West Highland Way: Glasgow to Fort William: Route Guide with 53 Maps, Places to Stay, Places to Eat (British Walking Guides)

West Highland Way: Glasgow to Fort William: Route Guide with 53 Maps, Places to Stay, Places to Eat (British Walking Guides)

by Charlie Loram (Author)

Synopsis

NEW FOR 5th EDITION * Extra colour mapping, in stage sections (one stage per page) also including trail profiles showing the climbs and descents to help you plan your walk each day * 16pp colour introductory section - making it even more attractive to the reader PLUS * 57 maps - 4 town plans and 53 large-scale walking maps - at just under 1:20,000 - showing route times, gradients, where to stay, interesting features, fully-edited maps drawn by walkers for walkers. Plus downloadable GPS points. * Itineraries for all walkers - whether walking the route in its entirety over one week, or sampling the highlights on day walks and short breaks. * Practical information for all budgets - Glasgow through to Fort William: where to stay (campsites, hostels, B&Bs, pubs and hotels), where to eat, what to see. * Public transport information for all budgets - all access points on the path. * Fully updated - the entire route has been re-walked and all details re-checked for this new edition.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 220
Edition: 5th Revised edition
Publisher: Trailblazer Publications
Published: 30 Mar 2013

ISBN 10: 1905864507
ISBN 13: 9781905864508

Media Reviews
'I am very impressed by the mapping.' Backpack. 'A super, user-friendly guide.' G.Forrester, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. 'Recommended.' Country Walking. '...the same attention to detail that distinguishes its other guides has been brought to bear here' The Sunday Times reviewing West Highland Way as Book of the Week.
Author Bio
Charlie Loram was the series editor who developed this British Walking Guides series for Trailblazer. He has hiked in the Himalaya as well as in Wales and Scotland. Fifth edition updated by Bryn Thomas, who set up Trailblazer in 1991 to produce the series of route guides for adventurous travellers that has now grown to over 40 titles. His first book was the Trans-Siberian Handbook,which was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel and Guide Book Awards. Subsequent publications have included Trekking in the Annapurna Region, also published by Trailblazer, and guides to India, Britain and Europe, co-authored for Lonely Planet.