Walks & Cycling

Forty-eight of the most attractive walks from the Jarrold/Ordnance Survey Pathfinder Walks guides are featured in this book. From clifftop paths with stunning views to peaceful river banks, and from shady forest tracks to rolling moorland, this selection shows the great variety of marvellous scenery accessible to walkers in Great Britain.

1995 EDITION

ISBN: 9780711708136

Devon and Cornwall is one of 20 titles in the new Philip's Cycle Tours series. The series is directly derived from the highly successful Ordnance Survey Cycle Tours series, but has been updated and improved, with a new focus on the needs of cyclists and the cycling market in the 21st century. Each book in the series contains 20 routes, both on-road and off-road, taking you along low-traffic or traffic free roads, tracks and paths. The route takes you through some of the most beautiful countryside and prettiest villages in Britain, and past some of the finest and most interesting houses, churches, castles, gardens and monuments in the land. Devon and Cornwall covers these beautiful counties with their miles of quiet country lanes. Most of the rides in Cornwall touch the rugged coastline. In Devon you are taken through the rich, fertile folds dotted with thatched, whitewashed cottages. And there are rides across the moors of Bodmin, Exmoor and Dartmoor. A unique feature of Philip's Cycle Tours is the superb Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 mapping showing the routes of the rides. This mapping not only gives the detail and clarity you need to follow the route with ease and safety, but allows you to plan short-cuts and detours, to look out for new places of interest, and to become truly involved in the lansdcape you are cycling through. The mapping now shows National Cycle Network routes and National Long-Distance Footpaths. Clear directions are given alongside the mapping, and cross-profile diagrams make planning the pacing of each ride an easy task, even for the beginner. Extra information includes an introduction to the area of the route, nearest railway stations, places of interest with descriptions, guides to refreshment stops, and clear indications of distance, grade and terrain. The books are beautifully and practically designed, with colour photographs throughout the ultra-clear layout.

ISBN: 9780540081998

ISBN: 9781901389517

Showing you what others only tell you. A unique visual guide on all aspects of hiking, from relaxing day trips to adventures off the beaten track. Tips on hiking techniques, safety and choosing the right equipment plus advice on all terrains will ensure you hit the trail with confidence.

ISBN: 9781405302524

By "Thomas, Clive"
ISBN 711744459

If you enjoyed Cycling Without Traffic then you will love this brilliant collection of further motorcar free meanders from the Forest of Dean to the far west of Cornwall.
By "Cotton, Nick"
ISBN 711028710

CORE STOCK Start finding your way to freedom in the countryside with this excellent little primer. Covers all the top tips n' techniques to enjoy successfully the quiet exhilaration and liberation of rejuvenating and regular rural rambles.
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Owning a compass isn't everything. Knowing how and when to use it is! Contrary to what many walkers think, using a compass is straight-forward and easy to learn. This practical guide will help you get the most out of your map and give you the key skills to using your compass. It's then down to you. As with any skill, knowledge isn't enough. Practice will make perfect, and with that will come the freedom and confidence to enjoy our hills and mountains. Pete Hawkins is a qualified mountain leader, freelance journalist and the author of "Map and Compass" published by Cicerone. He writes the monthly navigation column for a leading walking magazine. This work provides information on: why to use a map and a compass; map essentials - scale, grids, and contours; map symbols and contours; walking with your map; choosing your compass; taking a bearing; taking bearings from ground; walking with your map and compass; route planning; what to do at night or in bad weather; and, new technology - GPS and computer mapping.

ISBN: 9781852844905

"Over 180 mile of coastal walking with coves, cliffs and estuaries"
By "Le Messurier, Brian"
ISBN 1854108905

This book offers a look, both serious and humorous, at what it takes to do a long distance challenge walk - the mental toughness, experience, and the slight madness - plus notes on the best such routes. Ever since man came down out of the trees, stood on two legs, and started to walk, some other fellow has been trying to walk further. The fields and fells of England, the mountains of Wales, the forests and drove roads of Scotland: these are all about healthy exercise, the loveliness of the landscape, the pleasure of good company. Except that, from time to time, they're not. They're simply about one (probably blistered) foot in front of the other, again and again, till you reach thirty miles or seven summits or some other arbitrary mark. The reasons for this urge are mysterious. It's the natural pleasure of exercise taken to the point where it stops being pleasure and becomes pain, and then add on another five boggy miles. It's about proving one's toughness and superiority to the rest of the world, except that the rest of the world really isn't watching. This is a book which will inspire and engage even the least competitive amongst us. The tales of these challenges, the fun of organising the trip, and the desire to complete the routes are infectious. You just have to try them yourself. All routes are fully described. Enjoy the tales and reflections from a man who has been there! This book is from the author of the award-winning "The Book of the Bivvy".

ISBN: 9781852845018