Backpacker's Britain – Wales, UK

Cover of Backpacker's Britain: Wales
Availability
Reprinted
Cover
Paperback - Laminated
Published
7 Jul 2009
Edition
First
ISBN
9781852844080
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ISBN (10)
1852844086
Size
17.2 x 11.6 x 1.4cm
Weight
280g
Pages
224
No. Maps
26
No. Photos
55
Originally Published
1 Jun 2004

Backpacker's Britain: Wales

by Graham Uney

Guidebook includes 25 2 or 3-day walks taking walkers into the most scenic and wild parts of Wales, from Snowdon, the Glyderau and Carneddau in the north, down to the Black Mountains, Brecon Beacons and Fforest Fawr ranges in the south, including the ridges of the Arans, Arenigs, Berwyns and Cadair Idris, the Cwmdeuddwr hills and Plynlimon. More...

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Seasons

All year round.

Centres

Well, this guide is all about avoiding the centres... but the routes are spread throughout Wales, Read More... so if needed you can be based in many small towns and villages.

Difficulty

Long two- or three-day trips at over 40km plus summits and ridges, including wild camping and Read More... totally independent mountain travel.

Must See

Graceful ridges in Snowdonia and the north; wild moorland in the centre and southern half of Wales.
 
 

Introduction
Background
Safety in the hills
Navigation
Equipment
Food
Access and the backpacker
Notes on measuring distances and heights

Walks
1 The High Carneddau
2 The Glyderau and Southern Carneddau from Capel Curig
3 The Snowdon Massif
4 The Moelwynion from Dolwyddelan
5 The Moel Hebog Hills and Nantlle Ridges – the Mountains of Eifionydd
6 The Clwydian Range from Ruthin
7 The Rhinog Traverse
8 The Mountains of Arenig from Llyn Tegid
9 The Main Ridge of the Arans
10 Around the source of the River Dovey
11 Cadair Idris and the Tarrens
12 Exploring the Ridges around the Tanat Valley
13 The Heights of the Berwyn Range
14 The Plynlimon Range from Staylittle
15 Pen y Garn and Cwmystwyth
16 The Elan Valley Reservoirs
17 The Cwmdeuddwr Hills
18 To the source of the Afon Tywi
19 Glascwm and the Radnor Forest
20 The Beacons Northern Escarpment Traverse
21 The Mynydd Du and the Afon Twrch
22 The Fforest Fawr from Ystradfellte
23 The Brecon Beacons
24 The Black Mountains from Crickhowell
25 The Vale of Ewyas Skyline walk

Appendices
1: Bibliography
2: Useful addresses
3: Walk distances and height gains

 
 
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