533 articles found
Article · 6 Aug 2013
There's no shortage of options in the Cicerone range of guidebooks for long-distance walks across the UK. But if you want to walk your first National Trail, then the Great Glen...
Article · 31 Jul 2013
The end of one national trail is often fairly close to the start of another, but not in Norfolk. The Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path is far removed from the network of national...
Article · 30 Jul 2013
It's been said that the mountain biking in the Peruvian Andes is some of the best to be found anywhere in the world, and if the photos in our new guidebook are anything to go by, then I'm inclined to agree. Peru's Sacred Valley features a dizzying...
Article · 29 Jul 2013
Check out our top tips for anyone planning to walk the GR7 long-distance route in Andalucia. Walking the GR7 in Andalucia is a fantastic experience, with good weather, varied and...
Article · 22 Jul 2013
Author Gillian Price tells a story of an alpine adventure and a new friendship whilst walking in the Stelvio National Park.
Article · 12 Jul 2013
With the arrival of the new Cicerone guidebook to Peru, we caught up with our new author, Will Janecek, to find out what got him started writing the guide. Will also gave us a few handy tips on getting the most of your time there.
Article · 9 Jul 2013
Stay safe on your Alpine walking holiday this summer.
Article · 24 Jun 2013
One of the many joys of working here at Cicerone is being surrounded by amazing photos and guidebooks of great places to go for a walk. With new projects always ongoing to unspoilt, beautiful and relatively unknown mountains regions, there's just...
Article · 15 Jun 2013
Exploring the Stelvio National Park. Italy's picture-perfect Alpine country a snowy peaks criss-crossed with rock buttresses and glaciers, thick forested hillsides and chalet...
Article · 15 Jun 2013
Two very sunny walks on the edge of the Lake District.
Article · 28 May 2013
Author Rachel Crolla shares her favourite things to do in the Auvergne region of France.
Article · 9 Apr 2013
The Cape Wrath Trail is widely regarded as Britain's toughest long distance route, and with good reason. The 3-week, 200-mile epic backpacking route from Fort William to the most...
Article · 3 Apr 2013
A week of lochs, driving and snow...
Article · 8 Mar 2013
The verdict from expert Dick Phillips on our Iceland guidebook.
Article · 1 Mar 2013
Peter Edwards tell us more about a recent research trip to the Hebridean Isle of Lewis.
Article · 26 Feb 2013
Terry Sleaford - author of the Cicerone guidebook Scrambles in the Dark Peak has discovered another new scrambling route.
Article · 18 Feb 2013
The GR5 attracts all types of walkers, and providing they pitch in at a pace that suits them, they manage it fine. Author of our GR5 guide Paddy Dillon describes some of the typical characters you might meet along the route...
Article · 31 Oct 2012
I'd been threatening to write a canyoning guide for a couple of years, scribbling ideas on the back of beermats and waxing lyrical to all who'd listen, before my partner finally...
Article · 9 Oct 2012
A graceful ridge soars away to the south, its flanks of grass and faded alpen rose like rippled antique green velvet, enticing your eyes and quickening your heart. This was to be...
Article · 8 Oct 2012
Discover the Ladakh region of the Himalayas, India, through this in-depth guide to eight remote and challenging treks.