Walking, Trekking and Cycling Guidebooks for Germany & Austria

These are two contrasting countries, each with a great deal to offer the walker and mountain visitor. Germany’s landscape is one which ranges from lowland to Alpine, with vast forests and rolling hills, while Austria is mainly mountainous, comprising the peaks and valleys of the eastern Alps.
 
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Europe's High Points
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A guide to getting to Europe's high points – driving, walking and climbing routes to the tops of 50 countries in Europe. Detailed route descriptions, sketch maps – advice on transport, seasons, grading and gear. From afternoon strolls in Malta and Moldova to three-day mountaineering ascents on classic Alpine routes such as Mont Blanc. More…
Walking in Austria
A comprehensive new guide on walking in Austria by Kev Reynolds with 102 routes described, suitable for a wide range of abilities and some classic hut-to-hut tours. Set out in ten sections by district across the Eastern Alps, this book includes full information on public transport, accommodation, gear required and safety issues, full details of 135 mountain huts and a German–English glossary. More…
Walking in the Bavarian Alps
Guidebook describing the Bavarian Alps, which lie along the German–Austrian border, containing some of the most spectacular walking and beautiful scenery that Germany has to offer. Reasonable prices and an excellent tourist infrastructure make the area perfect for an easy-to-organise and affordable walking holiday. More…
Across the Eastern Alps: The E5
From Lake Constance in Germany, this guidebook describes walking the E5 trek that runs 600km through a remarkable kaleidoscope of landscapes and culture in Switzerland, Austria and Italy, to its destination at Verona. It traverses the Allgauer, Lechtaler and Ötztaler Alps. There is a good network of alpine refuges and guesthouses along the route. More…
Walking in the Alps
Second edition of this classic Kev Reynolds guidebook on walking and trekking in the Alps. Suggests many thousands of possible routes, and covers the range from the Maritime Alps of southern France to the Julian Alps of Slovenia. Walks vary from undemanding to long and tough, and everything in between. More…
100 Hut Walks in the Alps
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. More…
Alpine Points of View
An inspirational book of 100 of the author’s favourite alpine photographs and reminiscences from his four decades of walking and trekking on Alpine trails – from the Maritime Alps behind Nice to the Julian Alps of Slovenia. This book seduces the reader out of the armchair and into Europe’s premier range. More…
Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol 2 Central and Eastern Alps
Some of the finest ski tours of the central and eastern European Alps are described in this guidebook. It includes hut-to-hut tours that explore the Bernese, Urner, Albula and Bernina Alps of Switzerland, as well as classic tours through the Silvretta, Otztal, Stubai and Ortler regions of Austria and Italy. More…
Trekking in the Zillertal Alps
Guidebook to trekking the Zillertal Rucksack Route, which traverses the very best of the range located in the Austrian Tyrol spanning the Italy / Austria border. It links together eight huts along good tracks without having to cross glaciers, providing a continuous tour of around ten days. With opportunities to climb adjacent peaks. More…
Trekking in the Stubai Alps
This guidebook describes the Stubai Rucksack Route and the Stubai Glacier Tour, which take the walker into the heart of the Stubai Alps in the Austrian Tyrol. With its shapely peaks, good paths and welcoming huts, the Stubai is an ideal venue for a first Alpine season. More…
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