Backpacking Guides for Walking in the UK
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This guidebook describes basic first aid techniques for those travelling in wilderness areas. Deals with fundamentals such as preparation, prevention, first aid kits and the use of medications and painkillers; and provides details on how to deal with a variety of accidents and illnesses.
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The Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path National Trail is an easy-to-follow 96-mile route that combines the best of inland and coastal walking, and one that is ideal for people new to long-distance walks. In eight detailed stages, this guidebook shows how to complete the scenic trail over a week and how to split it over a series of weekends.
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A guidebook for this 200-mile, three-week trekking epic through the Scottish Highlands from Fort William to Cape Wrath. This challenging long-distance trail offers an unparalleled adventure through wild and magnificent landscapes, such as Morar, Knoydart, Torridon and Assynt. Crossing such empty country, it is for the experienced backpacker only.
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Inspiring guide to 82 walking routes reaching the tops of the UK's 91 historic counties in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, from Inverness-shire's Ben Nevis (1344m) to Huntingdonshire's Boring Field (80m) visiting 10 national parks and the full range of UK countryside. OS maps, colour photography, many county facts.
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The West Highland Way is one of the UK's finest long distance walks, but the path runs close to a busy main road and avoids the mountain tops. NOT The West Highland Way describes alternative routes over mountains, smaller hills or high passes to all but one of the Way's nine stages. With add-on day trips over Ben Lomond or Beinn Dorain.
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Inspirational guidebook to 50 challenging routes for mountaineers, scramblers, hillwalkers and fell runners, many long enough to backpack over 2 days, especially in winter (12 to 25 miles). A mix of classic routes and unsung gems across Scotland from Galloway to the Outer Hebrides in widely differing wild landscapes. With customised OS mapping.
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This handy guidebook contains route descriptions for 11 challenging day walks plus a 5-day coastal walk on Jura, Islay and Colonsay in the Southern Hebrides. The routes range from 5 to 30km with the multi-day route at 77km and cover a multitude of rough terrain that is suitable for fit, competent walkers as even the coastal walks offer challenges.
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Lightweight Camping provides detailed tips information and advice on how to get the most out of camping light - on foot or by bike, canoe or car. From picking a campsite in the wild to coping with bad weather, tips for campers with some or no experience on gear, luggage, campsites and camping with kids.
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The UK Trailwalker's Handbook is a directory of long-distance paths in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland compiled by the Long Distance Walkers Association, covering 730 national trails, long-distance paths and anytime challenges, with regional overview maps and an index of walking guide publishers and support companies.
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A guidebook on bivvybag skills and expeditions. Accounts of bivvybag nights and expeditions, both nice and nasty, alternate with practical chapters on lightweight kit. Finally a selection of bivvybag expeditions. Hilarious (and informative) reading! An updated second edition.
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Moveable Feasts contains all you need to plan your camp cooking. Part one has advice on nutrition, camp cooking equipment, water, packing food, camping with children and wild foods. Part two has nearly 100 recipes for camp meals with an index highlighting high-energy, lightweight, child-friendly, vegetarian, prepare-at-home and super-quick recipes.
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A guidebook covering 30 multi-day backpacking routes in Scotland. The walks range from 2 to 7 days in length throughout the Central and Southern Scottish Highlands, such as the classic through-route in the Cairngorms. The book gives you all you need to plan your next Scottish wilderness trip.
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A practical guidebook for anyone planning the epic walk from Lands End to John O'Groats. The 1935km (1200 mile) long-distance route, or end to end trail as it is also known follows paths and tracks rather than road, and takes to the hills whenever it can. The route is divided into 61 daily stages averaging just less than 32km (20 miles).
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This inspirational guidebook looks at each of the UK's 19 National Trails. Presenting the information in a way that allows ease of comparison and contrast, with practical details to help you plan your walk. Some Trails are short and easy, others much longer, many have strong themes - they may follow a coastline, or traverse ranges of hills.
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Practical guidebook for anyone planning to do a long distance or challenge walk. Includes information on 15 routes from the 3 peaks (National, Yorkshire & Lancashire) to the Ten Tors with both serious and humorous approaches. Provides notes on what it takes to do a challenge walk, how to choose the challenge and much more.
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