A guidebook to hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB), a spectacular circuit around Mont Blanc. Covering 170km (105 miles), the TMB takes around 11 days to walk from its official start at Les Houches (France), passing through Courmayeur (Italy) and Champex (Switzerland) before returning to France via the Chamonix valley. A well-serviced introduction to high-level mountain trekking for walkers with good levels of fitness, it can also be run, fastpacked or hiked in 5-9 days.
The route is described in both directions in 11 daily stages between 7 and 21km (5-13 miles) in length. Variant routes and alternative stages are also provided, giving the option of visiting cols, refuges and viewpoints not included on the official TMB route.
Contains step-by-step description of the route alongside 1:100,000 maps
Handy facilities planner, route summary tables and accommodation listings help you plan your itinerary
Includes transport info, a French-English glossary, notes on local history and sites of interest
An map booklet, containing 1:25,000 IGN mapping and route line, is available separately from Cicerone
GPX files available to download
An inspirational walking guide to 20 summer treks in the European Alps in Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France and Slovenia, by 8 Alpine trekking experts, including the classics such as the Tour of Mont Blanc and lesser-known routes like the Traverse of the Slovenian Alps. Illustrated with clear overview maps and route profiles throughout.
This guidebook has route descriptions for 100 day walks to suit alpine walkers of all abilities, with suggestions for some hut-to-hut tours. These routes take you through breathtaking scenery in the Maritime Alps, Julian Alps, Gran Paradiso, the Turnitzer Alps, Bernese Oberland, the Kitzbuheler Alps and the Dolomites of South Tirol.
A guidebook to 101 graded day walks, multi-day treks and hut-to-hut tours across Austria. Exploring the beautiful scenery of the Austrian Alps, the routes are suitable for walkers of all abilities and are perfect for walking April to October.
Routes range from 3-120km (2-75 miles) and are graded 1-3 so there's something for everyone. Areas covered include Raetikon, Silvretta, Stubai, and Zillertal Alps, the Hohe Tauern, and the Karawanken.
Full description and sketch maps included for each walk
Information on public transport, accommodation, gear and safety
This guidebook contains in-depth route description and mapping for both the classic 11 day anti-clockwise circuit and an alternative 10 day clockwise TMB circuit. This well-signed but demanding 170km route, starting from Les Houches or Champex, is suitable for fit walkers.
The guidebook comes with a map booklet containing official 1:25,000 IGN mapping for the TMB route, and urban maps for the major centres of Chamonix, Courmayeur, Les Contamines, Les Houches and Champex.
Complete with a French-English glossary, comprehensive notes about accommodation, facilities and transport, this guide provides all the information needed for planning and completing your trek. The Tour of Mont Blanc is one of the world's classic treks. Visiting France, Italy and Switzerland, the TMB passes through some of Europe's most spectacular mountain scenery, with views of the peaks and glaciers of the magnificent Mont Blanc massif.
A guidebook to 100 graded walks in the Engadine region of Switzerland. Exploring the beautiful scenery of the national park, Val Bregaglia and neighbouring valleys, the walks are suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike.
Day walks range from 4 to 16km (2-10 miles) and can be enjoyed in 1-9 hours. Two multi-day treks are also included: the Bregaglia Circuit (65km, 41 miles, 6-7 days) and a traverse of the Swiss National Park (46km, 29 miles, 3-4 days).
Overview sketch maps are provided
Detailed information on planning, mountain huts and public transport
Easy access from St Moritz and Zernez
Highlights include views from Tombal and Berghaus Diavolezza
A guidebook to walking the Cotswold Way National Trail between Chipping Camden and Bath. Covering 163km (102 miles) across the Cotswolds National Landscape this straightforward hike takes 2 weeks to walk.
The route is presented in 14 stages ranging from 7-17km (4-11 miles) in length. The route is described north to south and an abbreviated route description is also given for those walking the route south to north.
Contains step-by-step description of the route alongside 1:100,000 OS maps reproduced at 1:75,000 for better clarity
Includes a separate map booklet containing OS 1:25,000 mapping and route line
GPX files available to download
The book features a facilities planner that highlights information about facilities and public transport along the route
Describing a horseshoe amid some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in all the Swiss Alps, this work traces a 9-12 day trek in the Bernese Oberland when the walker visits pastures, summits and passes, skirts exquisite mountain lakes and gazes on waterfalls, gorges and glaciers.
Chamonix to Zermatt, Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn - in two weeks of mountain travel you will see the greatest collection of 4000 metre peaks in the Alps and visit some of the most spectacular valleys. This edition includes the exciting two-day Europaweg - a true high-level path that carries the Haute Route way above the Mattertal and into Zermatt.
The Alpine Pass Route traverses Switzerland from east to west: - from the ancient town of Sargans on the borders of Leichtenstein, to Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva. It covers some 325 kilometres of mountain and valley and crossed 16 passes with an accumulation of almost 18,000 metres of height gain in fifteen stages.
An introduction to Europe's highest mountains and to life in the excellent network of Alpine huts. Printed in full colour, this guide takes you from southern France, through Switzerland, Austria and Italy to Slovenia.
Making a horsehoe loop among some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in all the Swiss Alps, this guide provides one of the classic walks of Europe. It explores some remote landscapes, including part of a World Natural Heritage site.
Featuring walks in the lovely Italian part of Switzerland, surprisingly little known to British walkers, this guide describes all the valleys and villages, which takes you to the finest viewpoints and suggests 75 of the best walks to be enjoyed in the Alps of Ticino.
Describes the villages, valleys and mountains of Central Switzerland, and provides 90 of the region's best walking routes that will lead to some of the finest views in all the Alps. This guidebook has been planned for use by walkers who may never have ambled through an alpine valley before, as well as the more experienced mountain trekker.
An introduction to mountain huts and refuges for walkers and trekkers. Informative and entertaining, this book explores the mountain hut experience, from how huts have developed to modern-day hut etiquette. With profiles of the author's top picks, and the best hut-to-hut routes in the Alps and Pyrenees
This comprehensive book is an excellent planning resource for those who wish to venture into the Swiss Alps. Whether you are planning a walk, scramble, climb or ski tour this larger format guide describes each mountain area throughout Switzerland - the peaks, passes, valleys and bases - to help readers identify the best destinations for their chosen mountain activity. Dozens of individual valleys are described, together with the mountains that wall them, with recommendations given for their finest walks, treks and climbs. Working eastwards across the country, this guide is divided into seven chapters: Chablais Alps, Pennine Alp, Lepontine and Adula Alps, Bernina, Bregaglia and Albula Alps, Bernese Alps, Central Swiss Alps and the Silvretta and Ratikon Alps, each devoted to a specific range or group of connecting ranges. However, this is not a route guide and detailed descriptions are not provided. The aim of the book is to inspire as well as inform; to show first-time visitors just what the Swiss Alps have to offer and provide a new perspective for those who have been before.
