination to complete the project. In this book, in travelogue style, Brian shares his experiences of walking around the built-up area in a clockwise direction. Brian delights in sharing anecdotes with his readers gleaned from various observations and encounters on the journey. A Midland Meander is an examination of the geography, geology and landscape, the history, the people and places of this heart of England, ranging from the River Severn to the River Tame. More than just a walking guide, this book, like his previous publications, is essential reading for walkers and lovers of the great outdoors. For those who can only sit at home, it is an opportunity to share in the experience and the author’s consuming interest in environmental issues shines through on every page.

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Book Synopsis‘Ring of Downs’ is a feast of lyrically evocative writings and atmospheric images inspired by a landscape-loving woman’s walks with her beloved dog through an extraordinary part of Kent’s North Downs. The places celebrated, from which these writings have drawn their inspiration, are on the North Downs Way path which forms an imperfect circle made up of two arcs. One meanders southeast through the Folkestone Downs along the coast to the White Cliffs of Dover. The other runs northeast through Canterbury. Yet this outer map corresponds to an inner one, a ‘mandala’, the perfect imaginative symbol of wholeness: as if tracks walked make patterns in our minds, words of wonder triggered by nature forging relationship between us and the land. This black and white edition of ‘Ring of Downs’ is the author’s sequel to ‘A Dog on the Downs’, to be followed by ‘Flights of Nature’ and ‘Light of Land’.Table of ContentsWalking 17 INTRODUCTION 19 THE STRAIGHT PATH 25 Journey’s beginning 26 Lenham 27 Lenham lambs unafraid 27 Holloway 28 Westwell to Eastwell 30 THE SOUTH EASTERN ARC 33 Wye 34 Why? 34 Jacob’s ladder 34 Brabourne 35 Long Wood December 35 Brabourne Downs 38 Stowting 41 The Tiger 41 Postling 42 Sun games 43 Lower Postling 45 Postling and the lost camera 48 Postling, the lost camera, Conrad and The Heart of Darkness 52 Tolsford Hill and scarps 58 Showerless at Tolsford 58 Weather 61 Summerhouse Hill 64 Etchinghill Escarpment 65 Existential Etchinghill 65 Etchinghill summit 69 Etchinghill escape 70 Arpinge Escarpment 72 From Holywell to Arpinge heights 72 Nodding to the numinous 74 Dog’s tree 76 Mandala me 77 Arpinge base: unhinged Arpinge 79 Seabrook stream’s spring 82 Fog 83 Folkestone Downs 85 Peene Quarry 86 Keen for Peene in November 86 Cheriton Down 88 Balancing 88 Castle Hill 90 Sugar Loaf Hill 91 Sugar Loaf Hill and King Arthur 92 Blip on landscape 94 Holywell 95 Wingate Hill 96 Creteway Down, Dover Hill 97 The Warren 99 The Apron 101 Edge place 101 No broken hearts 102 Why does the Warren water move? 104 Trouble over 104 Tempest 105 Washed and weathered 107 Slithering pool 108 Sea saw sea 110 Dog days 111 Dog slant 112 Sure line 114 Sea snippets 115 Pinch and rise 116 Portal 117 Seafront son 119 Storm blasted 120 One evening 121 Harbour arm 123 Goodbye ball 124 Dover 126 Roll over to Dover 126 Beyond Dover; Kingsdown Beach 127 THE NORTH EASTERN ARC 129 Boughton Aluph 130 Splitting point 130 A round becomes whole 130 The West is the best 131 King’s Wood 133 Reclining body 133 Toward Canterbury 135 Julieberrie 135 Bigbury Iron Age hillfort 135 The Stour Valley, West Canterbury 137 ELA VALLEYS 141 Elham Valley 142 Court at Denton, Elham East 142 Barham Down 143 Lydden Valley 145 Grass dunes on down Downs 145 Grass dunes 147 Cloud down 149 Dunes and desert, searingly hot 151 Man 152 Rainbow towards Lydden 154 Alkham Valley 155 An Alkham April 155 St Radigund’s Abbey 156 St Radigund’s continued 159 Church Hougham 162 Unicorns 162 West Hougham: huffing out 162 New paths 163 Farthing Common and West Wood 164 Our Father Who Art in Nature 164 Bluebell Woods 166 Pillars Woods, April 2017 166 March 2018 167 From Long Wood, near Brabourne 168 THE SAXON SHORELINE 171 Edge place I 172 Edge place II 173 Rough Roughs 175 Through the zoo 177 Ghosts 179 Un-straight-jacketed 180 CONCLUSION 183 BIBLIOGRAPHY 185

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Book SynopsisA large-format, folded paper map with a protective card cover. Printed by the best cartographic press in the UK with special pantone inks to highlight amazing walks and fun activities. Double-sided, with a city atlas on the reverse. It shows Edinburgh and the surrounding areas in detail as a green and blue landscape fit for outdoor exploration.

