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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Walking in the Bavarian Alps
The Bavarian Alps, lying along the German–Austrian border, contain 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 >>
£14.00
Across the Eastern Alps: The E5
From Lake Constance in Germany, the E5 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 >>
£12.00
Walking in the Alps
Second edition of this classic guide by Britain's leading authority on 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 >>
£20.00
100 Hut Walks in the Alps
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 >>
£12.00
Alpine Points of View
An inspirational collection of 100 of the author’s favourite 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 >>
£20.00
Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol 2 Central and Eastern Alps
Some of the finest ski tours of the central and eastern Alps; 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 >>
£15.00
Trekking in the Zillertal Alps
This guide describes the classic Zillertal Rucksack Route, which traverses the very best of the range located in the Austrian Tyrol spanning the Austrian–Italian 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 >>
£10.00
Trekking in the Stubai Alps
With its shapely peaks, good paths and welcoming huts, the Stubai in the Austrian Tyrol is an ideal venue for a first Alpine season. This guide describes two celebrated routes, the Stubai Rucksack Route and the Stubai Glacier Tour, which take the walker into the heart of the range. More >>
£10.00
The Danube Cycleway
The Danube Cycle Way has become the most popular holiday cycling route in mainland Europe. The route runs from Donauschingen in Bavaria to Budapest, covering 1350km, in 20 stages. It is mainly on dedicated, clearly signed cycle tracks, and is suitable for all abilities and ages. With all necessary route-finding and accommodation information. More >>
£10.00
The River Rhine Trail
A spectacular 170 mile (273 km) walk along the Rheinhohenweg route along Germany’s most famous river from the old capital, Bonn to Alsheim near Worms. Excellent public transport assists the walker. More >>
£8.99
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