100 Hut Walks in the Alps - A Walker's Guidebook

Guidebook of 100 walks based around the excellent network of Alpine huts – from southern France, through Switzerland, Austria and Italy to Slovenia. The huts range from simple unmanned shelters to mountain inns with hot showers and restaurant. Day- and multi-day walks, and suggestions for hut-to-hut tours.

At the head of each walk description a note is given in regard to the map or maps recommended for that particular route. These are mostly at a scale of either 1:25,000 or 1:50,000, with a few at 1:30,000 or 1:40,000, depending on the publisher responsible. Not all are entirely accurate, although I found each one adequate for the walker's needs.

The Didier Richard sheets recommended for walks in the French Alps are based on maps of the official French survey, l'Institut Geographique National (IGN), with paths, huts, National Park boundaries etc overprinted upon them.

Those suggested for use in the Swiss Alps and marked with the initials LS are by the Swiss National Survey, Landeskarte der Schweiz. A few Wanderkarte are also noted; some of these are produced by local tourist authorities under licence, others published by Kümmerley and Frey with easy-to-read routes and hut details etc overprinted on them like those of Didier Richard mentioned above.

Maps published by Kompass for Alpine districts in Austria and Italy often include a booklet giving basic tourist information regarding towns and villages which appear on specific sheets, as well as hut details and walks suggestions.

All these maps should be obtainable from Stanfords in London, who operate a mail order service, or from The Map Shop in Upton-upon-Severn. (See Appendix A.)