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Book SynopsisA large-format, folded paper map with a protective card cover. Printed by the best cartographic press in the UK with special pantone inks to highlight amazing walks and fun activities. Double-sided, with a city atlas on the reverse. It shows Glasgow in detail as a green and blue landscape fit for outdoor exploration.

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Book SynopsisThis attractive and cleverly structured guidebook gives dog walkers access to 15 pubs and 20 great walks in the region of the Yorkshire Dales.

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Book SynopsisThese 25 varied walks reflect Skye's diverse range of terrain and provide opportunities to experience the island's spectacular wildlife, its geological wonders and the physical traces of its often tumultuous history.

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Book SynopsisFollowing the success of the earlier Scatalog - Quick ID guide to southern African animal droppings, here's another quick and quirky identification guide, this time to tracks of the region's most commonly found mammals, but also includes tracks of reptiles, rodents, birds and insects. A simple key on the inside front cover directs users to any of 11 categories, such as 'cloven hooves', 'paws' or 'tramline-like trails'. Nearly 100 animals or closely related groups of animals are depicted; for each, there's a silhouette of front and back feet and a colour photograph of the track, the average measurements for each track, a short description of the track, information about the circumstances and likely habitat. Concise and to-the-point, this pocket-sized reference will prove indispensible in the field, no matter the experience of the user.

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Book SynopsisReno: A Base Camp for All Seasons Ideally positioned between the spectacular peaks and lakes of California’s Sierra Nevadas and the vast and varied Great Basin of Nevada, Reno is an unparalleled hub for exploring the natural beauty and grandeur this region offers. The area’s four-season climate combined with year-round sun guarantees that every day can be a great day to go exploring. Discover the dramatic scenery and diverse terrain of ten distinct geographical regions with 101 hikes—all within no more than an hour’s drive from downtown Reno. Enjoy a trail through snowbanks or amble along a sandy path. Traverse sage-covered hillsides or walk through meadows of wildflowers. Stroll along peaceful creeks or ascend to craggy cliffs and mountaintops. With Christopher and Elizabeth Barile as your guides and Reno as your base camp, you’ll find your perfect adventure, whether you have a few hours to spend or time for an all-day trek. History, geology, flora, and fauna for each hike Best hikes for each season, and where to enjoy spring wildflowers, fall foliage, and more Ratings for trail conditions, difficulty, and suitability for children Detailed driving directions to trailheads and info about parking Regional maps showing all trailheads in each chapter; route and elevation map for each hike Best hikes for kids, teens, and adults with limited ability Elevation gains, mileage, average hiking times, and even calculated caloric burn! Hikes by interest: waterfalls, rock scrambling, bird watching, petroglyphs, wild horses, and many more How to prepare & what to take 101 great hikes to choose from!Trade Review"The authors share their local knowledge of Reno: where to find the rare Dog Valley Ivesia flower, Basque arborglyphs, hidden falls, or seasonal information on when particular flowers and berries bloom. Each described hike contains information about difficulty, elevation, solitude, season, animals, distance, trail type, user type, land ownership, and features. In addition to driving directions, the authors include advice about vehicle accessibility (low/high clearance or 2WD/4WD) and note when digital map directions differ...A solid choice for local collections and for travelers planning to hike in the area."—Rita Baladad, Library Journal“With routes suitable for the beginner and expert hiker alike, this book should be your starting point for both choosing and planing your adventures around Reno. The incredible photos will make you want to go; the route descriptions and maps will show you how.”—Jeff Pelletier, Team Salomon Canada “This is the essential guidebook for exploring the great outdoors in the vicinity of Reno. And as authors Christopher and Elizabeth Barile illustrate, some of these hikes can be a family affair, even with small children.”–Dennis Goza, L’Eau Theque Productions "Routes of the hikes with precise information about levels of difficulty,elevation gain, trail heads, and so forth, are clearly illustrated. The Bariles catalogue the area’s various ecosystems from high desert to montane forests, its huge variety of flora, fauna and geology, and the human history of the ranchers, miners, and indigenous peoples who live there. And they have done so in a guide that is crisp and cleanly organized, written in highly readable language such that the book is a pleasure to browse." –Michael Vella, Professor Emeritus American Literature, Indiana University of Pennsylvania "What a fun and information-packed hiking guide! It made us want to go out and try all these intriguing hikes, just minutes from Reno. The guide’s great variety of hikes and trails will please all hikers, from toddlers to grannies and everyone in-between. We greatly appreciated the clear directions to trailheads and admired the beautiful photographs which displayed the beauty of this region."—Rose Strickland, author of How Not to be Cowed - Livestock Grazing on the Public Lands: An Owner's Manual and a member of the Public Lands Committee of the Sierra Club "If like me, you don’t live in the Reno area but are planning a visit, Base Camp Reno: 101 Hikes from Sage to Snow is a must-have resource. The photos are absolutely enticing. Each hike is described with all the information you will need to choose one suited to you and safely get you there and back. There are easy hikes, hikes with great views, hikes in both mountain and desert, hikes shaded or by water, epic or super challenging hikes and all within 35 miles of Reno. —Jaimie Bruzenak, author of Retire to an RV: The Roadtrip to Affordable Retirement, “Every hike resonates with the authors’ passion for and knowledge of the region, every page carries vivid descriptions that transport the reader into their world. The authors are particularly good on flora. At Mount Lola, look out for “crimson columbines, red paintbrushes, pink shooting starts, orange lilies, yellow monkeyflowers, blue larkspurs, lavender asters and purple lupines.” On Brown’s Creek on Slide Mountain, they invite you to scratch and smell the inner bark and twigs of the Jeffrey pine to enjoy its “delightful citrusy-vanilla odor... Alongside the geography and flora and fauna, the book also touches upon areas such as history, geology, and Native American culture, all contributing to the vivid picture that the Bariles paint of a region they know like the back of each other’s hands.”—Peter Thody, RoadTrip America "As an avid hiker of multiple trails the Sierra and throughout the Washoe and Carson Valleys, I was inspired and impressed by Elizabeth and Christopher Barile’s book Base Camp Reno: 101 Hikes From Sage to Snow. Their thorough overview of the history, geology, topography, weather, flora, and fauna was a perfect snapshot of the uniquely extreme variety the Reno area has to offer. Each hike has a detailed description that gives the reader enough information to successfully plan and locate it in an easy-to-read and organized fashion. This book is for both the experienced hiker and those looking to go on their first foray onto a trail. I look forward to checking each hike off the list myself! This book is a must-have for any local Reno hikers or someone coming to the area who wants to hit the trail."--Dawn Swinney, dawnswinney.com “As an avid urban and trail hiker, I was blown away by the level of care and loving detail offered in Base Camp Reno. Christopher and Elizabeth Barile have created a lush manuscript which will be valued by novice hikers and seasoned pros!”—Harry Fagel, author of Street Talk and Undercover

