British hill walking Guide Books
Discovery Guides
The Discovery guides started with Spain and its islands and have now extended back to the UK. This series of books are in ring back form for ease of use, walks are illustrated with small photos and map extracts. What sets Discovery apart is thier commitment to GPS. All walks come with GPS waypoints and all navigator files are available on a CD ROM.
Walks
are graded and suggestions for shorter strolls are included. 160 pages
each volume.
| "Im
much taken with the Discovery Walking Guides new Walk! UK series...Walk!
The Brecon Beacons by Bob Greaves is a handsomely produced book of 160
pages in full colour with with Ordnance Survey mapping and a spiral binding......Global
Positioning waypoints along the route for pinpoint navigational accuracy.....walks
for all abilities."
from "Travel book of the week" Mail on Sunday March 5 2005 |
The
Lake District - South
37
walks covering Eskdale (4), Wasdale* (6),Dunnerdale (3).Great Langdale
(4), Coniston and Hawkshead (5), Grasmere (3), Ambleside (3), Troutbeck
(2), Kendle and Kentmere (4), Haweswater (3).
* the Wasdale walks are:- Middle Fell, a poor weather walk I have yet to do, Illgill Head and the notorious lakeside path, Great Gable, Scafell Pike, Lingmell and Great End, Yewbarrow (Wasdale's little gem) and the classic Mosedale Horseshoe. Which leaves only Kirk Fell and Scafell not covered. Kirk is best enjoyed by turning off the Mosedale Horseshoe route at Blacksail and with the absense of a "safe" Lords Rake, Scafell is eithe a grass slog or a slightly problematic scramble up to Mickledore and down to the Foxes Tarn approach, both omissions are reasonable.
The
Lake District - North
The
Yorkshire Dales (north & central)
The
Peak District (south)
Dartmoor
The
South Pennines
The
South Downs
The
Brecon Beacons
Dorset
Exmoor
GPS
the easy way.
Best
selling introduction to GPS.
Personal
Navigator files CD.
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