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Book SynopsisThis is the ultimate guide to Skye's mountains, offering comprehensive coverage of all the island's peaks. Skye is a paradise for mountain climbers and hillwalkers. This guidebook selects more than 100 varied mountain routes from all over the island, ranging from some of the most challenging in Britain, to pleasant ascents of grassy summits. The jewel in the island's crown is The Cuillin and a summer traverse of the Cuillin Ridge, the 30 or so peaks and tops that form the Cuillin crest, is a major challenge to any mountain climber. This guidebook utilises 50 annotated topo-diagrams to describe the Cuillin Ridge in greater detail than ever before, with sections on Planning, Tactics and Equipment. However, the Cuillin Ridge is just one of more than 100 routes described in this guide. Most mountain climbers and hillwalkers visiting Skye are climbing one of the 12 Munros, 9 Munro Tops, 2 Corbetts, 9 Grahams and 35 sub-2000ft Marilyns on the island. This guidebook describes routes on all of these peaks and many other classics such as the Clach Glas Traverse, Pinnacle Ridge on Sgurr nan Gillean, the Dubhs Ridge on Sgurr Dubh Beag and Dun Cana on the Isle of Raasay.

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Book SynopsisThis guidebook describes a 'green chain walk' of 69km (43 miles) around Edinburgh, Scotland's capital city, linking the city's green spaces, and highlighting the people who shaped its future and the natural forces that created the landscape. Divided into eight sections of between 8km (5 miles) and 11km (6.75miles), the route can be followed as a continuous multi-day walk or as individual day walks. * A 69km (43 miles) walk around Edinburgh divided into eight sections of between 8km (5 miles) and 11km (6.75miles) * The route can be followed as a multi-day walk, or as individual day walks. * Each section is accompanied by details of public transport between the city centre and the section's start and finish points. 45 fully annotated Ordnance Survey Street View maps detail the route. * Geological, historical, architectural and cultural highlights are included in a variety of panels adjacent to the main text. * Edinburgh The Walk guides the walker through glorious cityscape, coastline, river, parkland and over the city's famous 'seven hills', with wonderful views along the way. * Starting at Edinburgh Castle, the route ends with an ascent of Arthur's Seat and a final descent to the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Scottish Parliament Building.

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